Kim,

I'm so glad you are feeling better! 

What's the motto....sip, sip, sip-walk, walk, walk!

Keep up the good work!  We are here if you need us!!

~kelly jo

I think this is one of the hardest things I've had to get used to.

Generally, until I got into a routine, I used my family to help remind me not to drink anything for 1/2 hour before or 30 minutes after.

I make sure I put any liquids out of arms' reach and try to get busy doing something else to keep my mind off it.

When at a restaurant I don't allow the wait staff to bring me ice water. This way I have nothing to reach for.

I'm a year out now and it's still tough but I have to do it...so I do.

Good luck to ya!

Jules

So Guys, yesterday was a bad day for me. In a lot of right sided pain and nausea with the "dry heaves". Spent most of the day in bed!!!!!!I only ate 2 times but really tried to keep up with my fluids. But, lo and behold.........as everyone has said, it got better today. I went for a walk up and down my street first thing this am, took a long shower, went toWal-Mart and CVS (albeit for a very brief time) and came home. Been tryin to keep up with fluid and protein and vits and plan to take another walk a little later. Just taking it one day at a time. Thank you all for you support!!!!!!~~~~~~~Kim

Hi there!  You are doing so awesome!   Well, at the meetings they have discussed this issue and most of them set alarms to know when to start and stop drinking.  So I decided to try this.  It seems to be pretty effective.  If you eat something, when you are done set your alarm ( like on your phone) for 1 hour later.  Thats when you can drink.  Then when you know when you are going to eat again, set your alarm for 30 minutes before you want to eat.  Thats so you stop drinking then.  I will find that if I don't set alarms, I will end up waiting too long to drink after eating and then I don't drink enough that day.   Good luck and I hope it helps!!    Eldy

Kim ~ Hello there.  Although there will indeed be challenges at home for the first few days, before you know you'll be right in the swing of things and this time will be a blur.  You're in the getting to know each other phase you and your pouch must go through.  Home sweet home is indeed some of the best medicine.  Your sense of humor will serve as good medicine too.
~ Sandy

Jules thanks for the kind words.  You've been an angel to us all.  ~ S