Endura

[*Love* 2]

Anyone drink this? What is it like? Where do you get it?

[losingjusme 12]

never heard of it.

[*Love* 2]

Then why are you posting? :thumbup:

It's by Megagenics. (I think I spelled that right.)

[soriminah 0]

For those who don't know it's a sports drink - think gatorade type drink. So mostly geared towards athletes.

Sometimes on a really hot day when I feel dehydrated or if I've been mowing the lawn or something fairly physical I might have a sports drink but they can be quite high in carbs and sugars and salt as well.

[losingjusme 12]

For those who don't know it's a sports drink - think gatorade type drink. So mostly geared towards athletes.

Sometimes on a really hot day when I feel dehydrated or if I've been mowing the lawn or something fairly physical I might have a sports drink but they can be quite high in carbs and sugars and salt as well.

thank you soriminah.

[betttybboop 1]

My clear fluids diet includes two glasses of Endura per day. It restores your electrolytes and helps rehydrate you (like gatorade, but tastes WAY worse - in my opinion). I couldn't find it in any stores where I live, but the clinic where I was banded (TLBC) sells it. Oh, and they feed it to seniors daily too. I got a kick out of that... really, those seniors, they're the smartest eaters on the planet, I tell you.... we should all just copy what they do.

Edited April 21, 2008 by betttybboop

[*Love* 2]

I couldn't find it in any stores where I live, but the clinic where I was banded (TLBC) sells it.

Did you pick it up on surgery day? How much did it cost? How much did you need?

[betttybboop 1]

Love,

They will offer it to you as soon as you get to the clinic on surgery day. I think the Endura is $30ish dollars and the Bariatric Meal Replacement is $59ish... all together I spent $96 on food at the clinic. I got the lemon lime flavoured Endura (it tastes better than I expect the orange would taste) and the Dutch chocolate Bariatric Meal Replacement (I don't try that until Wednesday when I move to full fluids).

They will also offer you the Metagenics Multivitamins. I don't know how much they cost because I didn't get them. My fiance had the gastric bypass a couple years ago and he uses chewable Flintstone Vitamins. So, that's what I'm using for now. They didn't seem too concerned that I wanted to use a different Multivitamin.

Are you getting excited about the surgery yet? I had mine done on Friday and I have felt pretty good since about day 2. No real pain, the only thing that's been bothersome is the gas pain. It's not completely gone yet, but just about. Day one and two were pretty bad for gas, but I'm on day 4 now, and it's really only coming once every couple of hours for a few seconds.

My last Demerol was taken the morning of Day 3. I took it religiously every four hours for the first two days, just in case! But, yesterday I didn't want to be out of it, so I didn't take one after my first one in the morning and I've been absolutely fine. I even slept on my side last night!!

Make sure whoever you go with asks questions and gets the right information about aftercare. When I was still out of it recovering after surgery, the nurse came and explained everything to me that I needed to know about going home and aftercare... I absorbed nothing and passed right back out! Thank Goodness my fiance asked all of those questions before he took me home.

I only had him here on Day 2, then he had to leave for a business trip, so I've been alone since then. I'm very happy I went through TLBC. They seem to have done a great job, gave me the "good drugs" and made the entire process REALLY easy. I feel silly for worrying so much for nothing beforehand!!! Wasted energy!!!

Good luck!!! Keep me posted on your progress!

[*Love* 2]

Love,

They will offer it to you as soon as you get to the clinic on surgery day. I think the Endura is $30ish dollars and the Bariatric meal replacement is $59ish... all together I spent $96 on food at the clinic. I got the lemon lime flavoured Endura (it tastes better than I expect the orange would taste) and the Dutch chocolate Bariatric meal replacement (I don't try that until Wednesday when I move to full fluids).

Thanks for the info. That is helpful. I did look the Endura up in the internet & I had guessed the Lemon flavour would be my preference too. :rolleyes2:

They will also offer you the Metagenics Multivitamins. I don't know how much they cost because I didn't get them. My fiance had the gastric bypass a couple years ago and he uses chewable Flintstone Vitamins. So, that's what I'm using for now. They didn't seem too concerned that I wanted to use a different Multivitamin.< /div>

I already bought chewable vitamins too, though I'm not all that fond of the taste of them. :scared2:

Are you getting excited about the surgery yet? I had mine done on Friday and I have felt pretty good since about day 2. No real pain, the only thing that's been bothersome is the gas pain. It's not completely gone yet, but just about. Day one and two were pretty bad for gas, but I'm on day 4 now, and it's really only coming once every couple of hours for a few seconds.

I am getting very excited. It seemed so fast & close, now it seems so far away. I booked for when my husband would be off on holidays & could care for me. I finally paid my deposit 10 minutes ago.

Best of luck on your recovery & I look forward to hear about how you handle each step of the process + any tips you may have.

[soriminah 0]

Because it's a sports drink if you have a sports supplement shop near you they should sell it. Some health food shops sell it also.

[Hippiemama 1]

I bought both the lemon lime and orange at TLBC. I'm pretty sick of them both..lol. I am a Water drinker though, so anything too sweet is pretty hard for me to take.