LACRACRA2 58 Posted July 9, 2016 I am day 4 post op. Surgery was 7/6. I am on liquids and shakes and can have blended Soups I pre made that my doctor gave me specifically for this phase 1. What I am struggling with is I'm not supposed to drink Water, Decaf tea etc until either 30 min before or after a meal. And I can't have any of the shakes until 60 min after a meal. So it gets confusing for me of when I should have what and when. Especially when I'm supposed to get my Water and Protein in. Sent from my iPhone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
suzzzzz 1,005 Posted July 9, 2016 I am 16 days out. Protien shakes are considered a meal, especially in the healing phase. My plan the first week was to make sure I sip liquids all day long to stay hydrated so the 30 minute rule doesn't apply. You can always add an unflavored protien to your liquids or Soup to help. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theimprovedjulie 4 Posted July 9, 2016 My dr said the 30 minutes doesn't apply during straight liquid phase. When you start blended food is when you have to wait. And I started it Thursday & am finding it difficult to get enough Water in especially when I take a nap everyday. Just ended up in the ER with dehydration. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSGAnn2014 12,992 Posted July 10, 2016 What @@theimprovedjulie said. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LACRACRA2 58 Posted July 10, 2016 The Soups they had me make for phase 1 which is days 3-14 is blended. I mean they are like a liquid Soup, thin. Idk. It gets me confused. Lol. Sent from my iPhone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
