So I’m finally home after the surgery and I can’t drink the recommended amount of water the doctor has ordered me to drink without experiencing pain. How does one keep up with hydration in light of stomach pain? Any tips?

Try a warm herbal tea, it's almost the same temp as your throat/stomach so it's easier to figure out what's surgery pain and what's temperature irritation. I've also been taking a small sip of a liquid, but not swallowing it all at once - I kind of chew/swish it a bit in my mouth and then only swallow a little bit at a time (one sip = 3 swallows). Spaces the sip out by around 45 seconds. Started doing that on Day 3 when I started protein shakes and it definitely cleared the path enough that now I can take pretty large sips and swallow in one go.

And if you're not taking liquid Tylenol, try that to take the edge off.

Edited March 9, 20188 yr by sideeye