Up until about 3-4 days ago, I was having a hard time getting in my liquids and I was supposed to be starting stage 3. Suddenly, the other day, I was able to drink more Water in a day and drink more water in a 30 minute period. Not sure what happened, but I am drinking water at a resonable rate and getting in close to 64 ounces now with no discomfort and very little burping at all. I would feel miserable on the pureed stage, but as soon as I started the soft food stage I felt like I had more energy and my discomfort went away when I would eat.

Was just curious if anyone else went through anything similar where you're just miserable and struggling and then suddenly one day you're able to handle tons of liquids and foods. It just came out of nowhere.

And of course by 'tons' I mean a drastic change to virtually nothing.

I sort of felt the same way. One day POOF I was just able to drink more. It was really crazy. At first I was like, oh no - how did I stretch my sleeve! LOL I realized it's probably just the swelling going away

I am 12 days post op and have a different concern. I could tolerate hot, cold, liquids from day 1 and I could easily get down 64 oz plus Protein shakes in a day. Granted, I took very small sips the first week, but have found that I can take a regular drink without discomfort, too. I find myself wondering if my sleeve is going to be restrictive enough. Then I remind myself that while food looks SO good, I'm not hungry. On two occasions when I took two pills that I have been on for years, I could not get them down and vomited them up even after drinking, drinking, drinking to wash them down. So, I figure that's a good sign...I'm just trying to be happy that I am doing well.

If anyone further along has any opinions or experiences to share, I would love to hear it.

JRFuerst, so glad you "turned the corner!"