Water Woes

[Nel 189]

I'm off to bed...but I'm frustrated. I'm 10 days out. 9 if you don't count my day of surgery and my doc says to only drink 4 ounces an hour. AN HOUR. But to get in 48-64 ounces a day. HOW.

Think about it logically. It would take me 16 hours to get in 64 ounces and that's ONLY if I didn't eat. You know...the whole 30 before and 30 after thing. So, give up sleep?

Now I've met the 48 one a couple of times. Almost. That's only 12 hours...and it leaves room for eating! Yay! But I have a slight headache. Most all my headaches my entire life have been born of dehydration. Most of the time, I count in my Protein Drinks as a Water source and they fall under my ounces.

My life has become sipping water. The bad thing...I don't feel uncomfortable drinking it. I don't feel sick or in pain. I feel I could drink way more than 4 ounces an hour. in fact...I can drink an ounce in less than 5 minutes but I'm so super worried I'll rupture a stitch or stretch out my pouch. Last time I talked to him he said FIVE OUNCES AN HOUR TOPS.

I have a drinking problem. HOW DO YOU ALL DO IT.

Are you secretly drinking more at a time? Or do you just time everything REALLY REALLY WELL? Cuz I have to say....if I take a nap, I'm not hitting my water quota. I'm staying up late at night to get in the 40 ounce mark!

Seriously. This is stressing me out.

[nicolebishop91 25]

My aunt had hers done in 03. She would set an alarm through the night. I don't know how she truely got any sleep waking up every hour to sip on what ever Fluid for fifteen minutes. Ugh. Something I'm going to be afraid of too, I always have a drink in hand. Constantly drinking Water so its a habbit I'm going to have to learn to break till I'm all healed. Cause if I have it in front of me ill drink it. And I'm a chugger

[SoccerMomma73 1,867]

My instructions were to drink at least 4 ounces an hour...no max. I couldn't do it if I could only do 4 ounces an hour!!!! Different docs....they'll make you crazy!!!!!!

[SoccerMomma73 1,867]

My aunt had hers done in 03. She would set an alarm through the night. I don't know how she truely got any sleep waking up every hour to sip on what ever Fluid for fifteen minutes. Ugh. Something I'm going to be afraid of too' date=' I always have a drink in hand. Constantly drinking Water so its a habbit I'm going to have to learn to break till I'm all healed. Cause if I have it in front of me ill drink it. And I'm a chugger [/quote']

You won't be a chugger! first time you do it you'll give it up!!!

[babs963 201]

I get most of my Water in at night after dinner.. I don't eat a snack at night any more just liquid

[BBdoodle 483]

My surgeon required that I get 64 oz. of Water in a day he never said a certain amount or anything like that. All he said was sip,sip,sip,sip all day long so that is what I did !!!

[Nel 189]

My instructions were to drink at least 4 ounces an hour...no max. I couldn't do it if I could only do 4 ounces an hour!!!! Different docs....they'll make you crazy!!!!!!

That I could do. This other though. "each medicine cup (1 ounce) should take 15 minutes"

Ya'll it's seriously driving me insane.

I trust my doc and my nut....but how is it possible? I am not setting alarms for Water during sleep. So not going to happen.

[Nel 189]

I get most of my Water in at night after dinner.. I don't eat a snack at night any more just liquid

Do you have the 4 ounce an hour max?

[jerz 251]

I cried my first 2 weeks because it seemed impossible to drink that much Fluid in a day. It will get better. Now I can drink more and quicker. If I'm adamant I can drink a bottle Water in 15 mins. Remember the days when we could slam a bottle of water in just a minute! Lol

[heather200202 73]

I know everyone's plan is different but my doctor and nut want me to sip sip sip all the time and if we were not meeting liquid intake they wanted up to substitute any actual meals with a liquid Meal Replacement. My Protein Shakes did count as liquid intake too. I can drink more then 4-5oz in an hour and always could. When you've had to much at once you will know and it's a miserable feeling. It gets easier as time goes on.

[TinyMamiOf3kids 1,280]

I'm require to drink like 4 bottles if 16.9 oz Poland spring & if I get 1 bottle in a day it's enough for me. I'm really trying & I'm so far out at this moment 10 months.

[Wendilou 180]

Nella, I'm wondering the same thing. I feel like I can drink as much as I want without getting full or sick. It seems to just go right through me. I'm still on Clear Liquids and I can eat sugar-free popsicles one after the other. It makes me really nervous, but I keep telling myself it's good to have lots of liquid.

Here's what my doctor's orders say word for word:

"Drink a minimum of 64 Fluid ounces of Water a day. It is OK to drink steadily throughout the day, but if you feel full or nauseated you are drinking too fast."

[kwhodson 1]

I am 7 days post op and I drink about 70-90 oz's of Water everyday. I DONT CHUG IT but I do drink that much. I drink water, power aide zero, Vitamin water zero, and about and other sugar free drink except pop. Anyway, no problems so far.

[orgndnr 12]

Here is my surgeon's sample Fluid schedule. I set a timer for every 15 starting when I get to work at 7 am and go down the list. It works well for me.

1 oz New Life Protein shake

1 oz juice mixed with 1 oz Water

1 oz New Life Protein Shake

2 oz skim milk

1 oz New Life Protein Shake

2 oz of G2

1 oz Protein shake

2 oz of Water

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz of water

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz skim milk

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz of G2

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz of water

1 oz Protein Shake

1 oz juice mixed with 1 oz water

1 oz Protein shake

2 oz skim milk

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz of water

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz of water

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz of water

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz skim milk

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz of G2

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz of water

1 oz Protein Shake

1 oz juice mixed with 1 oz water

1 oz Protein shake

2 oz skim milk

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz of G2

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz of water

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz of water

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz skim milk

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz of G2

1 oz Protein Shake

2 oz of water

[Cherry 71]

I am in totaly agreeing-confusion with the original poster!!

What about warm fluids such as warmed broth??? Can we drink warm stuff right away? (6 day countown!!)