First two weeks post op

[smarks 51]

On liquid diet first week or two post op, can you drink Protein Shakes or just broth and Clear Liquids?

[SummerTimeGirl 582]

Well everyone's plan seems to be different. My post up I had TWO weeks of FULL liquid which included: Protein Drinks, flavored water, gatorade zero and that kind of stuff, strained low fat cream Soups, sugar free pudding, sugar free popsicles, low fat milk, blended bean soups, greek yogurt, that sort of thing. I was NOT ALLOWED juice of any kind or caffeine or carbonation.

Did your office give you examples or an actual plan?

[Arabesque 7,414]

Best thing to do is contact your medical team because as @SummerTimeGirl said plans are different. Mine was Protein Shakes, Soups (cream or broths/consommés), milk. No puddings, jellies, popsicles or yoghurt. No carbonated drinks or juice. No caffeinated drinks but I could have herbal or green tea. Everything counted towards my daily Fluid goal for these two weeks (whoo hoo!).

Congrats on your surgery.

[smarks 51]

I will contact because they gave me nothing. Just a pre op diet

[Nathan H 0]

I would contact your team, the advice i was given is liquid which can be sucked through a straw, the key i was told is Protein, so i try up go energize added protein, protein Water and basically aim to drink 6 times by around 250ml

[Aliana Wood 19]

Yes, you can have Protein Shakes on the full liquid diet.

However, there is a such thing as a clear liquid diet as well and if that is what they put you on, then no, you can't have the Protein shakes on that.