It's not a bad idea at the start to maybe be somewhere else when family or friends are having a meal that you want to avoid but to be honest you can't keep doing that as time goes by the smell/ thought/ desire for that food just " goes" and your able to sit amongst it and it not faze you at all, think about it you probably do that with foods your family eat but your not keen on.... In my case liver and bacon or pesto!
It is easier being around other people's food once you have had the surgery as you feel less hungry as your ghellin cells will have been removed with your sleeve and your taste buds change, plus you will learn to identify what food is causing head hunger - the foods that you have good emotional associations with, and what is happening and why you need to induce that emotion and what you can do instead that generates the same feeling... Hugs, a chat, a soak in the bath - anything that makes you feel good doesn't involve food. Doesn't happen overnight and there may be the odd blip, but your brain does adjust . Good on your hubby though for supporting you as I had one a long time ago who would scupper every time I tried a diet by buying me chocolate - known as feeders I now know as they don't want you to lose weight because they are worried other men will find you attractive. There are a few lurking in the backgrounds of people on here who bring them cake!
I have had lots of ops, some more major than this and my daughter has had a couple and also had a very good friend who had open heart surgery a couple of years ago, so can relate to the feelings of those you mention. I had some anxieties about WLS because of what i had been told, but the NHS lists surgeons surgery records for different procedures and mine had never lost one yet, so I felt better after that. Doing lots of research helps as it helps deal with the fear of the unknown. Have they been to your appointments with you as I am sure the team would be happy to explain to them and to you what happens?
I had the same problem it is normal don't worry. Pain eases after a week but wind pain can go on for two weeks sometimes longer. Walk around and drink peppermint tea it'll all come up eventually so don't worry.
Thank you I was getting worried that something was wrong with me. It does help when people go through the same can ease your mind.. I'm drinking peppermint tea well trying to but will just keep on sipping and take it how it comes instead of going into panic mode. Thank you ladies xxx
it gets easier. It was a major op after all xx
yeah I was walking up and down the garden forever lol xx
Fingers crossed for you
I am very grateful for the advice and haven't been toilet for 6 days which is not helping sorry tmi.. been constantly sipping today and have a little more energy think I've managed 250ml so far so that's pretty good going to try a options hot chocolate in a bit to see if the milk helps line my stomach... I just underestimated the pain of wind I think.. never imagined it could or would be this painful. But it's so right what your saying each day is getting slightly better and I think I'm wonder women and can do everything but reality is I'm just normal person that has had a op and recovering xxWalking as much as I could, even if it wasn't much helped with the wind. I had a bit of gripe water that I used to give my babies and that helped too. What I remember is when I started to feel better it felt like I felt loads better day by day, it surprised me how noticeable it was. As the others have said it's a major op so be kind to yourself and I know it's a full time job but keep sipping fluid as much as you can because it will also help you feel a lot better.
There's a lot of betters in that paragraph! Sorry
