dan57

Hi group, I’m Dan currently living in Texas I have a surgery date of April 24th but still waiting on insurance approval. I’m 60 and glad to see some older folks here as well.
It’s great source of information and I like the way I see folks encouraging each other
I know it won’t be easy but I have a 3 year grandson that’s my driving force to see this thru. HW 342 after my 6 months of Doctor visit I’m 303 looking forward to get down to 200 I’m glad I found this forum and good luck to all on reaching your goals. Dan

Could it be a juice or even a soft drink like Squirt or 7up?

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I need to vent. I'm on day 7 of 14 of my pre op liquid diet. Down 7 lbs! However I'm getting to the point the protien shakes are making me gag, I've never liked any type of shakes prior anyway. l try to break them up into 4oz servings throughout the day until i reach my goal, but today my stomach just says no. I tried the protien powder in my sugar free drinks and broth to give me a break from the shakes but omg yuck! Today has been rough i just haven't felt that great and haven't reached my protien goal yet. I gotta say thank God my husband and kids are so understanding with my horrible mood swings lol they've been a Tremendous help.

I feel like my diet pre and post op are very strict.
PreOp and up to 7 weeks after my surgeon will not allow me to have any solid food.
Does anybody else have a diet this strict?
· 2 weeks preop diet: Protein Shakes and Clear Liquids only
· 2 weeks post op diet: Protein shakes and clear liquids only
· 3 & 4 weeks postop: I can add in creamy liquids
· 5 & 6 weeks postop: I can add in pureed foods
· 7+ weeks: I can slowly integrate solid foods.

Can you bring a shaker cup with you? It's a plastic shaker with a ball or wire ball inside so you can shake and mix the powder up.