What was your appetite like?

I heard a lot of people saying they weren't hungry and had to force themselves to eat after surgery. I, on the other hand, was starving! I had PMS-like cravings the very next day! I am sure I gained a pound or two. Now, my appetite is back to normal. I was sure a piggy there for awhile! What was yours like?

spaceytracey72 thank your lucky stars you could eat I am 2wks 2days post op I am still having to force myself to eat the only reason I really am eating is so I can take 1/2 a pain pill they make me sick if I dont eat something but I am not complaining(about not eating) I could handle loosing a few lbs. but I do wish I could eat I think It would help my energy level!

I had no appetite either for about the first two weeks. Most of the time the smell of food made me cringe! My appetite came back with a vengeance though. I've been a piggy for a few weeks now! LOL I just wish I could stop craving White Castle!

Don't worry, your appetite WILL come back and you'll wonder how you EVER went through a day without eating every hour!
-Karen (hunting up jenny craig's phone #)

I wa like you, for the first week i was so hungry, I gained 9 pounds! but now for the past 3 days I have no appetite and have lost 6 of those pounds..how do you force yourself to eat? and eat what? my mom bought me ensure drinks so I could force that down a couple times a day....I am on 2 meds for bad infections that make me have a real upset tummy....

I could afford to lose some weight, but I am glad I don't have to force myself to eat. That is such a hard thing to do.

They wouldn't release me from the hospital until I ate something, so I really had to force myself. Everything made me really nauseous. Sad to say, my appetite over the last couple of days is back. I had really hoped I'd lose a few -- like 30 -- pounds in the process.

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Right after the surgery I ate like I had never eaten before. Now at 4 week's and a few day's post op I can't seem to eat a thing and have lost quite a bit of weight (9 lb's). I have turned to Ensure to be my daily caloric intake along with some light food's and maybe some ice cream. With me it is the pain killer's that are preventing me from eating, they upset my stomach so much.

I didn't have much of an appetite in the castle, got nauseaous from gas pain on day 2, after that things leveled out. When I came home my appetite was back, was kind of hoping I wouldn't have a really big appetite since I really need to lose some weight. Guess I'll have to start exercising soon.