Thirsty

Doyenne
on 7/27/17 11:25 pm

I was wondering if this is temporary or permanent... I am never ever thirsty. I know I have drink 64 ounces minimum a day, and I struggle to do it, as can only do a limited amount at a time. And I know my body needs liquid when my mouth gets dry, like during the night. But since surgery I have never once felt thirsty. Never ever. It makes drinking a chore, as I drink because I know I must. But I find it strange. Even on hot days, no interest in drinking at all.i haven't felt hunger either, not once. Three months out.... and I have heard hunger returns eventually. But wondering about thirst.

Surgery date May 4, 2017

HW 290. Start weight 229. Day of Surgery 209. Month 2: 190. Month 3: 182. Month 4: 174. Month 5: 164. Month 6: 159. Month 7: 153. Month 8: 147. Month 9: 145. Month 10: 142. Month 11: 138 Month 12: 137. Month 13: 139 Month 14: 131. Month 15: 130. Month 16: 131. Month 17: 128. 162 pounds lost!!

Two year anniversary upon me in 3 days: 136. Need to lose a few pounds..

Gwen M.
on 7/28/17 4:48 am
VSG on 03/13/14

It's very rare for me to be thirsty, but I attribute this to the fact that I'm always sipping/drinking during the day. I've always been told that if you're thirsty, you're already dehydrated.

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)

Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170

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ViolentlyDelightful
on 7/28/17 12:27 pm
VSG on 07/14/17

I'm with you mostly. I was never thirsty immediately after post op but when I got back on my Concerta, the thirst came back. I remember when I was on Vyvanse, that made me very thirsty. Similar drugs, but I think Vyvanse is stronger and lasts longer.

Liz WantsHealthForAll
on 7/29/17 4:15 am - Cape Cod, MA
VSG on 03/28/16

Me too - I think I was often borderline dehydrated prior to WLS, but now I drink all the time so I never really feel "thirsty". Though I do seem to go for more liquid first thing in the morning.

Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-123 CW: 120 (after losing 20 lb. regain)!

Erin T.
on 7/28/17 6:25 am
VSG on 01/17/17

I am pretty much always drinking something. Coffee (mostly decaf), water, Bai drinks and the occasional Diet Soda. I pretty much never feel thirst. I think that means you're generally doing ok if you don't. I can probably count one hand the number of times I've felt genuinely thirsty.

VSG: 1/17/17

5'7" HW: 283 SW: 229 CW: 135-140 GW: 145

Pre-op: 53 M1: 22 M2: 12 M3: 12 M4: 8 M5: 10 M6: 11 M7: 5 M8: 6 M9-M13: 15-ish

LBL/BL w/ Fat Transfer 1/29/18

pammieanne
on 7/28/17 7:39 am - OK
RNY on 05/16/16

I'm another one that is always with a drink in hand (decaf or flavored waters 99% of the time)... I have found, that after a year, I get panicky if I have left my trusty bottle of water at home... I hone in on the first convenience store I can find and I buy one of the bigger bottles of water. Those pesky 16.9 ounce bottles are now like a tease to me!

Maybe you are just staying hydrated? Or maybe it's just because you're still newly out from surgery and weird things are still happening to your taste buds and body?

Height 5'5" HW 260 SW 251 CW 141.6 (2/27/18)

RNY 5-16-16 Pre-Op 9lbs, M1-18.5lbs, M2-18.1lbs, M3-14.8lbs, M4-10.4lbs, M5-9.2lbs, M6-7lbs, M7-6.2lbs, M8-8.8lbs,M9-7.8lbs, M10-1 lb, M11-.6lbs, M12-4.4lbs

Doyenne
on 7/28/17 1:05 pm

I drink too, and try to be very consistent. But I remember what it was like to want to drink. Now I drink because I have to drink. And it feels unnatural. But I do it anyway. Just was hoping at some point that sensation would return, and I would want a beverage, at least some of the time.

Surgery date May 4, 2017

HW 290. Start weight 229. Day of Surgery 209. Month 2: 190. Month 3: 182. Month 4: 174. Month 5: 164. Month 6: 159. Month 7: 153. Month 8: 147. Month 9: 145. Month 10: 142. Month 11: 138 Month 12: 137. Month 13: 139 Month 14: 131. Month 15: 130. Month 16: 131. Month 17: 128. 162 pounds lost!!

Two year anniversary upon me in 3 days: 136. Need to lose a few pounds..

Cathy H.
on 7/28/17 3:24 pm, edited 7/28/17 8:26 am
VSG on 10/31/16

I think it might have a lot to do with how much less sodium we intake now. Let's face it, in the old days, all that pizza, pasta, chips, etc, was loaded with salt. No wonder we wanted to drink all the time!

I'm like the others, I can only remember a couple of times of feeling "thirsty" since surgery and that was generally because I got really hot and sweaty, or ate too much salt...but it still wasn't the same kind of thirst I had before. Otherwise, I have a regimen of drinks I do every day, and I just drink them because I know I have to. On my days off, I struggle sometimes to get my liquids in because I don't keep to the regimen, and forget to drink when I fooling around at the computer or working around the house.

Livin' La KETO Loca!!
134 lbs lost since surgery, 195 overall!! Initial goal reached 9/15/17, (10.5 months)!
5'3", SW*: 299 GW: 175 HW 3/2015: 360 PSW* 5/2016: 330 *PSW=Prog Start Wt; SW=Surgery Wt

M1 -31, M2 -10, M3 -15, M4 -16, M5 -8, M6 -6, M7 -11, M8 -8, M9 -8, M10 -4, M10.5 -7 GOAL

hollykim
on 7/28/17 6:41 pm - Nashville, TN
Revision on 03/18/15
On July 28, 2017 at 6:25 AM Pacific Time, Doyenne wrote:

I was wondering if this is temporary or permanent... I am never ever thirsty. I know I have drink 64 ounces minimum a day, and I struggle to do it, as can only do a limited amount at a time. And I know my body needs liquid when my mouth gets dry, like during the night. But since surgery I have never once felt thirsty. Never ever. It makes drinking a chore, as I drink because I know I must. But I find it strange. Even on hot days, no interest in drinking at all.i haven't felt hunger either, not once. Three months out.... and I have heard hunger returns eventually. But wondering about thirst.

7 years out and my hunger has not returned.

I do get thirsty.

 


          

 

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