Is it normal to be able to chug water? Or will I sip the rest of my life? Got banded today....thanks

Good for you! I've been banded for 3 weeks and still sipping water

I can still gulp my water. Not quite as I did before surgery but enough to quench the thirst.

I can drink quite a bit at once. I'm six months out with four fills.

I can guzzle water ,but if I do it to fast it will come back out ,so I take my big gulps ,but nothing like before banding ,so when I feel like I should stop I do & wait a few minutes ,but I still can't & won't drink with food , I still wait minutes to take a SIP & 30 minutes to be able to drink after food.

I have never had any issues with drinking water. I can gulp if I need to. Good luck with your journey!

I had my surgery 2 weeks ago and I can still drink water like before

I love my big 32oz jars if water mixed with a splash of cranberry and aloe -- and I can guzzle it right down, just after surgery I think I was not able to drink as fast but as I healed up I could go right back to drinking as pre-surgery. Best wishes to you and congratulations on everything!

Thank you Bandista!!

@@endzone big day! Take it easy and have a good recovery time. The walking really helped me so much. Whenever I got up for anything I'd walk, walk, walk -- I think it kicked my body into healing mode and helped relieve any trapped gas. I still got the dreaded left shoulder pain -- think that was day four -- but a heating pad really helped with that. All in all I was so elated and just so happy to be banded. I didn't take my prescription medication but got very constipated -- that's something to stay on top of and I'm surprised it isn't addressed more in post-op instructions, etc.