Imjustmee

Thanks I was worried because I'm trying to be as successful as i can. I want to make all these great recipes that I'm looking out on eggface, and emmilybites. I just feel I don't know enough yet about my pouch to take that leap

Have you tried silk or lactaid?

Does your surgeon offer the injections? I went through a center that has a store and they also do B-12 injections.

I posted my first message last night and got a lot of support and feedback. I have another question. When they tell you to wait 30 minutes to an hour to drink your fluids after a meal does that apply to say soup, or instant mashed potatoes? They seem to be the same consistency so I'm wondering if that only applies down the road when I get to solids?

Didn't you have an upper GI after? They made me drink this nasty stuff and showed me my pouch on the screen.

Had surgery Monday Aug 27th, so 6 days out going on 7. I feel confused, overwhelmed, scared, and alone. I have all these people around me and I feel like they don't have a clue. I've tried to follow every instruction given. I walked as soon as they wheeled me in the room, even went to the bathroom(sorry to be so graphic). I never took any of my pain or nausea meds opted for Tylenol instead. I feel like I don't know if I'm coming or going. I seem to be depressed. Found this out as I was driving home last night and my eyes just started flooding with tears out of no where. For some reason I cant handle the powder drinks. I tried one initially and couldn't keep it down the thought of it to this day makes me nauseous. So for the 1st 4 days I had no protein could only stomach about one 16 oz bottled water and it took me all day to drink it. I went to Wal Mart yesterday and they had this protein shot, 3 ounces and I thought I would try that. It had 48 grams of protein and seemed like a good idea. The taste was disgusting but i got half down. Today I mixed it with my bottled water and added a sf Hawaiian punch drink powder to mask it and that worked. I just don't know if its ok to get protein that way. I read and Google trying to find out. Most of what I see indicates I need to have a defined period which is a meal where I consume the protein. I am so confused because I cant stomach the protein mix. I need it diluted and it works better for me to drink it with the water. Does anyone know if it's ok to take in your protein slowly throughout the day? Honestly my meal schedule consists of maybe half a cup sf pudding for breakfast, water(with protein), sf jello lunch, same water, start a 2nd drink for dinner. Am I doing ok? Somebody help!!!!

Thanks everybody.

Thanks I'm willing to try anything. As of now I can get about two 16 oz bottled waters down each day. I worry I'm hurting myself on the nutrition side. Take 2 chewable multis a day.