I am almost 2 weeks post op (Monday) and I just feel so thirsty and just get the urge to just chug my whole Water bottle down! I can't take it, it's so frustrating. Can I ever chug again? I know this may sound crazy but I feel so miserable with all these liquids and medicines and I still don't feel like I know how/when to eat. Any suggestions? Can I ever drink something normally and not in sips?

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I felt the same way. Just a day or so after my surgery, I was sooo thirsty and only water would do. I got to have shaved ice after my surgery which helped alot. I am now almost a year and a half post surgery and can chug water...but only water. Nothing else. I know this sounds weird but thats just the way it is. I am a size 8 down from a size 24. My drink of choice is water. I occasionally drink some OJ and some regular cranberry juice not cranberry cocktail, but thats it and in very small quantities. Hope it works out for you. Nothing like being real thirsty and quenching it with ice cold water. Good luck!

Sugar free Popsicles quench my thirst!! I have 2-3 a day! I love them

Drinking is easier when I am standing and walking. I get my morning protein in while getting ready and emptying the dishwasher. I keep my water on the counter so I drink as I pass, at 2 1/2 weeks out, I can take 2-3 normal drinks. Gravity helps alot!

6 months out and I can't chug, but I can tale a few pretty big gulps. It'll get better but you'll probably never chug again.