drinking too much??

So I've been reading a bunch of posts about people only drinking/eating 3 tablespoons of their food at each meal during the 1st week post-op. Then they feel stuffed. I am able drink an 8oz. shake in about an hour or so and feel fine. Is my pouch too big?

Everyone is different. I was able to get my hakes down in about 30 minutes.

Nope.  Your pouch is just fine.

I can drink more shake at one time than I can eat of food at one time.

One hour was exactly how much time my surgeon told me an 8oz shake should take - I did 2oz every 15 minutes that first week.

It only took about a week for me to be able to drink (water) pretty much normally again though.  That was a relief.

The water/drink is not staying in your stomach very long at all. I cannot gulp water like I used to be able to do, but I can still drink a crapload of it if I taken many small gulps. I can probably drink a gallon in an hour if I tried. I know everyone is different but really that liquid leaves your stomach super fast. Take a really big drink one time and feel that pain and then see how quickly it goes away. No I don't mean literally do it right now, but if you do it (by mistake) you will see what I mean. Once you start taking bigger drinks and getting comfortable with your new stomach (I hate the word pouch, makes it sound like a chipmunk or kangaroo or something) you will likely take too big of a drink at times and you'll know it's not that big of a deal.

I was drinking well over 8oz in an hour the first day I got home from the hospital. I was all ready with 1oz shot glasses and all kinds of stuff to make sure I got my 8 in per hour. I know that for some those are great tools, but for me it lasted about an hour when I figured out I didn't need it. I just poured 64oz of water into a jug and made sure that by the end of the day I was done with that and adding more. You're stomach is fine.

I don't think you're drinking too much. Within my first week postop, I was able to drink an 8 ounce shake in 10-15 minutes.

I had the same worries at first. I thought surgery hadn't even worked. I was able to drink and eat my food pretty normally for the most part and I had surgery April 22nd 2013 and I'm down around 46lbs. I've never had an issue with drinking any type of liquid, sugar free of course ;)

I wouldn't worry at all. I stressed about the same thing for no reason.

good luck!

 

I've been having the same thoughts!!! In fact, I was worried maybe surgery didn't work!  So glad you asked. :o)