Can the post-ops share with us pre-ops what we should buy to have on hand after surgery?

Gas X Strips for the gas

Bring a pillow for the ride home

chicken broth

liquid Tylenol

Sports bra if you don't already have one

I can't think of anything else.

Can the post-ops share with us pre-ops what we should buy to have on hand after surgery?

chicken&beef broth,no sugar added apple&cranberry juice, protein drinks,bottled water.

Edited October 16, 201015 yr by icequeen813
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Beef and chicken broth (I only liked the Butterball 99% fat free)

Carnation Instant Breakfast *No sugar added*

Or Adkins Advantage vanilla shake

sugar free Popsicles

SF Jell-o

V-8 juice

If you are on full liquids;

Cream of Broccoli (add cheddar cheese)

Cream of Potato (add cheddar cheese)

Cream of Mushroom

Tomato Soup

Congrats on getting banded and good luck!

Thank you!

Also protein powder and a multivitamin! :thumbup: GNC is a great place to go for those.

By the way, the liquid Tylenol is absolutely vile! I tried one sip and dumped the entire bottle. Get a generic kids version that is much more palatable. I actually just took the caplets the next day with no problem.

I would buy a ton of different Soups as well. I found it odd that things I usually liked were gross and new things I didn't think id like were very yummy and I'm no food snob. I liked Campbells cheddar cheese soup. It was thicker than tomato, but it didn't do anything bad to my stomach. It was a welcome change from cream of mushroom and tomato.

sugar free pudding cups a must..for me anyway..i even mix my protien powder in with some of the flavors. I made a few meals that i thought would be good pureed before surgery and froze them in 1/2 cup containers..those are your new bestie also =) heating pad, helps so much with the gas!

i recoomend a variety of whatever you can have because eating the same 1/2 cup of cream of something gets old fast. make sure you will have a comfortable place after surgery too, you may need to buy a few extra pillows i slept propped up for 6 days. Good luck!

By the way, the liquid Tylenol is absolutely vile! I tried one sip and dumped the entire bottle. Get a generic kids version that is much more palatable. I actually just took the caplets the next day with no problem.

There is a cherry flavor that isn't too bad. The reason why you shouldn't take pills is because they are a solid, and you shouldn't have any solids after surgery. That is why most doctors will give you a liquid form of a pain killer...

How will I take my regular meds?

amberakamom,

Ask your doctor if you are able to crush your meds. If your medications are not enteric coated or sustained release, then it it usually okay to crush them. But better be safe than sorry and ask your doctor or even a pharmacist. :wink2:

-Libby

What if they can't be crushed and don't come in liquid form?

If they can't be crushed or if they don't come in liquid form, then I would ask your doctor or pharmacist. This is a frequent problem for people who are on sustained release medications.

I find my pharmacist at Walgreens very helpful. And if I have questions that she cannot answer, then I just ask my doc. :wink2:

The nutritionist at my doctor's office said I would need to take a multi-vitamin and calcium supplements .. both of which are HUGE mainly the calcium. If I can't swallow my regular pill that is so small you can take it without water I certainly will not be able to take the others.

They make chewable calcium and chewable multivitamin supplements. I buy mine at GNC and Costco.

my doc siad taking my regular meds was fine. i havent had any trouble swallowing or getting them down. chewable centrum vitamins and a liquid form of calcium ctrate i got at walmart..prety chalky but do able..