Hey everyone, I had my surgery on 12/15/16 & I am having a very hard time with drinking water and experiencing a lot of dry heaving. I went to the hospital last night they said everything looked normal no strictures. Also I'm having a real hard time catching my breath, I catch myself becoming very much out of breath with small things I do. Like dressing myself. I need help figuring this out

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You are likely very weak if you are having a hard time with drinking Water. Did they say you were dehydrated?

That could definately cause your feelings of weakness and even the nausea.

I would call your surgeon and let him know that you are feeling like crap. When you say you are having a hard time with water you can try the following:

- Try different temperatures. (Many cannot tolerate the cold, in fact my pouch actually spasms if I drink ice water or even cold water from the fridge). I still 28 months post op, drink room temp water and it goes down well.

- If it is the taste, use enhancer drops like Stur or even real fruit

- If it is water in general try non calorie drinks like crystal light. Anything to get fluids into you

Where is your Protein at? By now you need to really start getting that in. I had a lot of trouble with protein until I found what worked for me. You have to try different kinds, brands and approaches

- What worked for me was switching to a ready made shake called Premier Protein. At first it was very heavy so I was told by my bariatric nurse to milk it down using fairlife skim milk which has added protein. Initially I would use 1/3 Protein Shake to 2/3 fairlife. After a week I was able to do half and half and them flip it to 2/3 protein shake and 1/3 milk. Finally a week later I was able to go completely to the shake.

You have to find what works for you. But water and protein are the most critical things to help you start feeling up to par again.

If you need to be put on a anti nausea medication you should call your doctor. Zofran works fantastic and it should help with the dry heaves.

If everything looks good at the hospital.... I would still check with your surgeon. But remember your body is still healing..... It's pulling energy from you to do that. You need to rest and keep yourself hydrated with Water and Protein shakes. Are you taking Vitamins? When my stomach refuse to take anymore Protein Shakes (burnout) my liquid vitamins kept me alive without complications. I'm eating mushy foods now so I put nonflavored Protein powder in my yogurt, hummus and some liquid drinks. Plus everything I eat has protein, fish, Beans, eggs, cheese and so forth. Stay safe.

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Hey everyone, I had my surgery on 12/15/16 & I am having a very hard time with drinking Water and experiencing a lot of dry heaving. I went to the hospital last night they said everything looked normal no strictures. Also I'm having a real hard time catching my breath, I catch myself becoming very much out of breath with small things I do. Like dressing myself. I need help figuring this out

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If everything looks good at the hospital.... I would still check with your surgeon. But remember your body is still healing..... It's pulling energy from you to do that. You need to rest and keep yourself hydrated with water and Protein shakes. Are you taking Vitamins? When my stomach refuse to take anymore protein shakes (burnout) my liquid vitamins kept me alive without complications. I'm eating mushy foods now so I put nonflavored protein powder in my yogurt, hummus and some liquid drinks. Plus everything I eat has protein, fish, Beans, eggs, cheese and so forth. Stay safe. Sleeved 12/15

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I have a bit of the breathing thing going on that you mentioned. It's improving by taking long deep breaths and walking to make me breathe harder. My body acts like it's too tired to exercise, but after I warm up it knows exercise is it's buddy and was missed for a while! I was having trouble putting my arms over my head to wash and dry my hair...

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Oh, I'm 13 days post op!

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Edited January 16, 20179 yr by TracieSue

You may try some Powerade Zero to help you replace some electrolytes and keep you hydrated!

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I could only drink warm or hot water post surgery. If you haven't tried that yet, try it. Add crystal light or something if you need flavour