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I had mine on the 20th and the first few days were very rough. Here are some things I learned. 1) Tylenol dissolve packs, prime shipping on Amazon and tasty. 2) Heating pad for pain; my shoulders, arms & hands were agony. I also wore compression gloves on my hands. 3) Sipping hot liquids was easier at first, protein soup (BariWise also on Amazon) or broth with flavorless protein powder mixed in. 4) Fairlife protein shakes are easier to drink, lighter consistency similar to 2% milk. I swear it gets better really quickly. I'm 8 days out and I walked around the block 3 times so far today, am off all pain relievers and got 120 grams of protein yesterday and am on track to do so from now on.

I'm drinking these BariWise high protein cream of mushroom and cream of chicken soup and really like them. They aren't any thicker than the protein shakes. I've also gotten FairLife protein shakes and they're much lighter. more like drinking 2% milk. I still haven't lost any weight and I desperately need to just quit getting on the stupid scale.

I had my sleeve on Wednesday (20th) also and still haven't returned to my pre-hospital weight yet.

Yup, feeling similar here. My sleeve was the 20th so I guess I'm on day 4. I showed my husband my water bottle this morning as I finished the 16 oz that I started yesterday morning. I can't get the protein shakes down either. I had been getting maybe one throughout the day so 30 gram of protein. Tried 3 different ones this morning, nope. So I'm having broth with flavorless protein powder mixed in. Broth & water. I'm reading the forums and reminding myself this is a process, be patient and trust it. Easier said than done.

I agree, it's too sweet now. It's going to be amazing if I don't like sweet flavors anymore! Someone else mentioned that they switched to the plain vanilla shake and that was better. I've taken the oxycodone a couple times, mainly at night. I found Tylenol that dissolves and tastes like berry on Amazon, that might be easier than crushing yours and mixing with Mylanta. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0891HCPV4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The pain is much better. I just keep sipping on my watermelon flavored Hint water.

Hi! I’m 52, just had my gastric sleeve a few days ago on 10/20/21. I had uterine cancer at the beginning on 2021 and had a hysterectomy in March that cured that but did put me into sudden menopause. Currently I’m just dealing with the pain and trying to ingest enough water and protein, much harder that I thought. Also put on a few pounds with the surgery so I’m waiting to see the numbers on the scale start to go down.

I’m on day 4 post surgery and am having a very hard time with fluids & protein. I have water constantly near me and am sipping on it constantly, might be getting 12-14 oz a day. My protein intake is around 30 grams a day, I can’t finish a shake, I put it back in the fridge and have some protein soup, can only manage a few sips of that. More that a sip feels like a brick is sitting on my chest. My Dr told me most people struggle with it and just do the best I can. I’ve read through the threads and it seems pretty common. I’m actually up a couple pounds since surgery, hoping that’s the gas and will start seeing the scale go down soon. Hurt like hell the first 2 days, the shoulder pain!! 🔥🔥 And day 3 my arms and hands hurt so bad my husband got compression gloves for me that helped. Looking forward to the honeymoon phase cuz it certainly isn’t here yet. 😉

Had mine 2 days ago on October 20th.

Hi! I had my gastric sleeve surgery 2 days ago on the 20th. Nice to meet y'all