I had my surgery Jan. 13. A day after surgery I was starving! I had done the liquid protein diet before surgery and never felt hungry, but for the first 4 days on just juice and broth I was dying! I was getting sugar spikes and crashes from the juice and I was almost constantly light headed. Once I was able to add protein shakes, it all went away!
I've been making some tasty soups that I put in the blender and blend them smooth. It's been a nice change from always drinking protein shakes. I drink my liquids slow enough that, so far, I haven't found my limit as far as stomach capacity. But I definitely reach the satisfied level sooner than before. I'm trying real hard to stick to the post-op diet. I am looking forward to eating normal food, but that will be another month yet.
The only complication that I had was that I tore my stomach muscle a bit. The driver of the van that picked me up at the hotel to go back to the airport drove like a maniac! He hit a pothole and I felt an intense pain in my stomach area. I thought I had torn a stitch! Then when I was getting off the plane I reached up to grab my suitcase I felt the pain again! But when I checked my stitches, they were fine.
The pain continued every time I walked or my stomach jiggled. When I finally figured out what had happened I started wearing a girdle that came up high enough to support my stomach muscle but wasn't so tight that it irritated the stitches. After about a week I was mostly fine. Two weeks out I'm still tender and have to watch how high I reach.
So far I'm averaging about a pound a day. I'm sure this will slow down once I start eating real food again. But actually I wouldn't mind it slowing down. I'm not ready to go shopping for new clothes yet!