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Typically, patients undergoing major surgery involving anesthesia tend not to tolerate plain drinking Water. The intolerance goes away after 3-4 weeks. Don't know what this happens but our bodies work in mysterious ways. When I did my surgery, the hospital actually recommended that I stay on broths, sugar free jells, sugar free popsicles, and Crystal Light (added to water). I couldn't stand drinking plain water for at least the first six weeks. Another tip is to freeze the water and suck on ice chunks. Hope this helps.

Anyone on Propecia or Rogaine post surgery?

One of my dreams as a kid (and continuing into adulthood) from watching all these action movies is to some day have a washboard stomach. Obviously, in my pre-sleeve life, this was next to impossible as you need good genetics and a body fat composition of only 8-15%. I'm six weeks out post surgery and on my journey to a healthier life. I was wondering if any of you of long termers have actually managed to get a six pack abs. It would be a great inspiration for all of us.

Hi Everyone, A pleasure to meet you all. I was sleeved on May 29th at the John Hopkins Hospital by Dr. Schweitzer. I wasn't asked to go on a prolonged pre-op diet, just needed to be on liquids before the surgery (so I had more time to say good bye to old friends such as pizzas and cheeseburgers . Anyways, I was 260 lbs at the date of surgery. Today (9 days post-op), I'm at 249 lbs. I'm also ready to move on the puree diet today. Looking forward to some my first plate of scrambled eggs! Moe

Thanks for the pointers, Lissa Greatly appreciated!

Hi everyone, I'm a newbie who just got sleeves on May 29th. I had my ups and downs but am recovering well. I actuall flew in from Turkey in the Middle East to do the surgery in the US. Well, since all is okay so far, I'm planning to fly back home in a few days. The only issue is that it's over 10 hours in the plane. I'm finishing off my liquid diet phase and will enter my purée phase in a few days. The challenge would be what to eat when I'm on the plane. I'm thinking of packing a protein powder packages. Maybe having a small Gerber baby food jar. Don't know what TSA will let me take with me on board. Any suggestions or experiences would be greatly appreciated.