Connorsmama7

Yay for you!!! I'm 5 days post op and ready to eat the paint off the walls! Feeling great, but wish I could find a non sweet Protein Drink. They all taste too sweet to me after surgery.

I am 9 days post op and have had serious back pain (kindof at the bottom of my ribs) for 4 days now. Did any of you experience this? I asked my surgeon at my 1 week post op visit and he didn't seem too concerned, just said to take some tyenol. I have been on a heating pad all day today and I'm just not sure what to do!

On a PLUS side - I'm down 22 pounds since my surgery date!
Thanks in advance!

I am 9 days post op and have had serious back pain (kindof at the bottom of my ribs) for 4 days now. Did any of you experience this? I asked my surgeon at my 1 week post op visit and he didn't seem too concerned, just said to take some tyenol. I have been on a heating pad all day today and I'm just not sure what to do!

On a PLUS side - I'm down 22 pounds since my surgery date!
Thanks in advance!

No. Water and Protein are 2 totally separate requirements.
My surgeon told me that the 60 oz Water per day "requirement" is just an arbitrary number. No good studies have been done to show that the body NEEDS that much water in a day. We also get water from foods--soups, fruits and veggies, etc. My doc knows I had a lot of trouble getting in my fluids for a long time and said as long as my urine output is adequate I'm fine. At almost 7 months out i drink around 40 oz a day and I'm very healthy and my labs look great, no sign of dehydration. It makes me nuts when people stress over a stupid, unproven number!
Protein intake is very important, but not in the first month or so because your body has a lot of it stored up. Be patient with your new baby stomach. Things get so much better when it heals and all the swelling goes down. Eventually you'll be eating normally again, but hopefully is well be a "new normal. "
Folks, you're not going to gain your weight back because you only drank 50 oz of water or only ate 45g protein. Regain is due to a return to old, unhealthy eating habits! That's where "bariatric failure" happens.
I can literally eat ANYTHING I want. But I CHOOSE NOT TO eat foods that are not on my plan. I choose to be healthy and let my sleeve do its job. Saying "I can't have..." a certain food makes you want it more. If you tell yourself "I can have that, but I choose not to" it creates a whole different dynamic in your brain and you don't feel deprived anymore, but rather proud of yourself for making a good choice for yourself. Make sense?
Pushing water past my comfort level and counting protein grams is not for me, it takes away the joy in my life. I'm aware of how much I drink and make sure I get enough to stay hydrated but I don't push. I make sure every meal and snack is protein-focused, but I don't count protein grams anymore. Life is a wonderful gift. For the first time in decades, I feel like I'm really living it!

It gets so so so much better, I promise! You new sleevers are in the toughest part right now.... making the most sacrifices and not seeing much results yet. It will pass! Months from now you will be able to eat with your family (hopefully ALL of you will be eating healthy meals together), and this will all be an unpleasant memory.
Don't stress too much over the Protein and Fluid numbers. Your body has Protein stores to last you for several weeks, and as long as you're urinating every 4 hours or so you've got adequate fluids. It's very hard to get all those "requirements" in at first when your stomach is so tiny and swollen. It does get much easier!
As to not losing much in the first week post-op, keep in mind that they overloaded you with IV fluids during surgery to help with the nausea. It takes time for your kidneys to kick in and get rid of all that extra Fluid, which weighs a lot by the way! If you follow doctor's orders, the weight will come off easily, I promise you! When you are buying clothes off the rack and everyone is telling you how great you look and you realize you have no more pain and haven't felt this good in years, you will have no regrets.
Hang in there folks, remember the first 2 months are the hardest, and it gets way easier!

Your feeling are definitely normal! I am 3 1/2 months post op and I feel great! The first 5-6 days I questioned it. I asked myself why, but when I went in for my first post op appt and saw the weight loss I knew I was going to be ok. I knew I had made the right decision. Today I am down 83lbs and have gone from a size 24W pant to a size 14 misses. You can do it! Push any negative thoughts or feelings away. Stay positive and stay focused! You are doing great!

It gets better. As of today I'm 3 weeks out and for the most part fully recovered. At 1st, I was thinking I had made a terrible mistake. Now, It the best decision I've ever made.... well, next to asking my wife to marry me...... Have to throw that one in for saftey sake.