I'm 3 days post op. Had to stay in the hospital an extra day because I coul keep anything down. , feeling better now, however still a lot of pressure when I sip on my fluids. So far no hunger at all, very thirsty but trying to work on my Fluid intake.

Just wanted to give my perspective on things, feel free to ask any questions or give advice.

@ Brian T Po. I use to get that pain in the middle of my chest day 1. My dr said it was spasms not gas and gave me a script of dicyclomine witch I take 4 times a day and it doesn't happen anymore. each day's gets easier I am waiting for the surgery pain to go away. Feel better soon. Sounds like you are doing good on your protein. Half is better than none

@@kpar9099, I ENVY YOU, i wish i could get that much liquid in, i honestly miss drinking so much Water, but if i drink to much i get the gas sensation that comes up my chest and feels like my ribs are being squeezed to death. it's only about 5-10 sec but it will happen 2 or 3 times, for first 10 mins. so i just try to continue to sip but its nowhere near 64oz, i/m getting about half of that on a good day.

Brian - I was getting that same sensation until yesterday (4 days out). It didn't matter how little my sips were. My doc said it was gas and get up and walk as much as possible. I woke up the next day and could take bigger sips without any problem!

I'm four days out. Hadn't had much problems getting anything down, and I was munching ice chips like they were going to suddenly disappear on me! I have problems when trying to drink my protein. I become gassy almost immediately, and it's difficult to drink them because of this. So far, Premier, Syntrax Nectar, and even the Isopure give me the gassy bubbles! I have to get in 50 grams of protein in addition to 50 ounces of fluid per day. I met my goal yesterday and today, but the gas with protein is bugging me.