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Thank you all! I am having a real difficult time at home but I know each day it will get better. The sipping all day is so frustrating. Will it ever go away? The frustrating part?

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Yes it will go away, and faster than you think. But getting your fluids in is very important. Eventually you will be able to do more than sip, so you won't feel like you are stuck to a glass all day.

You said you are having a difficult time at home? What kind of problems? Give us some more info, so we can help you. And remember everyday does get easier, to me I would like to forget the first 3 days!! Make sure to walk, walk, walk! It really does help, even if it hurts some.

Good luck!

Thank you all! I am having a real difficult time at home but I know each day it will get better. The sipping all day is so frustrating. Will it ever go away? The frustrating part?

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Thank you all! I am having a real difficult time at home but I know each day it will get better. The sipping all day is so frustrating. Will it ever go away? The frustrating part?

The first week was the hardest for me, and it gradually got better. I found that gently heated liquids, warm broth, warm Decaf tea with a little stevia sweetener went down easier than anything cold. Everyone is different though. Try warm, try cold, see what feels best for you. Just remember to sip a tiny bit and burp between sips, to reduce the esophageal spasm pain. When I got that pain it was tempting to take another sip, to get the pain to go back down...like a burp that won't come up...but that only made it worse. Move around, try to wait until the burp comes up before you sip again.

Sometimes laying on my side would make the burp come up too...

I don't know if that is the difficulty you are having, or if it is something else. Let us know and we'll try to help.

Hang in there. It does get better. Eventually you will forget all the discomfort as you see yourself "disappearing".

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Glad to hear your doing well, I'm back in San Deigo after being sleeved in Mexicali. Staying here tonight, then on home in the morning. I'm feeling ok, sipping and burping. The burps get stuck every now and then thou.

Brenda

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Thank you all! I am having a real difficult time at home but I know each day it will get better. The sipping all day is so frustrating. Will it ever go away? The frustrating part?

I promise the frustation DOES go away . . . the first couple of weeks post op for me were horrible, I was "hungry" and had cravings and wanted everything, but i stood fast and continued to do my liquid diet. . . i think the first couple weeks is a carb detoxification and you go a little nuts. . . just hang in there, it does get better. . . remember it's only temporary while your new tummy heals ok? good luck!

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Glad to hear your doing well, I'm back in San Deigo after being sleeved in Mexicali. Staying here tonight, then on home in the morning. I'm feeling ok, sipping and burping. The burps get stuck every now and then thou.

Brenda

I hear there was a huge amount of rain over there this week...did it delay your travel?

Glad you are making it home now, keep in touch with us and we will support you!

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Yeay for you! I hope you have a speedy recovery. Everytime you have to take a sip of Protein, pretend it is a really good margarita- only this one helps you heal quickly and still keeps you skinny.

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Congratulations!!!!

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I hear there was a huge amount of rain over there this week...did it delay your travel?

Glad you are making it home now, keep in touch with us and we will support you!

No it didn't delay any of my traveling, we had pre planned to stay over night in San Deigo. Had a very smooth flight home.

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Thank you all for the prayers and support. I had the surgery here in California, so the only travel was less than 10 miles. The rain was ridiculous, but we needed it.

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