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@riknielsen

There seems to be similarity in experiences with eating, but there is a wide range and docs and nutritionists make generalizations, which are mot really applicable. Doctoral studies never prepared me for post gastricesophageal nutrition. This has been a lonely ride until just now finding the Mayo site. That quote, "rewire itself and figure it out", is so true. Never had dumping syndrome and my digestive tract has seemed largely on track, with a regular morning constitutional. Aside from some slight adjustments, more from the effects of the chemo and limited size of the stomach, there is little difference ftom predisgnosis. The only notable difference is never feeling hunger, necessitating keeping a timely track of eating times.

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I still get hungry, and although my stomach was reanastamost to the esophagus in my neck, my hunger pains are where my stomach has always been, which is really weird. It’s the same for the feeling of fullness It may be due to how much stomach was removed and what sectio was removed