HELP!! 5 days post op from RNY

Do you mean the difficulty drinking, or the need to drink? We'll always need to drink, but the difficulty goes away fairly quickly. I forget when, but before you know it, you'll be drinking normaly.

I usually get about 200 ounces in a day. If I'm at 100 or 120 ounces, I start to feel kinda crappy.

Fluids solve a lot.

Will I be able to drink a lot more at a time after a while?  I can get my 64 ounces in by focusing, but when you factor in not eating before or during or after meals, I cannot see how you possibly can get in 200 ounces a day.  If I can get back to drinking nomally, maybe.

At one of our pre-WLS meetings, we were told a good practice was to never let a water bottle leave the hand those first few months.  One of my favorite ways to get in a lot of ounces right away is when I wake dry and thirsty.  Next to my bed is a radio and a bottle of water; over 20 ounces goes down the hatch while listening to the news channel.  Then, I have a warm glass of water mixed with Miralax once up and in the kitchen.  It feels good to get a bunch of water out of the way first thing.  

Try flavoring your water. I was struggling with plain water and when I started adding Mio (which I hated before surgery), I was able to get so much more in and it somehow hit hte right taste for me. When I use it I can double my water intake.

I had to schedule my fluids and pu****er on my nightstand so I could start as soon as I woke up. It does get better of course but totally 'normal' for me didn't happen for 1 year. I did count all my fluids- coffee, tea, protein drinks etc...

Yes the water thing is for life. It will become part of your routine though so it becomes easier. You will always need to drink at least 64 ounces of fluids. I feel better if I drink even more.

I spoke to the nurse and she said my hunger pains were completely normal. She suggested I mix in some yogurt. Or even try some puréed foods since I have only 2 days before I'm a complete week out. I drank another muscle milk and it was 32 grams of protein.  I had a popcicle and another 32 oz of water. I'm feeling a little better right now. But my stomach has been quezzy so I may take a phenegran and go to sleep. 

I remember feeling hungry my second week postop. That was a hard week. The following week when I was able to start taking some solid food was much better. I haven't felt hungry since I started solids. M I remember feeling hungry my second week postop. That was a hard week. The following week when I was able to start taking some solid food was much better. I haven't felt hungry since I started solids. Most days there are meals were it's a struggle to eat it all because I just have no appetite for it, especially early in the day ost days there are meals were it's a struggle to eat it all because I just have no appetite for it, especially early in the day. You might try the Omeprazole . My surgeon has everybody on it the first year after surgery. When I was feeling like that I switched omeprazole to take earlier in the day instead of in the evening and it did seem to helpYou might try the Omeprazole  My surgeon has everybody on it the first year after surgery. When I was feeling like that I switched my omeprazole l to take earlier in the day instead of in the evening and it did seem to help.

 Dear heavens every other time that I post anymore my post gets all mangled up!  

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