I'm 9 days post op now & sipping has become much easier. I can now sip larger amounts more often without the pain that I had for the first few days. I am still careful not to take in too much with one sip & if I do I still feel "tightness", but I can take larger sips. I am considering this a good thing as it helps me to get in more liquids throughout the day. Just wondering what everyone else's experience has been...I guess I just want to make sure I'm relatively normal! :thumbup1:

Edited July 16, 200917 yr by TennJenn
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Renee with Dr Aceves was the one that told me that the limited 2oz every 15 min was just for the 1st 3 days. I told her that some of these pre op instructions were not very specific and that was causing confusion. She said if I could tolerate it, drink as much as I wanted. It would be a good thing.

It true that food does not get stuck like it does with the band. However, once you move to solids, you will have to be extremely careful. You will vomit food back up. If you eat too much, you'll be really happy it comes back up. It's painful to be too full. It's easy to eat too much until you learn how much to eat. It's that deal that the brain waits to tell the stomach it's full. I don't feel full, but 10, 15 min later, I am in pain. I have learned to stop before

I am full.