Feb 24th Gastric Sleever questions?

[Boho 0]

Hi I just got my surgery February 24th. The gas has passed and I thought that would be the worst of my pain.. When I sip on Water I get these sort of stomach cramps or contractions? They are very uncomfortable and I want to know if this is normal.. I also feel shortness of breath sometimes.

Also, I'm very confused on how often I should be sipping on water and how much when I do sip. Every time I sip I have to burp :/

Kind of regretting my decision to have this surgery.

[tracey022216 45]

I would call doctor ..youight need spasm meds they go under your tongue. But chest pain don't mess with go to er

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[davsgdiva 4]

Yes call your surgeon asap. Or go to the Er Shortness of breath is one of the signs for a leakage.

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Edited February 27, 2016 by davsgdiva

[olgirl06 33]

For me the gas pains are the worst. My surgery was the 23rd and I'm still having problems with gas. The nurses gave me a bunch of medicine cups that are 2 tablespoons and told me that my stomach is no bigger than these cups. I was told to try and sip out of these cups every 15 min so I wouldn't get dehydrated.

[tracey022216 45]

Good luck I'm on day five I'm finally venturing out to go to Sam's club.

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[NewMeLinZ 66]

Normal. The pain is your stomach freaking out from being cut. It will protest in anger with all food and drink for a few days after surgery. This will get better everyday and will go away. You should just sip Water all day and aim for 64oz. It may take you a while to get there, but as long as your peeing 800cc a day, you won't get dehydrated. No regrets! You will be so glad you did this down the road!!

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