jillian109 15 Posted August 31, 2013 Hi! I am being sleeved on sept. 18th! Wondering how long it takes you to drink after surgery? Like an 8 ounce Protein Shake will take me how long to finish. I've been making them with 12 ounces of skim milk or 16oz. Water. I'm thinking I should cut down the Fluid amount to get used to the taste difference? Thanks ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mandynichole 169 Posted August 31, 2013 It took me a long time to start drinking large amounts, but I was constantly eating sugar free Jello & pop sickles also. I j/drank what my body let me, it's very slow at first! Hope this helps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jillian109 15 Posted August 31, 2013 I guess Im just nervous about getting enough Protein in. Can't someone make a proteinsicle???!! Lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jenlen 58 Posted August 31, 2013 Hi! I am being sleeved on sept. 18th! Wondering how long it takes you to drink after surgery? Like an 8 ounce Protein shake will take me how long to finish. I've been making them with 12 ounces of skim milk or 16oz. Water. I'm thinking I should cut down the Fluid amount to get used to the taste difference? Thanks ! I could not drink more than 2 ozs of Protein Drink every few hours for the first couple months. Everything you do now will be dramatically changed post op. my post op instructions said to have 8 oz of Protein Drink in one sitting. I tried to force that in slowly and was really hurting after 4 oz. I asked my doc and she was surprised that my instructions printed 8 oz and said they would change it. You may be tempted to follow a plan but the key is to take everything in very slowly and stop immediately upon feeling any type of fullness. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Truckerchic_M 92 Posted August 31, 2013 I guess Im just nervous about getting enough Protein in. Can't someone make a proteinsicle???!! Lol. Yup lol and pudding and Jello and....check out www.unjury.com for some yummy recipes with Protein, if you haven't tried their powders yet they have a great sample pack...good luck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notime 340 Posted August 31, 2013 I was able to take in all my fluids without problem within four days and take gulps of fluids within three weeks. I was on clear fluids for my two days in the hospital, full liquids for the next five days and, by the one week point, I was cleared for soft foods. There's a huge range of recovery times and experiences and it is impossible to know what yours will be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Macy6 356 Posted August 31, 2013 I am 4 days post op and I can take in 8 oz of Water and 1 oz of Protein an hour. I can't take in over 2oz of protein in any given sitting. In the first week or so the liquids are way more important than the protein. I can tell that I'm increasing everyday. There is no way I could sit and drink a shake in one sitting right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mandynichole 169 Posted September 1, 2013 Oh I forgot I use to put my Protein Powder in my pudding. The is a website where you can get flavorless Protein you can put on or in anything "bariatric advantage" click on protein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
