Okay, I know I'm being whiney and frustrated.... but I need some advice from those ahead of me. I had my one week follow up 2 days ago and my Protein and Fluid intake was increased to 60 grams and 60 oz. I can't fathom how to get it, since I could barely get in 40.

I can have cream Soup but if I'm only having 2-4 oz a few times a day how do you figure the protein? I'm drinking Isopure (which makes me thirsty) and trying to get the 40 grams( which takes all day) from that because the milky Protein drinks I just can't get down.

Since I'm still fatigued in the afternoon they said to make sure I get it all in. I'm sipping constantly but get the hiccups all the time. Doesn't that mean I'm doing it too fast or too much? All in all, I'm whiney, crabby and frustrated. Help?!

I know that isopure has a lot of protein, but the quantity of it that you have to drink to get your 40g is the same or more than you could do in 2 regular protein shakes. Early on I would do double dose protein shakes, 8 oz water, and 2 scoops of protein so I only had to drink a cup of liquid to get in 40g of protein. I tried the unjury strawberry sorbet and it tastes sort of like strawberry jello that is not thickened. You can count your protein shakes towards your 60 oz of fluid daily. Also, I bought some unflavored protein and I have a 64 oz bottle (its just an empty apple juice container nothing too classy) and I will fill it with crystal light and then add the unflavored protein. You are in what I thought was the toughest part. All you can do is your best. You will get there my dear!

Wannalise - I just wanted to thank you so much for your reply. You are the only one who seemed to have any advice and I really appreciate it!!

I second the idea of unflavored Protein powder. I put it in everything. Even when I moved to mushies, I sprinkled it on top of my food.

There is a thread in the food section on where to get samples. That's what I would do, so you don't get stuck with a big tub of anything. A lot of people liked the nectar drinks who did not like the milky drinks.

Thank you so much. I hadn't heard yet of the nectar drinks so I will try them. I just tried the unflavored in grape Crystal Light but I could still taste it and it smelled awful.....maybe it's all in my head, so I'll try again with a different flavor.

i too added unflavored whey protein to everythin just to get it it and I felt so much better, like 3 days out my energy increased alot, the fluid is really important,I drank special k20 protein water from the pharmacy too.Good luck.

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I couldn't stand the unflavored protein powders. I did my best to get in as much protein as I could but I never reached my doctors goal. I talked about this with the after care specialist and she said to at least try to get in 1/2 of what they recommend.

I have creamed soup once a day...usually for dinner and about a cup at a time..but they were thin. I had it not for it's nutritional value but just for something different to eat. In other words, I didn't want to fill up all day on that knowing I needed to get my Protein in.

I got all my protein from protein shakes. I still do mostly although I'm moving on to soft foods so slowly getting protein from real foods now.

I can't stand the isopure drinks at all and I don't like the unflavored Proteins either at all.

I mix all of my protein shakes with Water even though they told me I could mix them with skim milk or carb countdown milk. I figured the water was working for me why change it.

I'm really into gladiator smoothies right now. I bought a tub of the vanilla and a tub of chocolate. When I have the vanilla, I add a banana to it..depending on how many carbs I've had that day. If I don't need anymore carbs for the day I'll make a chocolate smoothie.

My surgeon told me to expect to be tired and low energy for a few weeks. I still get pretty tired in the afternoon/evening but it's getting better.

The longer out you get the easier it should get you to drink more and get in those amounts.

Good luck to you!

I buy the soy unflavored @ GNC - it is 13 grams of Protein per scoop. I put one scoop in a cup of skim milk (another 8 grams of protein) , add one individual thing of Crystal Lite lemonade, 2 tsp. of vanilla - blend well and then add 3 or 4 ice cubes.

I also buy the grape bullets, 42 grams of whey protein. I pour about one third over ice and Water it down. I like it weak. I can get it all drank in one day and get a Protein shake done for Breakfast, so I'm good and neither gag me! :tongue2: