Hello, newbie here. I'm 4 days post op. VSG and am in the week 1 all clear liquids phase. Has anyone experience very little to NO DISCOMFORT when taking sips of liquids? Day one or 2 after the surgery, its wasn't painful or anything but when I was sipping anything, it felt like liquids were slow moving but eventually it would pass. I figure.. oh ok its because I have a smaller stomach of course. Now day 4 I'm feeling like im able to sip liquids and I feel completely fine. Is that normal? Like no fullness, no slow feeling going down, I feel nothing. Sometimes I think I'm drinking TOO much at once. This morning I noticed that in about 15-20 minutes I drank 14 oz. and I feel fine... I actually started feeling "hungry" maybe an hour later. 🤔

If you are getting in your hydration, good for you. After surgery there is swelling and healing going on to your stomach. So you would "feel full" and may have discomfort. I had no problems, no pain, no discomfort when in the liquid stage of post op, and still I am drinking a lot of fluids. I'm not sipping any more, I'm taking in gulps, but not overdoing it. It is normal for some to completely feel nothing. Liquids are running right through the stomach you have left, so feeling full will be fleeting. Once you are eating soft or pureed foods, you will feel the fullness and that's when you stop eating, regardless of time. Good luck and welcome to Bariatric Life!

Not everyone has the same post surgery experiences. For example I had issues swallowing for a couple of days but I had no gas pains at all. Neither was a cause of concern. I say enjoy being able to swallow easily.

Couple of things to remember. Fluids go through your tummy much more quickly than solid foods. Because we sip small amounts slowly we never fill with fluids like we did gulping down a very large drink in the past. Secondly, a lot of nerves are cut during surgery so messages liked feeling full either don’t get through out the signals are different. This is why it is very important to eat & drink small amounts slowly. It takes 6 or so weeks to heal and for those nerve endings to start functioning again.

I still have times it seems like I can feel liquid going down into my tummy especially cold drinks & I’m 6 years out. It’s a weird feeling. Nothing to worry about if you can or can’t it’s just one of those quirks of your body. Like my tummy is very noisy. Grumbles and growls (like I have my own poltergeist in my tummy rattling its chains) just about every time I eat or drink. Just me and a quirk I have.

Thank you both so much. I'm glad to hear that I wasn't just ruining my recovery haha