After the initial swelling from the surgery goes down, are u able to drink fluids more freely??? I feel so thirsty since I was banded but because of the swelling from the surgery I am not able to drink like I am used too. I know all the info I studied ahead if time showed fluids moving thru my stoma into my stomach freely. Am I understanding this correctly???

Yes, That was true for me. On about post op day 9 or 10, I could get in the 64oz daily water requirement pretty easily. I can do 80oz now, which is what I was doing prior to surgery. I don't have a fill at all though, so I suspect that will change some when I do.

My initial swellings lasted about 2 weeks. Boy did I loved having that restriction. I am now 8 weeks post op with 4cc's in a 9 cc band. I have no restriction. I can drink as much as I want without difficulty.

Today is day 5 for me and the first day I have been able to have more than a shot glass of fluid without being super sick!! It has been so nice!! :-)

Its weird how we are all so differant! I had my surgery Wednesday and I think if I didn't stop myself, I could drink a gallon of water! I have no restriction at all!

I am 6 days post op and I have been able to drink whatever I want with no problems. I could tell when the swelling went down though because I got very hungry overnight it seemed.

Well today I have been a different person!! Up until now I have been weak and 'sickly'. But even my voice is stronger today. I have managed to drink a whole pint of sweet tea as well as some juice and my mom made me some potato soup that I was able to get a few spoon fulls down :-D. That is a major improvement over the barely holding down water the past 4 days. I agree, it is amazing how different everyone is!!! I just hope we all have great success. I know I have lost over 30lbs in the past 20 days from just being on my protein shakes. I am now looking forward to my mushy days!!! Only 5 more days until then!!!

I rarely feel hungry but make myself eat. I am always thirsty and am 8 days out of surgery. Shoot, I don't want to get that hungry feeling, I like being like this lol! Thats because I am still swollen? Still I would think you can only fit so much in that little pouch. My dr. doesn't fill his patients until 6 weeks out of surgery. I drink all day, I make myself. I don't really have any problem getting the liquids in me.

me too libelly , im post op 4 days and i do not miss the hungry feeling at all i wish it could b this all the time but i know its going to pop up sooner or later

I have surgery in two days! I just said today................oh I cant wait to not feel hungry as I ate my sugar free jello.SO excited!

I'm an post op day 5 and today is the first day I can drink more easily. Eating is still hard and I got full after 3 oz of cottage cheese.

Day 5 and eating cottage cheese?? WOW! I don't get mushy foods until Day 7, and even then I'm not sure I want them. May stick to liquids until I can get them down without the gas pains taking me down.

Day 5 and eating cottage cheese?? WOW! I don't get mushy foods until Day 7' date=' and even then I'm not sure I want them. May stick to liquids until I can get them down without the gas pains taking me down.[/quote']

It's amazing how every doc's instructions are so different! I'm in soft foods-high protein- for a month. Today is my first day back at work. We'll see how that goes.

After the initial swelling from the surgery goes down, are u able to drink fluids more freely??? I feel so thirsty since I was banded but because of the swelling from the surgery I am not able to drink like I am used too. I know all the info I studied ahead if time showed fluids moving thru my stoma into my stomach freely. Am I understanding this correctly???

I am 3 weeks post op and can drink more freely, but still not too fast.