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So I'm new to this whole WLS/VSG life ! I'm 13 days post op !! And my doctor just cleared me for puréed foods!! Which I know the serving size is 4 oz and should be mostly Protein cause protein needs to be the main focus , but my question now is when drinking fluids do I still need to drink 1 oz Water every 15 minutes or can I just slowly sip my water until the whole 4 oz is gone ? Cause it's taking me forever to get in my liquids and I'm barely getting in 34 oz a day and I know the goal is 64 oz's! Please help !!!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Totally what I did and I lost almost 45 pounds before my surgery!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Totally what I did and I lost almost 45 pounds before my surgery!! And this is really great advice!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Actually it was 55 pounds before surgery!! Not 45 !! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

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My doc says no. The part of the stomach that stretches is the part that was cut away. What's left doesn't have very much capacity to stretch at all, and certainly not from water or air. According to her, discomfort is all you can do with drinking too much/too fast or swallowing air. Hmmm ok good to know !! I'm gonna ask my surgeon's Nutritionalist when I see her on the 23 , I got lots of questions lol !!! I don't want to do anything to harm my new stomach! I will not go back to gaining weight again ! I just want to lose lose lose ! Lol ! Already lost 55 pounds since May of 2016 ! That's like 6 months ! And I lost most of it before my surgery! My surgery was November 3 , 2016 !! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I think maybe I got it now !! And I found my notifications thing lol !! But I still don't know how to input my age and stuff on my profile!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

@@ShelterDog64 ok ty Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Not according to my doc. The "dangers" with a straw are that you will swallow air and/or drink too large of a gulp. Neither will damage the sleeve, but can cause discomfort. That tends to (but doesn't always) go away over time. My doc said she has patients who do better with straws from day 1, others have issues until later. I can drink much larger swallows now than I could even a couple of weeks out. I don't get any discomfort at this point with straws or drinking larger amounts. I still can't guzzle water like I used to, but I can drink what I consider "normal". So drinking too water won't stretch my stomach ???? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hmmm got me thinking about using straws now lol even though my doc said no straws !! But I'm barely getting my Water in ! And I'm afraid of drinking too much !! Can drinking too much water stretch your stomach out again ???? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

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Congratulations, hope you are feeling well. You should see like a thumbs up on the right bottom corner and click what I like or write a comment. My journey doesn't start till Dec 7. We r here to support each othere. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using the BariatricPal App Idk I don't see no thumbs up I had to do the quote thing Idk if that's right ! I like this app but I'm feeling frustrated! Also I can't put in my age or Birthday ! Idk how !! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Congratulations, hope you are feeling well. You should see like a thumbs up on the right bottom corner and click what I like or write a comment. My journey doesn't start till Dec 7. We r here to support each othere. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using the BariatricPal App Idk I don't see no thumbs up I had to do the quote thing Idk if that's right ! I like this app but I'm feeling frustrated! Also I can't put in my age or Birthday ! Idk how !! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

And thank you all for your info and tips !! I have started sipping more Water very slowly to try getting more fluids , but I started getting worried that I wasn't so supposed to drink my 4 oz so much faster than before and afraid I would stretch my stomach lol !! Also about the puréed foods which I was cleared I am only able to eat about 2 oz's at a time as I get full quick ! And tbh I really hardly ever feel hungry ! But I set timers to remind myself when to have my meals , Snacks and water !! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

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Where are my replies?? I can't see none of them !! Ugh I got the email that I got replies but can't see them !!! Getting frustrated!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

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Totally what I did and I lost almost 45 pounds before my surgery!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Totally what I did and I lost almost 45 pounds before my surgery!! And this is really great advice!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

How do you like a comment?? I'm new here and I'm newly sleeved ! Got sleeved November 3, 2016 !! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App