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mal0712    101

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I had my surgery may 18th. I'm only 2 days out and I literally live in fear that I'm drinking too much. I sip pretty often but if I hear or feel my tummy gurgle I stop drinking for a while... I'm scared I'll stretch my pouch!!!! Is this normal to feel like this? Am I drinking too much or is it my head playing games ?!

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OregonTeacher    63

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Does the amount you are drinking feel comfortable to you? I totally get how you are feeling...been there, done that, still worry a bit at four weeks out. I think you, like me, just want this to be the tool it was meant to be and we don't want to do anything to mess it up! It sounds like you are doing fine. Let your pouch be your guide. It is uncomfortable...don't repeat whatever got you to feeling that way.

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mal0712    101

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Does the amount you are drinking feel comfortable to you? I totally get how you are feeling...been there, done that, still worry a bit at four weeks out. I think you, like me, just want this to be the tool it was meant to be and we don't want to do anything to mess it up! It sounds like you are doing fine. Let your pouch be your guide. It is uncomfortable...don't repeat whatever got you to feeling that way.

Ywah I think I kinda over did it once. But I see al these people talking about how hard it is to get their fluids in and so far I think I've done decent with it. I keep catching myself wanting to grab a bottle Water and taking a big ole drink. These habits are hard to break. Luckily I haven't actually swallowed a gulp. I'm still kinda sore from surgery so it's hard to tell I'd it's my pouch is too full or just aches from the surgery lol. This is definately a learning experience but one I can't afford to mess up

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Djmohr    6,965

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As long as you are sipping and not gulping you cannot overdo you Water. The best thing your body needs right now is fluids to stay hydrated. They DO NOT stretch your pouch, Water runs right through.

In the beginning the only way I could get 64 ounces in was to contastly hold my water bottle in my hand and sip like crazy.

If you drink to fast, you will feel pain from it, I still feel that at 7.5 months post op.

Don't worry it is fantastic that you are able to drink so much. It may be that you are healing quickly and the swelling has gone down for you.

Congratulations!

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mal0712    101

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I'm definately sipping. I'm so glad to know it won't stretch my pouch!!!! I was in alot of fear over that!!!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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