I am dieing to take a normal sip of Water not these babysips I was told to take.... when was everyone able to start drinking normally again?

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For me it was around week 2...week 1 was harder than week 2 and now i have no issues taking decent gulps of water... i am 7 weeks out.

The tiny sips were very hard. For me it was a month before I took a couple of gulps. I don't know if I could before but I was scared.

Three years out. No gulping here. Straws help, though.

I've been able to take regular drinks from day of surgery! Not sure why but never experienced any issues with drinking.

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Can someone explain what keeps you from being able to drink normally? I've always wondered what that experience was!

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I have a stricture and water hits like lead in my stomach.

I am dieing to take a normal sip of Water not these babysips I was told to take.... when was everyone able to start drinking normally again?

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I was sleeved 6/17 and I'm missing drinking a nice, cold glass of ice water with lemon. Can't wait to be able to drink without sipping.

RealityKrys

VSG 6/17/2016

My sleeve is in one hour and getting scared from what I'm reading!! Is it really that hard post-op?

For me, I was able to have normal sips of Water the second week but I had to take breaks between each sip of water. My stomach hurt when I drink fast

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My sleeve is in one hour and getting scared from what I'm reading!! Is it really that hard post-op?

Good luck with your surgery! Take it slow and follow your plan - it's major surgery so it'll take time to heal.

probably sometime in week 2. hard to remember now. but I remember how relieved I was!

My sleeve is in one hour and getting scared from what I'm reading!! Is it really that hard post-op?

Congratulations on your surgery!

Don't be scared! Part of the healing process. Your stomach is much smaller, so you have to give it time. Imagine having a small hole and trying to get something much larger, than that hole, to fit. Follow your surgeon's plan and recommendations and you'll be fine. Each of us are different and our experiences will be different.

Best wishes on a speedy recovery.

RealityKrys

VSG 6/17/2016

It took me about 2 months to be able to really gulp poweraid zero and about 3 months to gulp Water. I felt the same way...I thought I would never be able to drink normal again but it does get better.

However, I still need my water to be ice cold. If it is luke warm, it makes my tummy hurt.

Stay with it!

Hi everyone. I got out from the OR at 3pm with an unbearable pain in my shoulders [emoji15]. The surgery took 3 hours because the Dr. Found a hernia on top of my stomach. So he had to deal with it too. I walked at 5 pm. And now I feel so much better. [emoji4]

The temp of the water really mattered for me. Ice water was like swallowing daggers. Warm to room temp water wasn't an issue