Post -Op Pantry Staples?

[Beecharmer1982 9]

I'm going to be sleeved on May10th, and am trying to stock my pantry with lots of yummy things I can drink/eat for the first few weeks post op. Any suggestions? Protein powders, Jello, etc.

Also, any other suggestions for antacids/heating pads that I might need afterward? I just don't know what all I need.

Thanks!!

[NJsharon 119]

Interested to hear replies to this too!

I bought a Sunbeam king size heating pad (12x24" & has a 9' cord), bought gas-x strips, low sodium chicken broth, some Gatorade G2, some Protein bars.

I also bought chewable Multivitamins, chewable Vitamin D3 (as I normally take 5000 IU a day anyway), and just ordered chewable Calcium citrate too.

I did buy some sugar free puddings & jellos, but those are going down as the kids are eating them! LOL

[WhoozisAnyway 176]

Don't buy too much! I made this mistake, stocking up on broths, cream Soups, soy milk, yogurt, pudding and applesauce multi packs, etc. Unfortunately I was shopping with a full stomach mindset. It didn't register that it might take me 2-3 days to go through one can of Soup, for example. I have enough Protein powder to last through the end of the year.

Make a list of what you think you need, then buy about 1/4 of what you THINK you will consume.

[Terry H. 196]

Oh ya Whooz... I did the same. I am over six months out and STILL have Soup that will never be eaten. My advice is to take it easy on what to buy for post op. I liked Unjury chicken soup flavored Protein and their chocolate as well. Regular old chicken broth also went down pretty well at first. Lots of sugar free popsicles. I'm not sure where you are located, but here in the greater Richmond VA area, food Lion has the best popsicles in a bag on the bottom shelf. Cheap and tasty and the lowest in cals/carbs.

[Cherrybomb 54]

Gas-X strips, bottled Water, Crystal Light. Everything else I bought is still filling the cabinets, fridge, and freezer. I seriously over estimated how much food I would need. Even with two teen aged boys in the house, I still have sf pudding, sf Jello, and sf popsicles. Never did touch any canned Soup.< /p>

[Escape_Pod 358]

For me it wasn't so much the food / Vitamin / Protein supplies (your post-op tastes are a bit unpredictable), as the non-food supplies I ended up wanting. Small spoons / forks (espresso spoons, appetizer forks), small plates and bowls (even tiny dipping bowls - perfect for that 2 tablespoons of Beans or whatever you'll be eating), a mug warmer (it's going to take you 45 minutes to drink that 4 oz of Soup, it's nice if it stays warm), a collection of small tupperware (it's nice if you can save leftovers like soup in little single-serving containers)... those are the ones I recall off the top of my head.

Oh, and I found out after I'd been using a heating pad two days in the hospital that my surgeon wanted me icing, not heating. It might be a good idea to ask...

[Liberated Sleeve 148]

Oh ya Whooz... I did the same. I am over six months out and STILL have Soup that will never be eaten. My advice is to take it easy on what to buy for post op. I liked unjury chicken soup flavored Protein and their chocolate as well. Regular old chicken broth also went down pretty well at first. Lots of sugar free popsicles. I'm not sure where you are located, but here in the greater Richmond VA area, food Lion has the best popsicles in a bag on the bottom shelf. Cheap and tasty and the lowest in cals/carbs.

Make good use of that soup and give it to the food Bank!!

[Cherrybomb 54]

a mug warmer (it's going to take you 45 minutes to drink that 4 oz of Soup, it's nice if it stays warm),

Great idea! I haven't gotten to finish anything while still warm since surgery.