food withdrawal?

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I worried about that pre-op too. I had many LAST suppers.... last steak, last

barbeque, last brownies, etc. I worried I would miss them.

Guess what? Your taste buds change so much it may not be a problem. Some

things I used to crave dont even appeal to me now. Others, a few bites

satisfies me for weeks. I was a big time chocoholic... rarely touch the stuff

now. Maybe I get my fix w/chocolate protein shakes, but without the craving. The

first few weeks post op, the bland food (cottage cheese, eggs, oatmeal, s/f

puddings, jello) got to me so I would take a hand blender to corned beef hash or

bean soup and a few bites would do... I may have been craving salt. There is

very little I cannot eat (including sugars, damnit) but the small portions are

not damaging and very satisfying.

My advise is to not worry about it until the time comes, if it does. I still

pack way too much for work lunches; I bring home half of what I pack.

Subconsciously there must be a fear of not having enough to eat. The tool of

surgery is doing its job in spite of my fears.

~~Pat~~

Orlando, FL

252/189/160 (-63)

BMI 37.2/28.5/23.6

52 Years Young

LAP-RNY 12/10/03

Wayne English, MD

Ft Lauderdale, FL

Message: 14

Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 03:06:46 -0000

Subject: food withdrawl?

My question today is how to deal with the food withdrawl.

What have others of you done? I am scheduled to have surgery at the

end of June. I am very excited but I am scared to death of how to

deal with the food withdrawl.