alicia820

My doc said for the first 2 weeks water is the main thing not protein. I don't know what I'm going to do if I don't start tolerating the mixes soon...Hopefully when I can eat, I'll get meat in my diet and hope to be okay :/ I think we are some of the lucky few that can drink that much and not throw up!!!

Ah! Congrats!! Everything is going to be wonderful. It sucks to say, but go in with the notion, yes...I will wake up in some pain, but it will be controlled. And for a few days, it does kind of suck. But it wasn't horrible! Everyone has different stories and I'm so glad mine is a good one (so far, I'm only 5 days post op). It's strange to say but I feel sooo wonderful...Today I weighed myself at the doctor's office since I had an appt (unrelated to my surg) I have lost 10lbs in 5 days. 5 days!!!!!!! Crazy! That's 21lbs since June 8th! That makes the little bit of pain worth it, I'm on my way to being healthier : ) Keep us updated!!!!!!! Good luck! Don't be afraid to push the pain button!

Sorry you're in so much pain : / I'm 5 days out and as weird as it is, the 4th day was the worse for me. I laid in bed all day...I swear if I get clots it will be because of yesterday! The loritab isn't helping me much either...But tylenol Pm is...They told me not to take pills yet but sent me home saying I can take one of my regular meds that's a 1 gram pill...it's huge!!! So I figured tylenol pm wouldn't hurt plus it really helps me sleep! I'm starting to have a lot of back pain from sleeping in the same position. I can't wait till I can lay on my side all the way! Have you been using a little pillow against your stomach every time you get up and down? That has been a life saver for me!!!

Hiii!!! I am only 5 days post op..and as of today I can easily drink 16 oz of water, powerade zero and milk in 40 mins. I thought I wasn't going to be able to do that. I don't think that would stretch the stomach since it's over a 40 minutes period...but I'm not sure. How fast are you drinking? And how many oz? If you add protein to my milk or water, it takes hours for me to get 8 oz down. I just can't drink it. The taste is soooo different than before surgery. So I've been drinking 3-8oz cups of skim milk which has 8g of protein per serving. So I'm getting almost half of my recommend protein plus I eat yogurt so that helps. I just don't want to loose my hair!!!!! Can you drink a lot of anything including protein?

Walmart has body fortress for 15 dollars, the chocolate is pretty good! I like to put it in a blender with some ice and mocha coffee creamer. O and 1% milk. I have yet to go from 2% to skim...I think i'll stick with 1%. My surg doesn't seem too concerned with that though. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Body by Vi protein with some ice, milk, coffee and mocha creamer. Very very good : ) I just had some samples of it and I know it's pretty expensive so I'm bummed. I also really like Orange Crush that my friend got at muscle max. It's also expensive at 65 bucks! That mixed with water and a to-go packet of orange crystal lite...yummy!!!! So.... Those are the ones I recommend. If you have the money, I do suggest Body by Vi and Orange Crush. I'm so sad that I just can't justify spending that much money : / My surgery is the 27th! So I've been trying to get protein in so that liver shrinks up!!! Good luck, let me know if you find a brand you like! My doctor doesn't want us on ensure, too much other stuff in there I guess.

I am a week into my 2wk pre op! Date is June 27th. My surgeon has me on a 1200 cal. diet until 2 days before, then all liquids. Some days I know I am not getting 1200 cal and a few days I know I've gotten more than 1200. It's been hard somedays. Tonight my husband and I made homemade pizza, I made a very very thin crust for myself, loaded up with tomatos, onions, green peppers, mushrooms and olives, spinkled it with cheese and had very little sauce. I was soooo full!!! I know I consumed quite a few more calories than my usual dinners have been but I'm hoping since I had so many veggies on there that they were good calories : / My mind is definitely hungier than stomach though...Good luck! I hope it gets easier! Pretty soon we'll have no choice, which I am really excited about : )

Congrats! I get sleeved in 1 week!!! Ahhh : ) I'm very excited and anxious!