I'm off to bed...but I'm frustrated. I'm 10 days out. 9 if you don't count my day of surgery and my doc says to only drink 4 ounces an hour. AN HOUR. But to get in 48-64 ounces a day. HOW.

Think about it logically. It would take me 16 hours to get in 64 ounces and that's ONLY if I didn't eat. You know...the whole 30 before and 30 after thing. So, give up sleep?

Now I've met the 48 one a couple of times. Almost. That's only 12 hours...and it leaves room for eating! Yay! But I have a slight headache. Most all my headaches my entire life have been born of dehydration. Most of the time, I count in my Protein drinks as a Water source and they fall under my ounces.

My life has become sipping water. The bad thing...I don't feel uncomfortable drinking it. I don't feel sick or in pain. I feel I could drink way more than 4 ounces an hour. in fact...I can drink an ounce in less than 5 minutes but I'm so super worried I'll rupture a stitch or stretch out my pouch. Last time I talked to him he said FIVE OUNCES AN HOUR TOPS.

I have a drinking problem. HOW DO YOU ALL DO IT.

Are you secretly drinking more at a time? Or do you just time everything REALLY REALLY WELL? Cuz I have to say....if I take a nap, I'm not hitting my water quota. I'm staying up late at night to get in the 40 ounce mark!

Seriously. This is stressing me out.

I'm allowed to have warm broth as well.

Here is my surgeon's sample Fluid schedule. I set a timer for every 15 starting when I get to work at 7 am and go down the list. It works well for me.

1 oz New Life Protein shake

1 oz juice mixed with 1 oz Water

1 oz New Life protein shake

2 oz skim milk

1 oz New Life Protein Shake

2 oz of G2

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz of water

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz of water

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz skim milk

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz of G2

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz of water

1 oz Protein Shake

1 oz juice mixed with 1 oz water

1 oz Protein shake

2 oz skim milk

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz of water

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz of water

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz of water

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz skim milk

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz of G2

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz of water

1 oz Protein Shake

1 oz juice mixed with 1 oz water

1 oz Protein shake

2 oz skim milk

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz of G2

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz of water

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz of water

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz skim milk

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz of G2

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz of water

I felt anxious just reading that.

Thank you all SO MUCH for responding. I've been stressed out about this for 11 days now. I make little tic marks on paper for each ounce I drink. Then I count them. It doesn't hurt to drink...I'm just going to sip and hope that within a few weeks it gets better. I'll talk to my surgeon at the post op appointment

I was cleared to drink as much as I want. They put no restrictions on liquids. Good luck to you.

right after surgery?

That I could do. This other though. "each medicine cup (1 ounce) should take 15 minutes"

Ya'll it's seriously driving me insane.

I trust my doc and my nut....but how is it possible? I am not setting alarms for water during sleep. So not going to happen.

Those were the rules when I was in the hospital but once I discharged I was told that I could drink water all day with no restrictions on quantity/time. Once I started eating mushy foods I had to start the 45 minute wait to drink again, but that was and is the only restriction. It is probably worth calling your doc's office and inquiring what the rules really are.

right after surgery?

Sorry no not right after surgery. When I was released to go home I could drink as much as I wanted. After surgery I was allowed (after my leak test) 1oz every 30 minutes, then it increased to 1oz every 15 minutes.