Hi, so I was sleeved on Tuesday June 23rd, 2015. I became dehydrated yesterday because of the swelling in my stomach, and had to be re admitted to the hospital. So today I have really tried to sip and sip so that that doesn't happen again, but I don't know if that will stretch out my sleeve or not. My surgeon also prescribes pills to be taken after surgery, but some of them feel like a lump in my sleeve. Does anyone have experience with this? Do you feel like you stretched your sleeve out at all?

I know this is random but I'm having newbie concerns haha

TIA (:

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No. Sipping fluids should not stretch your sleeve.

@@xxjosettexx can you get the meds or similar ones in liquid form at all? Might be worth asking.

Hugs and hope you feel tip top soon

Kate

You are supposed to sip, sip, sip and sip some more on that Water. I drink a minimum of 64 oz a day but generally more like 80-90 oz a day, sipping all the way. Sipping liquids will be your new normal. No guzzling.

My surgeon had me swallowing pills day 3 after the surgery. His guideline was smaller than an M&M. If they are bigger than that I need to break them to smaller pieces. He prescribed Actigall which comes as a capsule and we wants me to take it with dairy like cottage cheese or yogurt and to swallow with warm water. The dairy keeps it in the stomach longer so it can dissolve and the warm water softens the capsule so it will dissolve quicker. Since the surgeon prescribed it I doubt it will stretch it.

Disclaimer: Before breaking, dissolving or crushing any pills please check with your pharmacist. Some pills that are enteric coated or extended release should only be taken whole.

Since you are newly sleeved you probably still have a lot of stomach swelling and that is why you can feel the pills. It is my understanding the portion of the stomach left after VSG is very hard to stretch. You should be fine with both the pills and sipping liquids.

Keep on sipping.

You aren't going to stretch your sleeve. Your stomach is swollen, hence the difficulty of swallowing Water. Mine was down after about a week...since then no problems drinking water at all. Hang in there!

Thanks for all of the info! I'll just keep sipping and sipping! (:

Nope. Fluids won't stretch your sleeve. They will find the easiest path out of your stomach, which is into your intestines. Once the swelling recedes, things will fee much more normal, even though you will still have the restriction.