hi everyone! JUST GOT BACK HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL!!!!!!

got sleeved on the 26th! oh god i am so glad i am finished with this now. it took so long to get there.

the absolutely most horrendous part of the whole process is that i was kept without any drink (or food) for 45 hours in a row. it was intolerable.

i have 11 staples on my belly that need to be removed next week

i have terrible cramps in my stomach, like it is contracting hard, every now and then. they gave me Tylenol Codein rx for pain. did anyone experience those cramps?

all that i can swallow is that rose syrop with a lot of ice and some SF popsicles. i know the syrop comes with sugar in it, but it is the only thing that satisfies my incredible thirst, along with the popsicles. i am not having anything else except my morning cup of coffee and the Vitamins. i dont feel comfortable swallowing those SF jellos or warm things.

Now I am only a week out myself so maybe some veteran sleevers can chime in...but I get pretty bad cramps/ pains if I drink something to fast or if I take to big of drinks. Try taking a sip about every two min and see if that dosent help.

i am drinking little tiny sips, and it takes like 4-5 seconds until they get to my stomach. and that's where it becomes difficult: i feel like my stomach is filtering the liquid and contracting very hard, almost rejecting the liquid, and then the pain goes away. it doesnt only happen when i am drinking. sometimes it happens without a reason, every 5-6 minutes. the tylenol codein does help though...

I am 4.5 weeks out and still cramp when I drink water. I am fine with my morning decaf, fine with my Starbucks tea misto, but water or water with add ins like Crystal Light; yuck! It is not as bad as it was immediately following surgery, so take heart it does get better. I have found that warm liquids are the key for me, room temp or cold just causes cramping.

I havent had my surgery yet (nov.1) But Ive read alot that the temp of the liquids you're drinking right after makes a difference.. Some people cant tolerate cold/cool temp liquids at first... Maybe thats causing the discomfort.. ? I know my surgeon doesnt want me to drink anything colder than room temp for the 1st few days.

i asked my doc today and he said that cramps are linked to gas. he suggested i walk around. i had a lot of gas since surgery. when i finally was able to go to the bathroom since my surgery, i felt better and the cramps are now less annoying.. i didnt know gas caused cramps...

my husband gave me GasX and it helped a lot! i feel less discomfort in the upper area, and less cramps..

I had cramps for about a week after surgery. Once I was able to start putting pureed foods in regularly, they stopped. I did find they were worse with cold drinks in the beginning. Now (23 days out) I can drink cold beverages without problems.

I read on here that they could be stomach acids since there really is nothing for them to work on during the first days post-surgery. Just a thought.