1week post op 72 oz fluid/day

[Wags 549]

Does this seems like a lot? I can drink 12 oz in an hour. I feel happy that I can get all my fluids in, but am concerned that I am doing something that will make my sleeve less restrictive in the future. What is your experience with this one everyone?

[LadyKatie 61]

I am two weeks post op and just up to 64 oz a day. That is all my doctors want me at. Of course when it is hot I drink more. For me it took a weeks before I could even do 8 oz an hour. I don't know what your doctor says though. For me I drank everything with super tiny sips so I wouldn't have pressure in my new sleeve

[SerendipityHappens 1,594]

I drank 80 ounces my first day post op! My IV wasn't working right and I was getting dehydrated so the doctor reluctantly told me I could try rehydrate orally.. though he didn't think I'd be able to drink that much so early on. I had no issues drinking other than some spasms during the first few days if the drinks were too cold.. My first day out of the hospital, I could drink 16 ounces of chicken broth in one sitting and drink a whole bottle of Water or gatorade. On day three post op, I was drinking some herbal tea and I accidentally took a three swallow gulp.. and felt nothing..... No pressure, no nothing.... I felt like you, I was happy but also worried because I was different than most people.. It was just because I didn't have inflammation in my sleeve so it was open.. Even when I started on things like yogurts and cottage cheese, I could eat more than most people.. I didn't really feel real restriction until I started eating chicken and meats.< /p>

[Wags 549]

Thank you SO much! It is reassuring to know. I start full liquids tomorrow so I will see how it feels for thicker liquids. Not swollen - that makes so much sense cuz that's the reason it's so hard to go down in the first place. Whew! What a relief :-) thanks serendipity!