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can you slam a 20oz Water or gatorade after surgery? Or do you have to sip it? terry r I should have said after healing 1or2 monthes from surgery

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Sip. In fact, one way I could tell recently that I needed a fill was that I could drink in large gulps.

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My Nutritionist told me that it should take me an hour to sip a 16 oz drink. I sometimes get teh urge to guzzle Water or Crystal light and I really have to try to refrain. Usually happens if I've had something too salty before hand or after swimming/exercising. FOr ME, teh key is to stay hydrated,,constantly SIP all day long.

Banded 1/29/07

Dr Ken Cleveland-CMMC-Jackson, MS

presurg WT- 331

as of 3/8/07-300

presurg BMI- 61

52 yrs young

5'2"

no fill to date

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Have no problem with gulping liquids (uncarbonated of course), and I thought I would from this website, so thankful so far..........obviously you can't after just eating....................but no probs here, shows how different we all are really!

XX Amourette:D

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I can drink a 16oz bottle of Water in 10-15 minutes easily. I never "slam" anything down though, just drink it regular. Water should just about go right through if you 2 months post op. Only when I was very very very restricted (which I prefer to never be again) do I have to do baby sips and wait a few seconds in between.

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It depends on how tight I am and what time of the day it is. Earlier in the day, I can only take small sips. But, by evening I am able to drink in large amounts at a time without any problem. Everyone is different and everyone's band reacts differently to different things. I believe it is a true learning process for everyone.

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If it's cold, I have to drink slowly (not exactly sip, though) or it will come back and re-visit me. And I'm two years + out and pretty tight.

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I have to drink slow in the morning or if it's a cold beverage. If it's room temperature and later in the day to evening I can drink fairly quickly, but I cannot chug anymore.

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I never have to sip. But when I first wake up, the first couple of hours, I have to drink more slowly or I will have pain/problems. Later in my day, I am able to drink normally.

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