humblebeast 8 Posted March 23, 2018 Is 21 days the typical post op liquid phase? I’m 9 days post op and i can’t tolerate the Protein Shakes or the broth anymore. The only thing that helps is draining the liquid from the Campbell’s Soup. I was on the liquid diet 3 weeks pre-op and under my program they require 21 days post op. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aNYCdb 310 Posted March 23, 2018 I was allowed to go to puree after my first post-op visit (12 days out), but every doctor is different (some folks left the hospital without a liquid phase). From my doctor's explanation these rules seem to be made up based on the least common denominator. Heck I told my doctor I wanted a pickle and he was basically gave me the go ahead to try anything so long as I chewed it well. The trick is that once you first start on food it is going to fill you up quick so in some ways its going to be even harder to get your Protein in. 1 humblebeast reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XYZXYZXYZ1955 675 Posted March 24, 2018 My default advice for this is Protein water--there are several different brands and you can get it on Amazon if not in a local store. I still have shakes occasionally but have pretty much settled on chocolate as the only flavor I can stand. If you can find an acceptable way to get protein otherwise, go for it--maybe puree beef or chicken Soup, for example. Drink some milk if you can tolerate that? Try some Oikos triple-zero yogurt when allowed. Good luck--getting sick of Protein Shakes seems to be pretty normal! 1 TexasMommy80 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
humblebeast 8 Posted March 24, 2018 [emoji30] chocolate is also the only one i can stand but im at the point that i dont think i can stand it. I will try the Protein Water and see what happens Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indacrucible 60 Posted March 24, 2018 I had 21 day postop liquids...and I’m now in my 2 weeks of puréed. My surgeon is pretty conservative, but I’m all in with that...it’s not great, but what felt great is what got me here....Just be open and creative and try different things until you find what works. You can do this!! 1 humblebeast reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M0214 21 Posted March 24, 2018 Found out Sam’s Club carries premier clear Protein water.! There’s a $4 off coupon right now [emoji1373] making it almost half price from amazon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frust8 963 Posted March 24, 2018 That's so good to hear. Thank you so much for the information.[emoji14]Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
