Does it get easier to drink WATER?

[KMC243 0]

I just had my banding last Friday (1/9).

I've been told to drink 6 liquid "meals" each day and Water in between. I haven't been able to get the 6 "meals" down in a day yet much less all of the water. Does this get easier as the swelling goes down?? Help!

[TQUAD64 9]

Yes, hang in there. My doctor had me drinking 1 oz of Fluid every 15-minutes right after surgery. It is had at the begining, but it does get better.

Congrats on your surgery!

[Brandy~ 2]

Darn I missed the Water part before I clicked on it haha..

It gets easier to drink everything

[AngelWhisper 0]

It does get a lot easier. I couldn't get enough Fluid in at all for the first few days. I ended up back in the hospital for dehydration 3 days post op. I'm 9 days out now and I'm drinking pretty normally again.

[HeatherO 7]

It gets easier and fast. Just give it another week or two and liquids will go down very easy.

[travelinsnorkel 0]

Ditto what HeatherO said. It definitely gets easier. The first week or two are all about healing and you have a lot of swelling. The liquids will go down a lot easier soon. Good luck!

[LSF 264]

I brought a water bottle to bed with me while I was recovering and kept sipping it while watching TV. The day I came home from the hospital, I was dying of thirst so I was loving the Water (it forced me to have to keep getting out of bed to go to the bathroom) which was also a good thing.

[KMC243 0]

Thanks for all of your responses! :tongue:

[BellaBean 0]

yes it get easier like the others said. I was very dehydrated the first few days! I am still a wimp and wont drink a normal swallow of Water. I sip but a lot more often. I take like half of a normal drink. I hope in the next week to drink a normal swallow of water.