Pre Surgery Shopping List

[Nikki613 120]

What Vitamins, types of vitamins, shakes, foods, ect should I have handy when coming home from the hospital? Anything you couldnt live without? Anything that helped you when you had pain or intolerances? I need a good list going . I am such a freak at researching and being prepared LOL

Much love for any help!

[iegal 460]

Caution. I bought a lot before hand and threw away hundreds of dollars in protien shakes, Vitamins and the like. Most of us have taste buds that change after sugery. So plan for just those first few weeks. Don't buy a lifetime supply of protien. There are places that offer sample packages of Protein for a small fee.

Next, go to thread "what you will need for surgery" and I think you will see a lot of suggetions from experienced sleevers.

What worked for me might not be best for you but here you go.

• Decaf Peppermint tea to calm my tummy - drink tepid (sensitive to hot & cold)
  
• Lipton chicken broth (cause I was so sick of the sweet Protein drinks)
  
• Barriatric type cuppacino drink with 15gm protien. About $11 bucks for 7 pouches. LOVED them.
  
• G2 gatorade/Zero Powerade to keep me hydrated those first few days at home
  
• Heating pad for my tummy those first few nights at home. Really it was a PPI that fixed rumbling tummy.
  
• A lot of reading material about sleeve from many sources. Google is my friend.
  
• A list of why I did surgery - to read when I had a relapse thinking "what did I do?"
  

Wishing you the best of luck and a speedy recovery. I love my sleeve and have no regrets.

[Nikki613 120]

That is my fear....to throw out tons of stuff. I just want to know the necessaties. Vitamins ect. Heating pad is a great idea!

[Katie713 423]

A good chewable multi-Vitamin, B12 sublingual 1000 mg., D3 1000 chewable to start. Your multi Vitamin should have some Iron otherwise you may need a chewable Iron as well 18mg. If you don't like the chewable Vitamins that are tablets, kind of like sweet tarts, then get gummy vitamins. You add calcuim citrate after 30 days.

Isopure is a clear Protein drink you can get at Vitamin Shoppe or GNC, even Rite Aid carries it. It counts as a liquid in your daily liquid intake. Also get sugar free drinks, teas, and broth, maybe sugar free popsicles and sugar free Jello.

After a few days you can start with thinned out hot Cereal, creamy Soups and Protein shakes. Alot of people like the Premier shakes from costco.

Good luck!!

[Tbrendon 36]

I'm curious too as I am 2 months away from my surgery date