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One of the big Qs I have is does it get easier to drink Water. My biggest challenge is keeping hydrated. I'm constantly sipping something but I notice I wake up in the morning and am quite dehydrated. Before surgery I was a water guzzler and don't have that option any longer.

I don't expect I will be able to guzzle anything in the future but does it get easier to drink?

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Also. Going into a stage where I need to focus on Protein. 60g a day seems intimidating.

Any tricks or advice. I'm still trying to get enough water/fluid in me and that seems like quite challenge.

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I'm 2 weeks Wednesday and what I fine that helps is getting a large cup of ice at sonic it's like .45 and it's soft I've to eat.

As far as Protein my dic told me for now try to just get what I can but I use pure protein it's a powder 25 g and I add sugar free pudding like cheesecake to give a better flavor. For some reason I can take big sips of Protein Shakes but little sips of Water it very frustrating but I fine that the ice helps with dry mouth and get my Fluid.< /p>

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I'm 3 weeks out and I can now take 3 consecutive gulps of liquid with no pain. It gets better.

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In the beginning I couldn't gulp Water I could only sip. Now, at 17 days out, I can take 4 consecutive gulps of water, sometimes five, without a problem. I never had pain when I tried to gulp either, I would just have a lump of gas come up in my throat and I had to burp. It gets better!

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