4th day after sleeved,,I can't hardly drink

myezzence · July 15, 2011

Hello all,

I was sleeved on July 12,so this is my 4th day. I can honestly say I have no comments yet about my sleeve, because I had great amounts of nausea, gas and dehydration so severe they attempted to find a vein in my arms, hands, feet and lastly my neck. This took place during my hospital stay and after being sleeved. During my 1 week pre op diet, I lost 16 lbs, however I ended up gaining all back due to my IV..so it was nothing but Water weight. I started off desiring the lap band, but I heard about all of the complications, and switched to the gastric sleeve. My doctor informed me, that he made it very small..and I believe it. just drinking 1 oz of Water , feels like I went to a buffet and pigged out. I hope it gets better because I don't want to be dehydrated again. I know my weight loss will be a guarantee with this type of restriction, and I have noooo hunger nor desire for food since Tuesday ..4 days ago. Today I will attempt a Protein drink, and see what happens. I do notice a change with my stomach, crystal light pink lemonade gives me alot of gas pain, but it wasn't like that before and my drink can't be icy cold but luke warm. Cold drinks give me stomach spasms...but not painful. I'm still painfree yayyyyyy...so far since my sleeve date ...I have lost 10 lbs in 4 days.

So I am excited about my new beginnings once my healing process is over. Does anyone have the same problem or did before and what did you use for gas. My pepcid does ok, gas x ok..???

Sheri

Beadingnurse · July 15, 2011

Congratulations Sheri on your successful surgery! :cheer2: You will LOVE your new sleeve once you have healed. I am just 3 months out and it feels normal now to eat this way.

But...until you are healed and especially in this critical new post op period you need to push fluids. Don't worry so much about the Protein drinks for a few days if they are difficult for you to get down. All of us started off with enough energy reserves (fat!) to ensure that we won't develop malnutrition quickly.

Keep a drink near you at all times (for now) and take a sip every few minutes. Your new tummy is very swollen and you will be able to tolerate more fluids as it heals but you don't want to get dehydrated and end back up in the hospital. I found I couldn't tolerate really cold drinks so just room temperature Water was best for me and hot tea. The flavored Vitamin waters are good to drink and I also liked warm chicken broth and the powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury brand chicken flavored Protein Drink. Focus on sipping fluids and walking around as much as you can...even if it is just in your house.

Good luck and keep us posted on how you are doing!