I got sleeved on Friday. I went home Saturday. I'm terrified to sip things. It doesn't hurt. Just lots of burping. How often and how much did you drink right after? I'm terrified I will vomit, and rip my insides, not to mention how painful that could be.

You need to drink almost constantly. Shoot for about 4 ounces an hour. That's one shot glass every 15 minutes. Maybe something warmer will help you. The last think you want is to get dehydrated. So sip sip sip. Later you will have less burping and it will go down easier. But for now, drink what you can, but drink as much as you can.

Burping and gas sucks, but it comes with the territory. Keep hydrated, remember that is rule #1 for week 1. Drinking warm liquid helped me. Also if prescribed prilosec, prevacid, or nexium make sure to take them. My gas pains were worse than the surgery pains so I understand where you're coming from. Burping is mostly annoying for me.

If your surgeon's office gave you med cups, use them (one ounce), whatever you do, don't try a Water bottle. If you don't have them, perhaps you can have someone get you disposable shot glasses or use a shot glass. For one ounce cups I usually got 3 sips per cup. After 3 cups, I would get full and couldn't do a forth and I had to wait a bit.

Sometimes warmer goes down better or room temperature. Since quitting coffee and decaff coffee before surgery I switched to Bigelow (blue box) Decaff Peppermint Tea with Truvia. It even tastes good when it gets cool or cold. That will count as water also. It actually made my tummy feel good. I usually kept 3 med cups going at once. One with the Tea, one with water and one for the Isopure.

I was in hospital for 5 days after surgery and after the leak test day after surgery I couldn't get the water down almost. It hurt me and it was bubbly and airy and horrible. I was able to get the Tea down and after I learned on the tea, I was able to do the water.

It gets easier as long as you remember to sip. Now I can drink an ounce in 2 sips and I can drink more at a time, cold water doesn't bother me, I drink out of normal glasses and I can drink out of water bottle, but I do take in too much air sometimes.

Welcome to the loser's bench and give your body time to heal and if you have any other questions, don't hesitate to ask. Every day is better than the day before

How do I know I'm full and need to wait? What does it feel like?

You'll just have to drink slow. Really pay attention. Mine was a small cramp, like drinking something ice cold on an empty stomach. Still kinda is. Everyone has their own. Someone I read, it was a hickup. Another their eyes watered...