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Hi I Literally Just Got Mines Done On The 17th Of May &’ IAm Completely Depressed I Don’t Wanna Talk To My Doctors Because IDont Want Them To Look At Me Diffrently But IAm So Over This When I Drink Water It’s Like A Throbbing Pain Ect 🥺😩

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No that does not sound normal. You need to call your Dr. office.

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Always call your medical team if something is causing you pain or is not usual for you.

In saying that it could be swelling from the surgery. A lot of us do experience difficulty &/or discomfort when swallowing to begin due to the swelling at the top of the tummy & esophagus. It does get better over a few days as the swelling reduces but do contact your surgeon to be sure.

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I agree with the advice to consult your surgeon, but what you are describing is very common. I referred to it as a "cramp", some people call it a "pinch".

For me, it would hit about two seconds after taking a sip...one one-thousand, two one-thousand, CRAMP. It lasted a while for me, it went away in week 3.

Definitely run it by your surgeon just in case, but don't stress too much, a lot of us have been through it. Hope you feel better soon!

Edit:

Just to help you feel better, I did a quick search and found a few examples of other people who had that pain after drinking:

https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/433212-cramping-feeling-after-swallowing/?tab=comments#comment-4880784

https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/436205-hard-to-swallow-offer-surgery/?tab=comments#comment-4913492

https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/434844-cramps-when-eating/?tab=comments#comment-4899654

https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/435205-everything-tastes-gross/?tab=comments#comment-4903524

https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/436915-pain-with-drinking/?tab=comments#comment-4921262

It's super common, but worth mentioning to your surgeon.

Edited by Jaelzion

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2 hours ago, Arabesque said:

Always call your medical team if something is causing you pain or is not usual for you.

In saying that it could be swelling from the surgery. A lot of us do experience difficulty &/or discomfort when swallowing to begin due to the swelling at the top of the tummy & esophagus. It does get better over a few days as the swelling reduces but do contact your surgeon to be sure.

‘ Thank YALL So Much For The Advise I’ll Definitely Call Tommarow

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2 hours ago, Jaelzion said:

I agree with the advice to consult your surgeon, but what you are describing is very common. I referred to it as a "cramp", some people call it a "pinch".

For me, it would hit about two seconds after taking a sip...one one-thousand, two one-thousand, CRAMP. It lasted a while for me, it went away in week 3.

Definitely run it by your surgeon just in case, but don't stress too much, a lot of us have been through it. Hope you feel better soon!

Edit:

Just to help you feel better, I did a quick search and found a few examples of other people who had that pain after drinking:

https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/433212-cramping-feeling-after-swallowing/?tab=comments#comment-4880784

https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/436205-hard-to-swallow-offer-surgery/?tab=comments#comment-4913492

https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/434844-cramps-when-eating/?tab=comments#comment-4899654

https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/435205-everything-tastes-gross/?tab=comments#comment-4903524

https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/436915-pain-with-drinking/?tab=comments#comment-4921262

It's super common, but worth mentioning to your surgeon.

thank You So Much ❣️

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