9 days no prob drinking
Yes - some people are lucky and don't have trouble with drinking. It doesn't mean yours is broken - it just means that you're on liquids and you aren't as swollen as some people are post-op. When you move on to solids, then you will feel the restriction.
Lucy 
(Imma Loser!)
HW 335 SW 311 CW 181.2 -- Goals: Twoderville - 6/7/11, 280 - 7/1/11, 260 - 8/1/11, 240 - 10/30/11 Centry Club - 11/22/11, 220 - 12/27/11 Onederland - 5/25/12, 180 - , 170 (surgeons goal) -
We shall see where this leads...
I'm glad someone posted this. I'm 10 days post op and on puréed foods. I finally felt restriction today. I didn't know what it was and had to google it!
VSG 7/1/13 with Dr. Jack Rutledge 28 y/o female - 5'10" - HW: 298 - GW: 174 - SW: 290 (-8) - M1: 262 (-28) - M2: 247 (-15) - M3: 235 (-12) - M4: 228 (-7 ~First Stall: almost 2 wks~) - M5: 218 (-10) - M6: 209 (-9) - M7: 199 (-10) Onederland on 1/31 - M8: 196 (-3) 100 lb total loss on 2/2 - M9: 192.6 (-3.4) - M10: 188.6 (-4) - M11: 182 (-6.6) - M12: 175.6 (-6.4) - M13: 173.8 (-1.8) CW (7/8/15): 167 - GOAL reached in 1 Year and 25 Days! - TOTAL WL - 131 lbs
I asked a VERY similar question about 18 days ago... yes, apparently it's normal. Once I got over the "omg I can't stand cold in my sleeve" feeling, I felt like I was drinking at nearly the same pace as pre op, which scared me a lot. Clear liquids, liquids in general, appear to fly through my sleeve. But yes, there's a major restriction on full liquids particularly the yogurts, and on the mushies I've tried for sure. A significant restriction. Don't rush yourself moving to the next phase. Let your body heal and you'll be ready for the next step I'm sure of it!
HW 259 SW 251 CW 217 M1-20.5 M2 -7.5 M3 -4 M4 -2
