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I hate "shakes" so I get my protein from protein juices. Try pre-made isopure zero carb. The one I have is passion fruit, but there are other flavors. Tastes great! I get it from max muscle in their refrigerator. Or syntrax nectar from Amazon or vitamin world. They are like fruit juices too, but you have to mix them. They can get a little clumpy, but if you just let it sit for a while the clumps go away. They sell trial packets at vitamin world too so you can try it before you buy a huge container.

The B1 is the only one that is almost impossible to find in non-pill form. You're gonna have to crush it for a couple weeks. Liquid is horrible tasting. I'm 22 days out and able to swallow it whole no problem now. The one thing I would recommend is to be ready for the liquid diet. You'll be on it for 2 days prior to surgery and 2 weeks post. It's been the hardest part of this process in my opinion. You'll realize how much you miss chewing and eating solid food. I bought so many different types of broths and creamy soups and I was still always miserable because I never felt full, I was always hungry, but apparently that's normal. I only took a week and a half off from work because even though I was only on liquids I still felt okay. I could have gone back after a week, but I was being lazy. Haha! Once you get to pureed foods it gets a little better. I'm just so looking forward to may 21st when I can start eating normal food!

It does move super fast! It was two months from start to surgery for me, I only had 14 lbs to lose. I think that the the program does a great job at preparing you for the maintenance stage, but not really the immediate post-op stage. You're scheduled for the next class about the vitamins and pre-op stuff right? If you haven't gotten your supplements yet, I highly suggest getting all chewable ones! I had bought most of the regular kinds from Costco and Amazon, but pill crushing gets old and annoying, plus they taste disgusting, and it's hard to take especially when you will have a super hard time drinking fluids right after surgery. And no one ever told me about how much freakin pain I would be in immediate post-op! Omg I though I was being stabbed everywhere in my stomach! It's from the gas they use to blow up your belly for surgery. Holy crap! That's why they make you stay overnight, cuz you'll be wanting pain meds the whole time. But everyone there is super nice and very helpful, and if you just keep getting up to walk it will help to get rid of the gas and alleviate the pain.

I just realized the date of your post Lol! Sorry, how did orientation go? =)

Hi! You can have your meet with the surgeon on the same day as the orientation. I went to orientation in February, they ask who has time to meet with the doctor that day, and if you do then you can. If you don't have the time, they will schedule you for another day. I had my RNY surgery with Dr. Grinberg on April 9 at Kaiser South Sacramento. =)