I have read everything on here for months and now I guess it's my turn to flip out...lol..anyways, I am now home after 3 days in the hospital...I had an extra night stay due to severe vomiting with my first attempts at liquid intakes. Now here is my dilemma, I feel like its gonna be impossible to get all the calories and liquids In are these people nuts??? I have been moved up to full liquids but even that feels like its not possible?? Totally stressed out..I am lucky to get in 100 calories all day with all the water I try to get in.. any suggestions???? Thanks.

They don't expect you to get it all in the first couple of days, so just keep "building" up to the required amount. And most importantly sip water all day. It will kind of be like your full time job for the time being but you do not want to get dehydrated..

A good approach to hitting some good protein counts after surgery is to drink 1-2 ounces an hour while you are awake. You can do this with a shot glass or just measure it as you drink from a blender cup. Alternating between sweet ( protein shake) and savory ( protein soup) is also a good way to not get burned out on drinking the same shake all the time in liquids phase. I know it is hard at the beginning. It was for me too, especially during the first week when it was painful to even swallow. Try this approach to eating on the hour and it will really help you out when you need to eat every 2-3 hours during solids. Hope it gets better for you.

Hey Pammie, when I had my postop followup appointment my surgeon's main concern was not getting in all the protein, or even an exact number on the fluid, just as long as it was a good amount and I was not dehydrated. His main concern was not stressing the new stomach so keep in mind this is not an exact science, we all have differences in what we can take in, but do what is comfortable and getting the liquids right now is vital. Sorry you had that trouble but try to ease up because your new stomach is your main concern. Good luck.

Hey Pammie, I totally know what you mean! The first couple of days I was sure there was no way I could do it But I have discovered that warm liquids go down easier than cold. So by drinking warm tea broth etc. it definitely helps. I am also drinking decaff no sugar iced tea (well lukewarm not iced) Yesterday I managed to get down 48 oz of liquids plus 1 - 11 oz protein drink. So almost 60 oz. which I guess is ok for day 2. I just feel like all i'm doing is drinking. I keep hearing every day gets easier so I'm really hoping!!!

My surgeon said concentrate on fluids first and then protein for the first week--48 oz of fluid minimum. It will get easier and easier...hang in there!

On Wednesday I'll be three weeks out and it's still hard for me. I try really hard but I can't drink all of my protein shake. I can eat soft foods but most make me want to vomit. I called my nurse yesterday and she said this is normal with the sleeve.

Hey Pammie' date=' I totally know what you mean! The first couple of days I was sure there was no way I could do it But I have discovered that warm liquids go down easier than cold. So by drinking warm tea broth etc. it definitely helps. I am also drinking decaff no sugar iced tea (well lukewarm not iced) Yesterday I managed to get down 48 oz of liquids plus 1 - 11 oz Protein drink. So almost 60 oz. which I guess is ok for day 2. I just feel like all i'm doing is drinking. I keep hearing every day gets easier so I'm really hoping!!![/quote']

I hope so too!!! Lucky you got all that protein in...i got 2 oz in then gave up..its too sweet...i am lucky to get 30 oz liquid total in a day very nervous I am gonna end up sick..