Dieselguy

I just had my sleeve done Monday. The incisions weren’t too bad but the gas pain was uncomfortable. Now I am wrestling sleep. Ever since I stopped using the Nausea meds and the pain meds I can’t sleep

Hello, I am a 31 yr old 6' tall male. My wife and multiple friends have had the sleeve surgery to great success. I also wish to follow them in this but am concerned with some of the initial side effects. I work in a chemical plant as a contractor. This is a fairly physically demanding job wearing fire resistant clothing from neck to toe in a plant in south Louisiana. Needless to say it's a physical job and it's VERY hot. My questions are as follows: How long is typical until you can intake enough food and water to not be extremely lethargic and exhausted?? How much water can you intake in a 10hr period do you guess? (Sidebar: I need to at least be able to intake a lot of water to stay hydrated) My boss's wife had he surgery as well and is very skeptical as to whether a guy could still do this job I have and have the surgery and I'm looking for real world people to prove it's possible. I really want to do the surgery and need to at least have some anticdotal evidence that it's possible. Thanks to all who reply.

I am hoping, along with what some of y'all have said, that if I'm physically fit enough to do the job currently that losing weight would only make it easier. And my wife is 8months post op and she can drink a half of a bottle of water every 15-30 minutes. At that rate I would get more than enough water. But then getting calories necessary is another story. But she drinks protein shakes that have 30g of protein in them so that would help too.

Oh and I currently weigh 295lb.