Hi,

Unfortunetly I was banded in the hospital where I work. Was banded on Friday, Aug 1st. The nurses kept saying " Oh, you're a nurse so I don't have to explain all that to you." Yes, I should have asked more questions, as that is not my field of nursing.

So, my question is Can I drink any amounts of water/Crystal Light that I can tolerate? The nurse sent me home with small medicine cups that are 1 oz and said to make each last about 15 minutes, for a total of 4 oz every hour. I am finding this hard to do, the continuous sipping.. Went to the football park for my son's practice yesterday and was so thirsty. Can I drink water or how long should I be sipping just an oz every 15 minutes?

Thanx

I had the same instructions in the hospital - 1 oz of Water every 15 minutes (and I had to record my intake!). I was required to stay overnight, but when the doctor came to discharge me, he told me I could forget the 1-oz cups and drink at least 60 ounces of water per day. He is a very conservative doctor and is considered one of the best in Connecticut, so I wouldn't guzzle at this point, but certainly listen to your body and quench your thirst.

All the best!

I was told to drink as much as I wanted and I did :thumbup: Just dont gulp the water down. Drink as much as u can but take lil breaks you dont want to throw up or hurt ur band :thumbup:

I was never told that. I was told to drink 64 oz of water per day. I drank

sipped it slowly but sipped as much as I wanted.

I was also told to take in as much water as I could tolerate but to avoid gulping. I was told that it may be difficult to take in water the first couple days but try to work up to 64oz per day as soon as I could.

Thank you all very much for responding. So scared of dehydration but also of drinking too fast and getting sick. I'll try and drink slowly but definetly see if I can tolerate more than an oz at a time. That's too much effort with 4 wild kids to concentrate only on sipping all day long!