I am one week post op and an STRUGGLING to get water in. I’m not worried about food just yet, so just nibbles throughout the day, but I’m forcing water and still can not get my recommended 64. Help!!!

It was not remotely possible for me right after surgery until two months after. Water right after surgery tasted like metal. I was surprised I wasn't hospitalized. If you feel woozy, call your doctor or try to get an IV. Seriously, it is hard, and it gets easier as it goes on, but if you feel off, get an IV.

What ended up helping was powders and adding that to my water that are move hydration focused like gatorade. Thankfully supermarkets (at least in Vegas, AZ and Illinois) are stocked full of options.

I agree with the previous poster also keep in mind that it may be an option to just get IV fluids outpatient. I didn’t need them after my safety because they didn’t operate on my stomach. I was a revision but after my sleeve I did and it was just like an office co-pay basically for me to get my fluids. It was that in the hospital, but in the different part of the hospital and you just sit in a recliner and get your bag of fluid and then leave.

I was fortunate in that my first sips of water that were allowed after surgery were so dang welcome...and the satisfaction of having those sips carried over in the weeks ahead.

Always having a water bottle close at hand is a good habit to get in. It seems to be a widely held practice by people in general.