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hollirrose    249

hollirrose
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I have just been sleeved and I am so worried about becoming dehydrated I have been drinking constantly. I am still on full liquids so I have been drinking crystal light, Gatorade, Water, Decaf tea, and broth. Should I limit how much I drink? Can I over do it on liquids?

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joyful noise    101

joyful noise
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My nutritionist told me to drink 80-100 oz of liquids (besides ice pops and jello).

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Ms skinniness    3,003

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It would be pretty hard to drink too much. Just drink as much as you can. ;)

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CynthiaK    6

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But what about stretching my pouch? I am 5 days post op and I can drink as much as I want. I just had a whole can of chicken broth without even thinking about it, and now I'm scared that I'm stretching my sleeve. Is it possible to stretch it with liquid?

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hollirrose    249

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But what about stretching my pouch? I am 5 days post op and I can drink as much as I want. I just had a whole can of chicken broth without even thinking about it, and now I'm scared that I'm stretching my sleeve. Is it possible to stretch it with liquid?

Isn't it funny that we seem to lucky and are able to drink.... And we are questioning our good fortune. I think there are a lot of people who would love to able to drink like us! =). Once we get to have "real" food I think we will have the restricted feeling everyone else is talking about.

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CynthiaK    6

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Isn't it funny that we seem to lucky and are able to drink.... And we are questioning our good fortune. I think there are a lot of people who would love to able to drink like us! =). Once we get to have "real" food I think we will have the restricted feeling everyone else is talking about.

I hope so. I'm worried that I won't get the restrictive feeling or I'll blow right past it and blow up my stomach and fail. :(

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cookies    56

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I just went to our patient education today and we were told during our Phase One (first week) not to drink more than eight ounces of Water in an hour because Water is heavy and having a pouch full (even briefly) can put stress on the staple line.

Of course, every doc is different, so YMMV.

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hollirrose    249

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I hope so. I'm worried that I won't get the restrictive feeling or I'll blow right past it and blow up my stomach and fail. :(

I'm right there with ya, sister!

I can't wait to look back on this (100 lbs lighter) and realize how silly I was.

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