Getting everything in order

[OMG123 0]

Hello everyone,

I am scheduled for my surgery on December 17th. I am trying to get all my ducks in a row since this is going to be so close to the holidays. I am wondering what advise you have as far as what is good to purchase and plan for now, so that afterwards everything will be already done. I have bought 6 boxes of Carnation Instant Breakfast and ordered another 8 to be delivered. I also bought 12 cans of various Soup broth. I know I need to get chewable vitamins too. Is there anything else I am not thinking of? BTW, I am allergic to aspartame (NutraSweet) so anything I do buy must have Splenda in it so no SF Jello or pudding

Thanks!

[Malaika 50]

Truthfully I wouldn't purchase too much before your surgery because after your surgery your tastes may change, you may become lactose intolerant, etc. I found Lipton makes the flavored packets you can add to Water that are made with splenda instead of aspartame - they have lots of flavors - the best price I found them for was at Target. They don't have any Protein in them; however, if you get tired of drinking plain water, they're a nice change.

I buy the adult chewable vitamins at costco - they're pretty tasty.

[Ky.hen 5]

You might want to have some paper tape and bandages for when you get home. The glue from reg tape made my skin blister.

Watered down juice was good. I also liked the little seasoning packs from Ramen Noodles added to hot Water. It makes a good broth and you can take the packs with you for convience when you go out.

[Wisconsin_Gal 0]

I just realized I had some stuff on hand that I could easily use pre or post op...

You may want to try something call Secure Complete Meal Replacement. When I got it, I had a variety pack that had 30 meals for like $9.99 or something ridiculous. I can't find that specific site that had that deal, but they are around 70 calories and have 7g of Protein for each shake packet. I have had this for about 6 months... lol... I am finally going to use it!

I also had a Trim Advantage (this is from AmWay) body system starter kit (box wasn't even open) and it has Protein power, shake mixes and protein bars!

I am thinking since the Amway stuff has Protein Bars, to do this during pre-op and if I can survive on that and regular stuff, I will leave the Secure stuff which is actually yummy for the post op...

Go figure!

I don't know what to do for clear liquid other than boring stuff... ugh.

Good luck! My surgery is just a day after yours.

Aimee

[Malaika 50]

You can get the Secure Meal Replacements on HSN.com or on Andrew Lessman's website - it is very good - I loved it - before surgery - now I can't stand the texture (too thick) of any of the Protein powders I used to drink before surgery ... hopefully you're tastes won't change drastically like mine did. I keep trying Protein Shakes every month or so to see if things have changed; so far, no luck. Good luck with your pre-op and post-op diet!