Question:
I'm thirsty all of the time, how will the surgery efffect this?

Will i have to be Thirsty all the time??    — alondralouise2 (posted on March 20, 2002)

March 20, 2002
Alondra (love your name). I am 4 weeks post op and I was thirsty all the time before surgery...had a lot to do with being diabetic. After surgery, I was no longer thirsty. I still drink water pretty constantly all day and manage to get in my 64 oz without any problem.
   — SARose61

March 20, 2002
That is a symptom of Diabetes. Are you diabetic? If so if you are type 2 the WLS should help.
   — Terri H.

March 20, 2002
I agree w/Terri below! best to get it checked.
   — Marie A.

March 20, 2002
Common symptom of diabetes. I am SO GLAD to be rid of that constant drinking and bathroom detail. Good news is 85% of type 2 adult onset diabetes are cured, or since Gar W will complain about my calling it cured they are in complete control. MY PCP sas I am NO LONGER diabetic! Whatever its called its WONDERFUL!
   — bob-haller

March 20, 2002
With me, it was sleep apnea that made me dry. I drank well over 1 gal of water a day, plus another gal of other fluids. The symptoms stopped abruptly with my WLS. I was rarely thirsty. However, after the first few days/weeks break-in period, you can drink pretty normally. Sure, you can't "slam it back", but you can drink at a reasonable pace.
   — vitalady

March 20, 2002
Are you really thirsty or is your mouth dry. I take a couple of meds that dry me out so my mouth is dry most of the time. I can be thinking I'm really thirsty, get a large drink of some kind and then drink only a small amount because it wets my mouth and then I realize I'm not so much thirsty as dry-mouthed. Have you recently started taking any new meds. Diuretics and several anti-depressants can dry you out. If it's really thirst, you do need to get that checked out.
   — garw