Hi everyone,

Im on post op day 5 since i had the Lap band surgery. Im on fluids but still finding it hard to take enough fluid. I feel too full even wid some soup. I had some fluid taken out on day 3 post op and still have a lot of discomfort in my throat. Specially when i lie down. Some saliva kinda fluid accumulates in my mouth but i hv never vomited since the op. anyone had these symptoms? Does this get better? I dont think i cld live wid this if this is how it was meant to feel like

Know how you feel man. Day 7 of post op today for me and change from day 6 is amazing. I had a lot of swelling after op and could not keep anything down. For the first 6 days could not even sleep at night. Whenever i fell asleep would wake up choking on liquids trapped above band. Even ended up in hospital one night, day 3 on a drip....Started thinking there was something seriously wrong. Yesterday was able to drink maybe 100ml a hour. Got out of bed very early this morning because was fed up with vomiting...I thought stuff it im having a cup of tea even if i vomit it up straight away...To my surprise it didnt come up , and all day have no problem drinking anything...what a RELIEF ! I also thought what have i done ? One day can make a huge difference,,, hang in there..

Hi Tiny,

Thanks for the reply. I hope it gets better soon. I dont feel safe to start on mushie food from next week if im strugglin so much just wid liquids. I ll see how i go on the weekend. If it doesnt get better i ll hv to go bk to the surgeon and hv all the fluids taken out. Not eating is even ok but not drinkin is scary.

exactly how i felt. i was desperate to just be able to drink something to put my mind at ease.. now i can, i already feel comfortable to try to eat in another week.. Over here in AUS my surgeon wont put fluid in the band until healing has finished. so at least a month after banding until they add fluid to tighten. I. think in the next couple of days you will think the same and will also feel a great difference in your thinking

If you feel dehydrated go to the ER and get a bag of fluid!

It's absolutely essential for you to stay properly hydrated...I ended up in the hospital because I did not recognize the symptoms of serious dehydration.

If in your situation, I would not wait until regular office hours to inform the surgeon about what is going on. Accumulating fluids when you lie down is not normal...and you should seek valid medical advice ASAP.

What is to be expected so soon post op is having a major challenge to take in the quantity of fluids you have been advised to have. I struggled with this for the first month...but after that I've not had any issues, and now I drink around 80-90oz of water daily.

Hope you feel better fast...

Thanks guys for sharing ur thoughts. I was told by the dr that the band was too tight on me and they had put fluid in the time of surgery which made the band too tight on me. Were u guys able to have enough water post op or did u feel too full wid a small cup of soup? Im not so bad but i expected not to hv much trouble wid my fluid intake.