Surgery was yesterday. I slept most of the day yesterday. Between the pain and the grogginess, I have struggled trying to get anything down. It takes me 5 minutes to drink a1 ounce. My throat is sore from the tube. Just needed to vent.

Welcome to the loser club - Yea those first days suck, Congradulations! It does get better - Walk walk sleep and make sure you stay hydrated

VENT away that is what we are here for! Yell scream b***h complain, everyone here will support you cuz we have all been there

Thank you.

?CONGRATULATIONS?

Congratulations!

Oh I slept for like 24hrs straight was in pain but good drugs via the IV..

Congratulations! I know it probably doesn't feel like it right now, but you just made the best choice of your life [emoji170] take it slow and don't expect too much from your body! Remember, your new little belly is healing from major trauma and I promise it geys better day by day! Don't be afraid to take your prescribed pain meds and sleep, especially those first couple days. Just a tip though, try to get in a couple ounces of water before you fall asleep so you don't have to catch up on hydration when you wake up. Best of luck! Take care!

Welcome to the other side! Congrats!!

All this support is awesome! I'm also fresh out of surgery (2 days). FFmedicgrl, I'm sorry to hear about your throat pain. I've experienced that in other surgeries, and it's a terrible complication. Hopefully that part improves soon.

I am having a hard time taking in liquid too, but it's because every time I do, my shoulders and chest start hurting terribly. Yesterday, I tried to get in an ounce of Gatorade every 10 minutes, but only reached about 12 ounces before it gave me bouts of diarrhea. Since then, I can take in very little without pain. Could I have messed something up yesterday?

Hi there! I’m 6 days post gastric bypass & having a tough time getting liquids in. Seems to be so much pressure inside & when I do drink it’s like I get instant gas! Thank you for all the encouragement so far!

I that too! There was terrible pressure my first probably 4 days. Finally took gas x and haven't had a problem since!

@nikelle, which gas-x worked for you?

On 05/24/2020 at 16:12, shorti74 said:

Hi there! I’m 6 days post gastric bypass & having a tough time getting liquids in. Seems to be so much pressure inside & when I do drink it’s like I get instant gas! Thank you for all the encouragement so far!

This is me! I’m day 1 post-op and the gas is relentless. I have walked and walked and like you, everytime I try to get all of my liquids in it seems to cause even more gas pain. I’m so ready for it to be gone! ?

05/24/2020 03:22 PM, CorkE said:

All this support is awesome! I'm also fresh out of surgery (2 days). FFmedicgrl, I'm sorry to hear about your throat pain. I've experienced that in other surgeries, and it's a terrible complication. Hopefully that part improves soon.

I am having a hard time taking in liquid too, but it's because every time I do, my shoulders and chest start hurting terribly. Yesterday, I tried to get in an ounce of Gatorade every 10 minutes, but only reached about 12 ounces before it gave me bouts of diarrhea. Since then, I can take in very little without pain. Could I have messed something up yesterday?

Same thing happening here. This is my 2nd day post-op. My chest and back is starting to hurt badly each time I drink. I’m thinking that maybe I was taking in too many fluids yesterday or something. Yesterday, I was able to get fluids down steadily. Today, it seems like there is more gas pain and significant chest and back pain when drinking, so I haven’t been drinking nearly as much.

Postop Day 2: I was given Rx for chewable simethicone (GasX). Really got things rumbling and my belly doesn't feel like tight balloon this AM. Found heating pad helped a lot. Using baby sippy cup with suck valve removed. Really stops guzzling.

All this support is awesome! I'm also fresh out of surgery (2 days). FFmedicgrl, I'm sorry to hear about your throat pain. I've experienced that in other surgeries, and it's a terrible complication. Hopefully that part improves soon.
I am having a hard time taking in liquid too, but it's because every time I do, my shoulders and chest start hurting terribly. Yesterday, I tried to get in an ounce of Gatorade every 10 minutes, but only reached about 12 ounces before it gave me bouts of diarrhea. Since then, I can take in very little without pain. Could I have messed something up yesterday?

Have you tried the Gatorade Zero? Regular Gatorade may have too much sugar which might be causing your diarrhea