Could i have stretched it already?

[karinbuck 42]

So I'm post op day 6. I had a very stressful day today. Went to my primary doc for shoulder pain(surgeon thinks it's unrelated). I've been staying at my parents house during my recovery because I have two very large dogs who tend to jump at my house. So my husband and I pull up to my parents house and notice the door is open. Long story short we interrupted a burglary in progress. The bad guys got away, but we are ok. Anyway after I calmed down I started to drink Water and my Protein Drink. Without realizing it I got down an 11 oz Protein drink and some water within half an hour. Could I have stretched it out? I had no discomfort.

[Chele H 427]

I have read on here many times that liquids go right through, you probably wouldn't feel any discomfort due to the nerve ending still healing.....if you are concerned give a quick call to your surgeon's office and speak to a nurse.

Sorry for your troubles.

[MIJourney 490]

No you did not stretch your sleeve out.

I had bad shoulder pain but it was the gas they pumped into me that somehow ends up as shoulder pain.

[karinbuck 42]

Just curious was your shoulder tender to the touch. It feels like my shoulder is bruised and I can barely move my arm. I called my surgeon and he doesn't feel it's related to the surgery, but my primary does. So I can't move my arm and no one will do anything to help

[LumpySpacePrincess 594]

I experienced the same thing at 6 days out. Suddenly I could fit a lot of liquid in! Its normal, your stomach is healing and the swelling is going down. My surgeon told me not to worry about stretching the stomach until at least a year out, and that liquids don't usually have the ability to stretch the sleeve unless you are drinking and eating solids at the same time.

You're just fine!