Dehydration?

[mpolyard 10]

I'm pretty embarrassed of myself, I've been home for 6 days since surgery and I'm feeling like I'm getting severally dehydrated, over those 6 days I've drank less than 20 oz a day, yesterday I felt horrible and decided that if I felt the same today I would go to urgent care and get some IV fluids but I felt better today but still no where near 30 oz of Fluid. My urine output is getting less and the last time I checked the color was teetering between dark orange and brown, my skin is dry and I'm weak and get tired and winded easy which is not normal for me, also my mouth is very dry. Do you think if I drank more Water I could get this under control or should I get some IV fluids, school starts next week and I'm afraid that if I go to the doctor and something is seriously wrong they will put me in he hospital and I don't have time or money for it. I feel the reason I'm not drinking enough is out of habit having to constantly sip water plus it's still painful to when it hits my stomach even with tramadol.

[gotime0810 71]

Call your surgeon ASAP. Dehydration is very dangerous.

[gotime0810 71]

And don't be embarrassed, getting fluids down is so much easier said than done.

[JoyandLight 42]

Try something other than Water. I find it very painful. Call you surgeons office. I agree with gotime, it's not something to play with.

[AZBlackhawk 122]

Call your surgeon! Your body can shut down. If you don't want to spend more time in a hospital, you may want to go now to get it under control! This sounds so dangerous with dark urine. Id go to hospital not urgent care. If you are that dehydrated, you won't be able to drink yourself hydrated at this point.

[peanut2772 23]

Get yourself to the hospital! When I had my lapband I was dehydrated I couldn't swallow Water at all.. please don't let it get that far it's awful! Get yourself some popsicles the sugar free ones, suck on ice chips drink sip on crystal light but get try to get it in or check in to er if you're having pain issues with drinking..don't wait start sipping or chewing ice now


Lapband placed: 8/2011
Lapband removed: 3/2017
VSG: 8/2/2017

[GotProlactinoma 458]

I had trouble getting even half the required Water too. After two sips my stomach needed to wait a long time. It just didn't work. Four weeks out, I'm still not getting enough oz of water per set so I count my veg juice and my Protein Drinks - probably cheating. For the first three weeks, I went to a little natural MD and got a Vitamin and mineral infused IV. I always felt much better after it. I'd suggest it and maybe your doc will even prescribe it, though you don't need a prescription if you are cash pay.

[Dabearo 118]

You do sound prett dehydrated. You may need an iv for fluids. Don't wait to long. My goal during first days was 60 oz minimum. Fluid before Protein. I literally drank a tablespoon at time of fluid every 15 minutes. Call your doc and get some fluids, you sound to far behind to recoup quickly.

[GassyGurl 428]

I would switch to something better than Water. Maybe propel or Powerade zero? Try a few different things, but I wouldn't wait too long. If I were you I might try electrolytes, but have a preset "if this happens, I must seek treatment now" point. You need to seriously increase asap and see a difference.

Maybe you could call urgent care and see if they would treat. I like urgent care because here they bill as a pcp, not an ER. We always get excellent care. But by all means, if you need the ER, do what you have to do.

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[mpolyard 10]

Well I decide to go to urgent care this morning, they ran labs and said they were all normal it I'm kind of surprised about that, but that's good that they were fine. They did give me a bag of IV fluids while there and I feel a lot better.

[dreamingsmall 1,125]

Dont be embarrased, im six weeks+ in stopped counting now lol but if i have had a busy weekend i forget to keep sipping and wake up feeling so groggy and crap and then i realise i have not drank enough , i hope you feel better!