Hi, I'm on day 3 post op and I was having some serious anxiety about dehydration yesterday. Today I started at 6:30 a.m. using a 15 minute timer on my phone to remind me to drink 1 ounce every 15 minutes. This is a real challenge since i came home from hospital 2 days ago because to be honest I just want to sleep. I found a great tasting protein drink called premier protein (I like Banana & cream and Peaches & cream), each drink has 30 grams of protein so my goal is to drink 2 bottles first then drink other liquids throughout the day. When will i be able to just drink a bottle of water and not have to sip every 15 minutes?
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WazzuCoug
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I would check with your dietician or doctor as to what they recommend. I spent the first 5 days post-op alternating 1oz protein drink with 1oz water every 15 minutes as long as I was awake. It was 64oz of liquids per day, including the protein drink. If you are sipping 1oz every 15 min, it takes 16 hours to reach 64oz of total fluid. After the first five days, I felt good enough, so I would just alternate sips of each without timing or measuring through the day with the goal of 60 oz protein and 64oz liquids. I was definitely drinking more non-protein liquids in addition to my protein drinks by that point. By the two week mark, I was just concentrating on liquids and protein intake balanced through the day to meet my total goals. I do the same thing now that I'm on purees as far as fluids and proteins. I try to shoot for 70-100oz of fluid and 85g of protein for my current body weight.
Recommendations vary, so it's always a good idea to check in with your doctor and/or dietician about how they recommend doing it. My dietician always appreciated the questions and has been very helpful.
Ryan
Recommendations vary, so it's always a good idea to check in with your doctor and/or dietician about how they recommend doing it. My dietician always appreciated the questions and has been very helpful.
Ryan
eladams2015
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Sip as much as you are able while you are awake, but I would let yourself rest as much as possible. Every day should get a little easier to get the liquid in.
My dietician told me that for the first couple of days after your surgery the expectation of the surgeon is crazy. That most patient can only drink half of yhe required protein and water but everyday try to do a little more. I had my surgery Two weeks ago and I just barely can drink all my 64 oz of water. Hope you are feeling better.