Headed Home And Nervous

[mdonaldf 84]

Spent 2 nights in the hospital after surgery. Day 2 was rougher than day1 but I'm already off pain Meds. Maybe when I get home ill be sore again. I confused myself on how much Water I should be drinking. I have small 30 milliliter shot cup. Would 15 minutes for that b about right? That's an ounce. Any help is appreciated

[irish1988 46]

I am not sure on time, I am 1 week post op and let me say.. when I first got home I could barely get any fluids down! The tiniest sips ever! I would cry and complain because I felt as if what I was drinking was not normal and that I would dehydrate myself. I called the doctor and the nurse and they both assured me that this was normal and fine. The best thing to do is sip sip sip sip sip, just keep sipping.. It gets better day by day and you will be able to get even more fluids down. Trust me, at first it is going to feel like you aren't able to get anything down, but I PROMISE is does get BETTER!

[cdbloo01 20]

Spent 2 nights in the hospital after surgery. Day 2 was rougher than day1 but I'm already off pain Meds. Maybe when I get home ill be sore again. I confused myself on how much Water I should be drinking. I have small 30 milliliter shot cup. Would 15 minutes for that b about right? That's an ounce. Any help is appreciated

My doc said to drink a medicine cup full of Water every 15 minutes.

[deltatrans44 32]

yep 15 minutes is what I was told by my doctor also for each ounce. when you first come home your stomach is still swollen so you can only tolerate so much at a time as the swelling goes down . you'll be able to drink more with time...

[mdonaldf 84]

Thanks everyone. Luckily I'm drinking fine. Just don't wanna over do it.

[IsB 209]

I was told 1 ounce every 20 minutes which is 3 and hour. You will build up from that fairly quickly, or least I did. Good luck and try not to stress. Just take it easy for a while