When you are trying to get in your fluids is it ok to take a couple of sips at a time?

@@Lisa_85 - yes a couple is fine, IMHO, you just don't want to guzzle a bunch...stay hydrated!

You can drink as much as your restriction will allow. Early on, due to swelling, you might feel some restriction with water. Once the swelling goes down and you are all healed up, there is no reason you can't take big gulps of water. Just be careful not to swallow air while gulping.

I just finished day 5 and had a woops moment. I turned up a bottle of Water and took about 3 pre-op swallows. It was a little heavy and uncomfortable but I wasn't immediately stuck trying to puke up my toenails.

I know going into this I had a real worry that i would be taking 1cc sips of liquid for the rest of my life. I wouldn't suggest doing it as soon as you wake up post op, but it looks like an actual swallow or two at a time isnt armageddon.

I'm 2 days post-op, and it still takes me about 15 minutes to drink a 30 ml cup of Protein Water, with several burps between each sip. The heartburn is fierce! I think I'm obsessing about not getting in enough liquid (I'm at 24 oz for today and suppose to have minimum 40 oz.) that I'm causing myself unnecessary pain.

I'm 2 days post-op, and it still takes me about 15 minutes to drink a 30 ml cup of Protein Water, with several burps between each sip. The heartburn is fierce! I think I'm obsessing about not getting in enough liquid (I'm at 24 oz for today and suppose to have minimum 40 oz.) that I'm causing myself unnecessary pain.

Sipping was a big ordeal for me the first two weeks. Every tiny sip caused gurgling in the back of my throat, then constriction/spasms in my esophagus, then burping. Every single time. It was incredibly unpleasant. Marching in place while sipping seemed to help a little. And it did get MUCH better around 2 weeks post-op, once the swelling went down.

I was trying to get meds down and took too much Water in at one time. came right on up, meds in powder form is horrible i was trying to rush and paid for it. so yes sip sip sip i am 10 days out good luck to you

I'm 7 days post op and my sips are getting bigger and easier. But my incisions itch like crazy....lol

I'm 2 days post-op, and it still takes me about 15 minutes to drink a 30 ml cup of Protein Water, with several burps between each sip. The heartburn is fierce! I think I'm obsessing about not getting in enough liquid (I'm at 24 oz for today and suppose to have minimum 40 oz.) that I'm causing myself unnecessary pain.

I'm burping a lot but they have me on a PPI so no heartburn, they don't have you om a PPI?