If drinking from a straw doesnt hurt you or make you feel full is it okay if I do? I feel like I can drink a lot more this way...esp if im driving. Today I got a venti water at Starbucks and started drinking it with the straw because I forgot and I was fine...ive had around 40oz of water today

I started using a straw at 3 months out with no problems. It really helps get my liquids in.

My dr said that not using straws was old and outdated. He said use them if you want

If drinking from a straw doesnt hurt you or make you feel full is it okay if I do? I feel like I can drink a lot more this way...esp if im driving. Today I got a venti Water at Starbucks and started drinking it with the straw because I forgot and I was fine...ive had around 40oz of water today

Probably. The water bottle I carry around is a Camelbak and the bitevalve system is pretty much a straw. I've been using it since a few days after surgery without issue.

Every surgeon and NUT seem to have a different opinion on this and MANY more subjects regarding VSG.

amen to that...it amazes me how varied the medical and other professional guidance is...I realize that different medical professionals--even MDs--have their own opinions about certain things, but I don't think I've ever heard as much variation on such guidance as I have had with this VSG experience...I am diabetic, and the various things I've read and been advised don't vary greatly...same thing with high blood pressure...and a host of other conditions...the VSG medical advice seems to go from one end of the spectrum to another