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You tell us. Take a drink of Water the way you used to and report back to us.

I'm more than two years past surgery and I can't drink water the way I used to. I used to chug it. If I tried that now, I'd be in so much pain. Chugging is no longer "normal". What I do now is now "normal".

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I was 3 months yesterday. I don't sip...but I don't gulp either. Try it out for yourself... you'll see that if you gulp it may hurt a little.

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I'm almost 3 months post op and do I still have to sip sip sip my Water or can I drink normal now?


I am two weeks post op. Are used to chug Water to the point a 20 ounce bottle did not die quickly enough I never picked one up twice. Now two ounces is about all the swallow I can do. I don't have to sip the water unless my pouch is full about 3 1/2 ounces my guess. At that point I must see up or wait a while before taking another good swallow. Chugging will become no more than a memory to me. A good swallow maybe two will be my new norm


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I'm 10 days post op and I don't sip...but I don't gulp either. Even my doctor was wondering how was I doing this so early after surgery. My stomach isn't stretched, I feel the restriction when I eat something (like yogurt). I never had any stomach pain after surgery, not one twinge.

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I'm 4 days post surgery and I can take bigger sips of Water now too. Must be sitting up nice and straight. But no longer little sips. If I take too much in my mouth at once I swallow it in intervals.


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I have never had to sip although I thought I had to after reading so many stories of people that said " sip sips sip" lol...
I drink pretty much exactly like I did before the op. There's been a few times I have swallowed to much air with it and it's hurt but nothing major

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