how do you get your water in??????? postop

it is soo hard to get my water in. i didnt expect it to be so hard. well i gotta go work on the water some more and do an errand. please give me advice. i am not sleeping well so i start sipping at 6 am usually and only get 6 cups of water in

I have the hardest itme with this also. From what I have read on here and discussed with my support groups, you just need to keep sipping. Bend that elbow, become obsessed with sipping. Some days this works for me, some days it doesnt. Keep working at it. We will get to a consistan****er intake soon. I am with you!!

Dani

Getting your fluids in gets easier, the farther out from surgery you get.  Just have a glass of something to sip at your side at all times.  Your surgical team does not expect you to get in all 64 ounces the first couple of weeks after surgery.  Just do your best Sara.  Hugs

Hi Sara, Sorry you are not sleeping well. I did the opposite. I stayed up until ! or 2 AM trying to get my water intake up. (I don't like mornings at all) Keep at it. Like Kathy said it does get easier w/ time. Sip, sip, sip.   Mag  

I am only a few days ou****er seems to taunt me.. I sip sip sip and its soo hard to get down. I know its so early and my pouch is brand spanking new. yesterday was first day on protein shakes I got 2 (3oz) in out of 3.  Today I got all 3 in... so far 20 oz fluid... I am continuing to sip sip sip...
So Sara Good Luck is all I can say

i know what u mean about it brand spanking new. try harder on the fluid but i ended up getting dehydrated and it hurt soo bad. so be careful. the first few days were really tough. its getting easier now but not sleeping well like i said.