Drinking.. not the fun stuff

[ahout831 1]

Hey all. A little help. I am day 3 post op had my surgery on 3.12.15 and I'm EXTREMELY thirsty! I just want to pour the Water down my throat. How do I know when to stop!?

[Djmohr 6,965]

You can sip constantly but do not gulp. First of all it hurts like heck and you will want to stop drinking altogether. I remember the feeling of extreme thirst.cwhat worked best was literally holding my water bottle in my hand and sipping about every 20 to 30 seconds. You are thirsty because you are likely dehydrated.

[ahout831 1]

@@Djmohr thank you! I'm sorry worried about getting sick that I've been sipping slowly.. very slowly. Throwing up is one thing I hate doing so I always try and prevent it. Going to try the Water bottle idea. The hospital gave me little medicine cups and told me to use those. :-)

[Djmohr 6,965]

@@ahout831, I remember the medicine cups! LOL. I hope you have a good day today. Stay on top of your liquid this first week and everything will work out and you will start to feel better soon.

Good luck!