Surgery was 7/2 and was discharged today on the 4 th. Every time I take a sip I get either bubbles back up and/ or chest pain that dissipates after a few seconds. Having lots of trouble getting my fluids in. Did anyone else have this? How long should it last? Maybe stomach sims just extremely swollen?

If you had a similar experience and have tips, please write!

i did on the first day home too. it was like i wanted to drink and follow the rules but it was HARD. i believe it was due to swelling in the gut. MAJOR swelling.

today i'm 11 days out and drinking without any problems at all, in fact i am doing 32 oz in 30 minutes of Protein shake/milk. no issues at all. i would say just keep taking your pain meds which will help, do your walking and just keep sipping slowly. it gets much better around day 4. good luck!

Hello,

It looks like we had surgery at the same group! Dr Halmi did my sleeve on June 3rd and I had the very same issue. Did the hospital give you that little two oz cup to drink out of? I literally had to take baby sips continuously. It is just due to the swelling post op. I actually took me almost 3 weeks to be able to get near the Fluid requirements. The RD at Bluepoint said in the first week or two just to do the best that you can. I was kind of scared that I would never be able to drink normally again, but now that I am 4.5 weeks out it is much better. Hang in there and if you are able, come to the Tuesday night support groups in Woodbridge!