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I was told I'm ONLY allowed Advil for pain. Bizarre how wildly doctors vary on almost every part of WLS.

I am 13 days out from surgery. No complications. 10 days Clear Liquids. Now into Protein Shake stage until 7/15. I am trying to follow the program (4 shakes per day), but for the past two days I have been vomiting the shakes up almost all the time. If I can keep it down, it is only 1/2 a scoop worth of Protein Powder. I have tried different flavors, brands, etc. I drink Water all day (except 1/2 hour before the Protein shake, per dr order). I know I am not getting nearly enough nutrition and because of this, I can barely make it through the day, much less do any exercise.
Today, I packed my Protein Shakes for our outing on a sailboat. 15 min into our drive, up and out the shake came. I was so desperate for nutrition, I ate 3/4 a hard boiled egg. It stayed down just fine. On the boat, the heat and waves made me so seasick (1st time ever) I couldn't bear the thought of a shake. During the day I ate a thin slice of deli ham, and a half cup (over 5 hours) watermelon. It stayed down. This evening for dinner I ate 1/2 cup restaurant egg drop Soup.
I really feel I am ready for soft food. I have no interest in overeating or back to unhealthy foods.
When I talk to my NUT, the nurse navigator, or my doctor, they all say the same thing. "You have to drink 4 eight oz shakes per day. There is no other option. You signed a contract agreeing to follow our orders". And out the door I go, $50 poorer.
Does anyone have any ideas? I literally feel as if I am wasting away. I have stopped losing any weight, probably because my metabolism has slowed to a crawl.
HELP!!

I was off two days for one of my jobs (I'm a therapist, lots of sitting.) My other job I took off ten days because that's a very fast paced, 14 hour day. The eating part is easy - Clear Liquids the first 10 days. Now I'm in the Protein Shakes phase. I just pack the powder in little baggies and add them to Water at work. I plan to buy ready made shakes for emergencies.