Question about sipping clears the fist week

[ThatDudesMom 13]

Got sleeved on Thursday. I feel pretty good. When I sip Water or any other clear liquid it kind of hurt when it its my stomach. And I'm talking about really small sips. I'm sure this is normal, but how long will that last?

[myrori 55]

For me every day was a little better, lots of swelling in there! I found warm herbal tea to help a bit.

[Kris 78]

Hi there, I am just a few days ahead of you in being sleeved. Myori is right, every day gets better. I can drink a lot more now, and a lot faster, than I could just a few days ago. If I drink too much or too fast my tummy grumbles but I can feel improvement every day. Just do your best each day to get to 64 oz. and you will soon be there!

[ThatDudesMom 13]

Thanks guys...your responses help a lot!

[NJMOMof2 17]

I was sleeved on 1/3. All sips hurt but especially Water for some reason. One day I just woke up and it didn't hurt anymore. I went to the doctor on Wednesday (10 days Post op) and he added yogurt, eggs and Protein Shakes. I start full liquids on day 14 post op. I can tell you this.....I tried eating an egg every day and it does NOT feel too good. I keep trying it again each day. I have been very lucky...no naseau or vomiting.. Good luck and email me if you need any questions.

[SleevieNicks 0]

This is perfectly normal. My description of drinking for the first few days post op was, "sip-burp-sip-pain-sip-eep-sip-pain-sip-burp"

Now I can gulp with no issues... a week post op (not saying you should, but I accidently did and it didn't hurt... I'm actually glad I can otherwise there'd be NO way I could get my liquids in)

[ThatDudesMom 13]

Thanks for all the feed back friends. I can already tell a difference from this morning to this evening. I wish I could have creamy soup!

[TKeith 0]

Do you guys get that full feeling between your breast? I'm going on day 7. Not getting in all Protein or Water getting better but hate that feeling! I have had that since surgery

[Stacy160 201]

I read somewhere that the reason plain Water feels so icky early out is that because of its Ph, it tends to sit on top of the acid in our stomachs, and that having some sort of flavoring in it (crystal lite, propel, tea, whatever) changes the Ph so that it mixes in. I have no idea whether or not that's true, but I know that plain Water for the first 3-4 months just felt kind of "hard" and uncomfortable... I'd have to take a few sips, wait, and sip again, whereas with Crystal Lite or Propel I could take a few chugs (I'm talking several weeks out here, not immediately post-op. It still took me 45-60 minutes to get through a bottle of Propel those first few weeks).

Then, I dunno if it's because the swelling went down or what, water started getting easier and by about 6 months out, felt completely normal with full chugging and no issues at all.