5 days postop band to sleeve and have a few questions...

[roiansmom 4]

I feel great, though I do get exhausted out of the blue, I figure this is normal?

I don't have any real pain anymore, but I do feel like a stretching, or pulling sensation under the incision where my port used to be. Is that normal? It's not painful, but I do feel it.

I am still having trouble getting in 64oz of fluids daily, but I do the best I can. However, today I managed to drink an 11oz protien drink in about 20 minutes...I have no idea if this is okay, normal, etc.

Vitamins taste awful, how do you manage to take them multiple times per day?

[deltadawn817 106]

What Vitamins are you taking? I had stretching and pulling till 3 weeks post op and my back hurt on and off. Not a constant pain just when I moved certain ways or sat for a long time with out moving. I could not keep my eyes open for the first week and half as soon as I sat down I was sleeping. (it was so odd for me as I am never like this) I have good days and bad days with fluids sometimes I am tight. I try to drink something hot/warm in the am to loosen me up sometimes I have to drink a warm drink mid day for this also, stress really effects me.

[Richard Foor 655]

Congratulations on feeling great so soon out. The exhaustion is normal and is related to reduced Protein intake, usually when you feel exhausted if you drink some protein it will make you feel better quicker. The feeling under the incision is normal as it is still healing, that site will not be as far along in healing as the others, as long as it doesn't hurt you don't need to worry about it. The Fluid will continue to get easier as the swelling goes down, most find it is easier to drink warm fluids during this phase as the warmth helps decrease the swelling. You should try not to drink more then 8 oz in a half hour but if you do it does leak through the pyloric sphincter so it does not have any bearing on what the size of your sleeve is. The taste of the Vitamins pretty much will grow on you. Hope this helps, good luck.

[Ms.AntiBand 2,984]

Except or my teeny B-12s my Vitamins are chewable gummys from costco and to me they're like my little candy substitute

[Takingcontrol 467]

Same here, chewable vitamins!

[HopeFaith 15]

Except or my teeny B-12s my Vitamins are chewable gummys from costco and to me they're like my little candy substitute

We can have gummies? I will be heading over to costco for some Vitamins, thanks!

[ibehere10 163]

I too was told to use gummies! I got peach flavored and they are like candy!! Lol the gummie b complex are awful though , have to get something different!!

[roiansmom 4]

I have been taking the Celebrate chewables, they are gross Where did you get the peach chewables? Those sound doable.

[Richard Foor 655]

If you are doing the gummies beware some of them have carbs.

[Ms.AntiBand 2,984]

If you are doing the gummies beware some of them have carbs.

YES! Richard you are so right! As much as I didn't want to agree with you, I checked my Calcium Gummy and they have to go. My multi-gummies are ok though and that's a good thing because that's my Lil' treat plus the multi pills are too ginormous for me to handle twice a day.

Thank you for slappin' some sense into me :-)

[hepktty 30]

costco chewables are chocolate flavored and not bad. Four and you get all your Vitamins in except the weekly b12!