Surgery was Tuesday!

I came home today. I did very well in the hospital and the incision pain is very manageable. I'm on full liquids and I cannot even begin to take in what they've asked of me. I sip. If I sip two in a row I get cramps and a big gas bubble wants to come up. Lots of gurgling noises in my stomach and intestines! Noisy!! Water seems to go down ok but i can't go fast, for sure. The stuff with more substance seems to make me crampy. Am I going too fast?

Just sip as much as you can while awake. It will get easier. Noisy insides are to be expected for a while.

For me, pretty much everything caused that cramping/gurgling for the first bit. By 1 week post op the protein was going down easier. It should get a bit easier everyday (with the occasional set back). I still have gurgling with some of my solid foods at almost 7 weeks out!

I think, for the first 2-3 weeks, the only thing that settled well for me was ice cold water. I did my best to get in what they asked, but I came up short quite a few times. I think it's not anything to worry about as long as you're progressing daily or weekly. Just do your best, rest-sip-walk, and you'll get through it.

Congrats on your surgery!

Thanks. I think I'm still in shock that I actually did it. :) I'm excited to continue to move forward! How do you get a little ticker on the bottom of your page?

Congrats!!!!!

For me I had to drink warm water. Cold made me feel sick.

It took me awhile before I was able to get down any fluids because it made my throat glands cramp. Most Surgeons and Weight Loss sites tell you not to use a straw but mine told me that if I didn't get gassy from the straw then to use one. It helped a lot.

It was a few months before I could stomach the Protein Drinks. I love cherry but early out the only thing that I could eventually get down was Syntrax Mint Chocolate so I've stuck with that for 8+ years.

If you are still suffering with gas try GAS-X strips that melt in your mouth.