I've had a few surgery and I always come out with a parched throat and dry mouth. Are we allowed to have ice chips in recovery? I'll double check with my team but just wondered your experiences.

I had the gastric sleeve. I was not allowed anything at all by mouth until the next day after my leak test, upper gi X-ray. Then I was allowed fluids.

That makes sense. But I'm sure gonna want some ice chips. Lol

I wasnt able to have ANYTHING from midnight sunday, surgery was monday. Mouth and throat were extremely dry when I came out, and same thing.... absolutely nothing to eat or drink until I had the swallow test tuesday am.

I was allowed to sip Water, I was told to sip, sip, sip to keep hydrated. You might want to bring Chap Stick that helps.

I wasnt able to have ANYTHING from midnight sunday, surgery was monday. Mouth and throat were extremely dry when I came out, and same thing.... absolutely nothing to eat or drink until I had the swallow test tuesday am.

But were you hooked up to in venous fluids?

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I wasnt able to have ANYTHING from midnight sunday, surgery was monday. Mouth and throat were extremely dry when I came out, and same thing.... absolutely nothing to eat or drink until I had the swallow test tuesday am.

But were you hooked up to intravenous fluids?

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Probably depends on your surgeon. Mine does a leak test in the OR. So I'm assuming when you wake up you start fluids. Guess I will know for sure on Tuesday.

Mine said something about a leak test in the OR....I meet with him on the 23rd and I'll ask him about it. There was so much info to digest on my first visit that I didn't catch everything. I'm very hard of hearing and I have to bring my bf to all my appointments and he relays the parts I don't hear. I'll ask him and see what he said. I sure Hope I can have sips or ice chips but either way I'm not going to complain. I'm just grateful to be having this done. :-)

I checked and my doctor does the leak test before a person leaves the OR.

Mine did the leak test in the OR. As soon as I got back to my room I was given Ice chips. That was a blessing!