Does or has anyone else had the following problems? I was sleeved May 11th and I am still having a considerable amount of pain. I generally have a high pain threshold but have never had surgery before. I am still on pain meds. And muscle relaxers. ,y surgeon will only give me flexeril and I do not take them often because the literally knock me out for about 16 hours. I hate them. I also am having a hard time getting my water in. I have a constant dry mouth and my skin is chalky and withered. I cannot stand the taste of protein drinks and am having an even harder time getting those down. I am lucky to get one down. I have tried many flavor and types, including unflavored, whey , isolates , plant protein , hemp , spirulina etc. They all taste horrible and my body refuses to drink them. I do not like artificial colors or flavors. So I drink apple juice with water and ice. Ice seems to be my favorite snack. I hated ice before. I feel really tired all the time and haven't ate anything for over a month counting my pre-op diet. I am down 30 pounds so far. I started at 250 and I am 39. I was in good health before the surgery. My surgeon has me on a puréed diet. But I eat nothing because if I do then I will not eat my protein shake at all because I am full I get full off of 2 spoons full of anything. I tried not drinking water or anything until I got my protein in but that only worked for 1 day and then I started to dehydrate again. Any helpful tips or advise you can give will be appreciated.

I think you need to speak to your doctor and get them to take a look inside.

I agree, what you describe are reasons listed on my discharge sheet for calling the doc. I was sleeved Monday. If I don't get a certain amount in I'm supposed to call the next morning and they will do IV therapy.