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Any one tried those 20g Protein shots GELATEIN20? Small cup of Jello with 20g protein on Amazon. Any better than making your own with jello and unflavored whey powder?

Thought about taking my Crocs. My feet have slimmed with 35 pound weight loss so must wear socks with them. Cannot find nonslip socks to buy locally but hospital usually gives a pair. I have painful bone spur in heel so Crocs would make walking a lot easier on hard surface.

Making my hospital packing bag list. This is what I have on my list. Any more suggestions? BiPAP Losartan BP med bottle (anesthesia decides if I take before surgery) Lubricating mouth spray Breath spray Cell phone & charger Tablet & charger Power strip (AC + USB) Powerbank (in case can't use strip) Robe Microfleece blanket

I had really bad experience with Neurontin (gabapentine). Took it for a month for neuropathy after bulging spinal disk. I wet the bed every night on Neurontin but didn't now it was the med until one month followup with doc. He said that is a known side effect. Had good conversation with bariatric center RN about my concerns about both Celebrex and Neurontin. He made not in my electronic medical record and said to be sure I tell my surgeon before. RN suggested they could give me Toradol (ketorolac). Good immediate postop pain and nonnarcotic.

Just made big presurgery shopping haul. Found new READY Protein Water at Sam's club. Great price. $14.88 for 12-pack. Three flavors. Orange Mango, Blueberry, Lemon ice. 15g protein, 1 carb and no fat. 70 calories for 16.9 bottle. No sucralose. With electrolytes: sodium, potassium, chloride, magnesium and Calcium. Ingredients: filtered water, whey protein isolate, phosphoric acid, citric acid, natural flavors, stevia extract, fruit & vegetable juice (color). I can add unflavored Isopure to increase protein so won't have to drink so much. Haven't tasted yet. My local Sam's Club had them in stock. I start my two days clear fluids tomorrow. On my 3rd day full liquids. Also found a great low fat cream Soup at Kroger. Smooth as silk, no lumps or pieces. PACIFIC Creamy Butternut Squash Soup. Yummy. Does have some cane sugar but not a bunch.

You can get a sample pack from Celebrate directly for $9.95. All the flavors of multi plus iron & calcium chews and B12 melt. Also some protein shake mixes. The $9.95 is applied towards purchase so sample pack is free if you buy. The chewable multivitamins have decent taste but I am preop so cannot say if I will like them AFTER.

I understand some of the issues with some postop pain meds delaying ability to get up and ambulate due to drowsiness and unsteadiness on feet. Also, respiratory depression since I have severe sleep apnea for decades treated by BiPAP. But uncontrolled pain also discourages patients from getting up due to anticipated pain. So balancing pain versus side effects of pain meds is necessary on individualized basis. There is no "one plan fits all" when it comes to postop pain. I don't think I will need narcotics since most of the pain will be caused by retained gas and no pain med really deals with that. My center uses an app MyChart which allows patients to email providers. I received a note from my surgeon after my preop appointment which said if I had questions, email him via app. I sent him a message about the center's postop pain plan which uses two meds I have previously had bad reactions. Hopefully he will respond to assauge my concerns.

My gallbadder was removed laparoscopically and I had no pain at all. Was sent home with Rx for hydrocodon but never even filled it. That was more than 10 years ago. But incisions were very small and removing gallbladder involves minimal cutting. So maybe I'll be ok. Don't remember having any gas issues. The education class said specifically that not using narcotic was because opioid addiction problems in my state. When I had severe hip pain from goat bursitis, the ER gave me an IM injection of nonnarcotic pain med because I was allowed to drive myself home. So there must be options.

Yes it doesn't . Couldn't read small print without glasses. But no different than most protein shakes or artificial flavorings like MIO or CRYSTAL LIGHT. I like the clear coloring and very light flavor. So ok with me. Sucrulose doesn't affect blood sugar.

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Found something I really like to drink in place of water. Nestle Splash has zero everything. The flavor is not sweet or strong. Just perfect for me. Has 4 flavors: mandarin orange, berry, lemon and grape. 6-pack at Walmart $1.79 and 3 six packs $5 at Kroger. It is purified water with just a little fruit flavor. Clear like water, no color. This is so much better than adding Mio or Crystal Light because has no sweetener and flavor very light.

I have small hiatal hernia discovered on EGD. My surgeon says he routine repairs them whether sleeve or bypass. Did you ask if he could repair it? Mine is "small" but surgeon says outcomes are always better when hernia is repaired.

I take 7 tablets every day. Concerned about being able to swallow that many whole. Bought pill crusher but going to experiment before surgery on how to get all that powder down. Anyone try putting powder in bites of jello or broth?

My bariatric center doesn't give any narcotics to control pain immediate postop. They use combination of acetaminophen and Celebrex. I can't take Celebrex because previous reaction with sky high blood pressure (220/120). So not sure what they will provide for immediate postop pain. Hoping I will have a chance to talk with surgeon before surgery. Don't think acetaminophen will be enough after having 75% of stomach removed.

So far diet has been easy. I have two protein shakes and one frozen dinner like Lean Cuisine or Healthy Choice. Less than 50g carbs per day and 1000 calories. Allowed snacks like hardboiled egg, deli meat or string cheese. One breakfast I mixed protein shake with sugar-free pudding mix. I wasn't hungry for hours. Been logging my food, water and excercise. I've been eating 100+ g protein and 100+ oz liquid. I usually end day with about 800 calories for the day and 40g carbs. Lost 3 pounds since Friday.

Many type II diabetics "cured" by weight loss surgery. I was pre-diabetic in Dec with fasting blood sugar 115 and A1C 6.2. After diet and losing 20 pounds in prep for surgery, no longer pre-diabetic.

May 28 surgery date restored. I start liquid diet tomorrow.

You can take iron with calcium as long as calcium is 300mg or less. Once a day bariatric vitamins have a common flaw. Your body can't absorb more than 500 mg of calcium at a time. Calcium should be taken in 3 or 4 times throughout the day. I am presurgery so taking Citracal Slo Release (1200 mg Calcium & 1000 IU D3). But after surgery cannot take Slo Release so exploring calcium options. Chewables very chalky. I like Bariatric FUSION which you take 4 times a day with both iron and 300 mg calcium. One big problem with FUSION is it is missing Vitamin K. I could buy K2 drops from Amazon to add it to FUSION.

This Bariatric Multivitamin 45 on Amazon has everything but calcium and only costs $19.99 per month.

Looks like CELEBRATE and ADVANCED EA both have Folate (folic acid) at 800 IU. Then take calcium citrate separate. But more expensive that way. Cannot find data on BariatricPal vitamins and dosages.

Bariatric FUSION is missing two important vitamins. Folate and Vit K. Amazon has Folate 800 IU which is amount recommended. But cannot buy Vitamin K by itself. They are all D3 with K2. None of the Bariatric brands CHEWABLE vitamins (for first 3 months) are complete with all recommended at proper dosages. WTF.

So we will have same surgiversary. You start clear liquid diet Friday? I'm watching YouTube videos about clear liquids. I have infuser water bottle so like idea of putting in frozen fruit for flavoring. And putting sugar-free jello mix into iced tea or add to popsicle mix. Mio and Crystal Light for flavoring water.

Well, surgery date put back to May 28. I guess with hospital just starting up elective surgeries, they are coordinating Operating Room, anesthesia and surgeon schedules. So happy back to May 28. Start clear liquid diet in 4 days.

I don't think you can get the dosages you need after WLS in one pill. Read the dosages recommended from link posted. A number of these are supposed to be taken several times a day as body cannot use all at once. For example, Calcium and D3 should be split into 3 to 4 doses a day. Vit D3 in particular requires 3000 IU per day. None of the "1 pill a day" have that amount. Vit D deficiency is prevalent in all populations (75% of people) and has been suggested Vit D deficiency has a lot to do with weak immune systems to fight coronavirus. Severity and mortality associated with D3 deficiency. Vitamin D is not in food. You must either take supplement or get sunlight on skin without sunscreen everyday. In winter, not possible. Centrum Adult chewable only has 400 IU of Vit D3.

My bariatric center sells Fusion vitamins. You have to take 4 times a day but don't need to buy calcium/D3. It has everything you need in one chewable tablet. Any of you tried this? I think it's about $25 for one month's supply (120). Seems cheaper than buying multivitamin plus calcium chews.