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First let me say "I'm not a cook"..lol...second I'm doing my preop liquid diet....on this diet I purchased the "food" from my doctors office, Protein shakes, some kind of protein soup and the only food of substance I have is a Protein Bar. My question to this group is, does anyone have or know how to make chicken flavored soup without chicken or anything else....? I also have a cream of broccoli and cream of tomato that aren't very good at all, wondering if I could make a cream of broccoli that taste better?

I just noticed that yesterday I seem to be having the same problem....hmmmm is this a side affect of so much Protein or lack of "real" food...lol I'm on day 3 and was realizing that mine haven't either! I was thinking of taking a pill tonight too!

I'm on day 2 of my preop diet. I get for Breakfast an 8oz Protein shake; for snack a fat free Jello or pudding; lunch is another Protein shake (these shakes are made with Water, no milk allowed on this preop diet) and some kind of powdered Soup (1cup) that is nothing but water and a chicken bullion then another snack of jello or pudding OR I can have a Protein Bar...dinner is again soup and a protein shake...add 64 oz of water a day and that's my life till this Friday at 8am. My concern is that I was supposed to do this preop diet for 10 days (some people only have to do 7 days depends on BMI) not the 6.5 days it's gonna be. I was called Friday afternoon and told my surgery is this coming Friday...not enough days for 10 days of liquids ... fearful it won't be enough...

I have my surgery on January 10th, so I have no idea what you are dealing with, but wanted to say "good luck and hang in there"...and please keep us posted as to when your stuck feeling ends and what your doctor said.

I've been approved by my insurance (PEIA) to have lap band surgery. My surgery has been scheduled for January 10th. What do I do now/first? Scared.....excited...!!!

I think it differs depending on what type of insurance you have. I have PEIA (Public Employees Insurance) through my employer and I had to go to my lap band doctor for 12 months, loose 5% of my body weight, and not gain any in the process, had to quit smoking, be cleared by a cardiologist (when they took the pictures of my heart during my stress test, the pictures showed I had a blockage on the back side of my heart, so I also had to have a heart cath which showed NOTHING thank God)...I think that was pretty much it.

Looking great!

Not yet...I go on the 23rd to learn all about that fun part...lol..I do know it's 10 days and it's some kind of protein drink...

Thanks Terry. I have my pre-op meeting on 12/23 and I have to do a 10 day Protein pre-op diet....which is making me VERY nervous...does anyone have any suggestions as to what the best tasting/favorite Protein Drink out there might be...one that preferably makes you feel full longer...?