Three days post !

[LynRey70 56]

My VGS surgery went pretty good... I was afraid my surgeon would not sleeve me because I cheated several times on my liquid preop diet. Anyways so June 10th was my surgery and as stated above it went pretty smoothly. Now Im going on three full days post op and I have no appetite and its so hard to get all my fluids in. I guess once I heal better things will change but does anyone have an oppinion as to which is more important getting your fluids in or protiens?? I just litterally have no desire for food at all!

[scarlep 68]

I'm glad everything went well!!

[Bufflehead 6,358]

My team says fluids are more important, but get as many Protein Shakes down as you can, since they help on both fronts.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

Both are very important. If you can make sure your fluids have Protein you can count toward both goals.

Early in ky liquid phases I used PritiDiet liquid beverage concentrate over a bit of crushed ice (I ate it over crushed ice like a slushie), Premier Protein and ProtiDiet Tomato basil and creamy chicken Soups (these non-Clear liquids allowed by my surgeon as an exception to the clear liquid rule), sugar free Popsicles (no Protein but fluid), and sugar-free Jello (a little bit of protein). All of these count as fluids and almost all had protein. Because of the Soups I didn't drink a lot of broth but Bone Broth is another good source of clear protein.

You can do it, you just have to keep sipping.

[Cdagradi1 9]

I didn't drink any Protein for 3 or 4 days. It was too much for me and I just couldn't tolerate it. It was hard enough getting in Water. I only drank maybe 20-30oz the first 2 days and increased a little day 3. I am day 9 now and doing so much better. Things really turned around after day 4 - I woke up a new person! The pain in your esophagus and stomach goes away because the inflammation goes away as you heal. Just drink what you can and make sure your urine isn't too dark. You are recovering and laying low so you don't need to much to get by. I was fine. Feel better and hang in there! It totally gets better.