My surgery was on January 18th. With the exception of the full liquid diet & soon to be puréed I feel as though everything is normal. I can chug water already & so far no food has disagreed with me. I’m starting to wonder if they even sleeved me at all. Feeling great & hoping things only improve!

Excellente!

Be careful about chugging too much! It is absolutely awesome that you're getting your fluids in effortlessly...but keep in mind that your incision is still only a few days old and you need to baby it for a while...because you do NOT want a leak. They're awful. And yep, you can still get them in the first 30 days after surgery...so be gentle and don't overfill!

My doctor stressed not to put more than 4 ounces of fluid in your new tummy per hour for the first week. Preferably one ounce per 15 minutes. I could do much more than this as time went on...but I did my best to limit it to his recommendation for the sake of letting my incision in my stomach heal. Better to be safe than sorry. Discretion is the better part of valor, here:)

It sounds like you're going to have an easy time of it...like I did...and I know I'm truly grateful for my good luck.

Glad you're feeling so well:) Do hold your horses a little, though! Let that tummy heal:)

My surgery was on January 18th. With the exception of the full liquid diet & soon to be puréed I feel as though everything is normal. I can chug Water already & so far no food has disagreed with me. I’m starting to wonder if they even sleeved me at all. Feeling great & hoping things only improve!

I’m so jealous! I was 1/18 too and I’ve already been to the ER because I was dehydrated and passed out. Are you doing plain water or adding a flavor?

7 minutes ago, dlynch23 said:

I’m so jealous! I was 1/18 too and I’ve already been to the ER because I was dehydrated and passed out. Are you doing plain Water or adding a flavor?

Just plain water.

3 hours ago, Seahawks Fan said:

I can chug Water already

Please, please ... sip.

Chugging or gulping should be off your agenda.

1 hour ago, Creekimp13 said:

Be careful about chugging too much! It is absolutely awesome that you're getting your fluids in effortlessly...but keep in mind that your incision is still only a few days old and you need to baby it for a while...because you do NOT want a leak.

Hear, hear to that.

Well put!

Glad to hear it continues to go so well. Stick to the diet plan progression and you should have an easy time!

8 hours ago, Rainbow_Warrior said:

Please, please ... sip.

Chugging or gulping should be off your agenda.

I will take your advice & sip but I spoke to the triage nurse yesterday & informed her as to how much fluids I can ingest & she told me I was lucky & that I couldn’t harm myself with water intake but to be sure I have only 2 ounces of liquids per meal. Also no water half an hour before & until half an hour after each full liquid meal. I do feel fortunate & the last thing I want to do is compromise a good thing.

Great news. I think your lucky streak will continue and you'll feel healthy as the weeks go by. Does your post-surgery experience make you question why you didn't do this sooner? I've wondered that about about myself.

I was scheduled for May 30 and I backed out at the last minute. I so wish I could go back and have done it then. But 6 or 7 months later it’ll still yield the same results down the road.

Thrilled you're doing so good, hope I follow in your footsteps when it's my turn.

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