I know i have so many questions...........lol.... But, WE WILL HAVE TO SIP FOREVER or is this just now to get used to our new stomach? And will we EVER be able to drink from a straw again?

As they say - "this too shall pass". After just a few months post-op I could drink quite a bit of water at a time, no sipping. And I use straws now also, but I don't really remember when I started doing it.

I know i have so many questions...........lol.... But, WE WILL HAVE TO SIP FOREVER or is this just now to get used to our new stomach? And will we EVER be able to drink from a straw again?

In 2 days Ill be 4 months out (wow, it seems like its been longer ) Anyway, I still sip because if I dont, I get in trouble. I dont throw up, but I get a queezie stomach for a few seconds....But as far as a straw goes....I LOVE drinking through straws....Thats really the best way to keep me from drinking too fast, it really helps me. Now, the dr has not told me I cant use it, I'm not real sure on the reasoning as to why you cant, or if you really arent supposed to, I dont know, but I do it ALLLL the time!

Best of luck to you...You're going to love your sleeve!

I was about two months out when I felt like I could drink tea or water normally. I can drink with a straw now, three months out, but not sure when that was possible. There were a few weeks that it seems I always wanted to drink more than I was able to handle...and when it was time to eat, I REALLY wanted to drink with the meal. Both of those things have subsided. Thanks goodness!

I have been drinking with a straw all along, my doctor doesn't prohibit them. I have also been able to take normal-sized swallows of liquid since about six weeks out. However, if I drink too fast I will have to burp to get the air out to make room for the liquid...

Wow thank you all for the responses. I hate the fact that I have to sip so slowly......it makes me not want to drink, because sometimes I so easily forget and take too big of a sip and it gives me this queasy feeling. I know I'm only a week out, but this gives me something to look forward to.

I remember feeling depressed because I felt I couldn't even drink normal anymore. But after a few months I was fine drinking faster not a whole glass at a time but more normal. I never had a issue with a straw. Good luck!

Yeah my doctor office suggest we don't in the beginning because of the air bubbles or something like that.

Everything they brought to me in the hospital had a straw in it. I am sure Dr. Aceves must know they bring his patients straws in the hospital.

I always ask for a straw when I am out and I use one at home. I know I drink more when I have a straw.

Just sip as you feel necessary. You'll know when you take too big of a drink.