I am SURE I am overthinking this...

TiffanyIsMajor · February 4, 2010

But humor me...

It just occurred to me that I gulp EVERYTHING. Watching this forum as made me extra aware of a lot of things that I am not supposed to do after surgery. So I started watching the way I drink things. I just discovered that I turn up all of my drinks. Water, cokes, tea, all of it. So I tried sipping things. Apparently I am completely incapable of sipping correctly too! Every time I sip I bring in so much air, I burp every time. I'm like sipping handicap! So is sipping sfter surgery more to air on the side of caution of portion size, so you dont drink to much? Whats the deal with it?

Sorry I am an idiot.:thumbup1:

Tiffany

MidwestGirl · February 4, 2010

But humor me...
It just occurred to me that I gulp EVERYTHING. Watching this forum as made me extra aware of a lot of things that I am not supposed to do after surgery. So I started watching the way I drink things. I just discovered that I turn up all of my drinks. Water, cokes, tea, all of it. So I tried sipping things. Apparently I am completely incapable of sipping correctly too! Every time I sip I bring in so much air, I burp every time. I'm like sipping handicap! So is sipping sfter surgery more to air on the side of caution of portion size, so you dont drink to much? Whats the deal with it?

Sorry I am an idiot.

Tiffany

I had the same problem! I'm officially 1 month out today (Thursday!) and I'm trying to start drinking more plain Water. I've had to add crystal light to everything because I have ALWAYS been a water-only drinker and so I have always gulped it. While the new tummy is healing, anything more than a sip will be painful. You will know if you're taking too big of sips! :drool5: It's good that you're trying it out now, I personally never thought about it before surgery, but I think it will get easier when you're post-op because if you gulp, it will hurt. Very good deterrent! LOL. There have been times where I forgot and took too big a drink, and I literally spit it out because I knew that if it got to my tummy, there would be pain!

This probably sounds gross, so sorry about that! But now I'm to the point of taking a gulp, but keeping it in my mouth and taking tiny swallows if that makes sense. That way I don't have to bring the cup up to my mouth every two seconds. I sit in classes all day, so it looks weird. :thumbup1: And it does get better with the sipping. I can definitely take bigger drinks than I was three or four weeks ago. And I don't know about others but I think I saw Tiffykins post somewhere that she can take gulps now with no problems.:crying:

Jaffa · February 4, 2010

Your right, you are overthinking things. But, you are cracking me up!!!!!

Relax, you will figure it all out, when you need to, until then, just relax.

katldy · February 5, 2010

It's funny now that you mention it because I have been doing the same thing recently...I also realize that I don't chew my food very good either and so I am trying to test that out now as well. I am also in the process of trying different flavors of Isopure so that I can have them already on hand when I get home. I have discovered so far that I like the grape and orange but its a little weird to drink them alone. I am thinking of adding them to some sobe lifewater 0 calories but I wasn't sure if this beverage is allowed in the post op? Does anyone know?

thinoneday · February 5, 2010

But humor me...
It just occurred to me that I gulp EVERYTHING. Watching this forum as made me extra aware of a lot of things that I am not supposed to do after surgery. So I started watching the way I drink things. I just discovered that I turn up all of my drinks. Water, cokes, tea, all of it. So I tried sipping things. Apparently I am completely incapable of sipping correctly too! Every time I sip I bring in so much air, I burp every time. I'm like sipping handicap! So is sipping sfter surgery more to air on the side of caution of portion size, so you dont drink to much? Whats the deal with it?

Sorry I am an idiot.:wink1:

Tiffany

LMAO!:lol0: Your so cute. . . honey I was like the biggest gulper in the world, nope i didn't need to breath when i drank stuff. . but let me tell you something. . once you have the surgery and the day they give you something to drink it's like automatic. . . you don't gulp, you'll automatically sip. . . I did and have been sipping ever since, now i'm a lady! I even burp like a lady . . . it's going to be ok, you'll see don't worry about the gulping, your going to be totally amazed at what happens after surgery. . . I was and never practiced a thing. . .