Hi everyone!

i went shopping today and went into the health food shop to try and get some of what i need for after the op.

i bought a maxitone protein shake for women and the shaker that goes with it, i got a bottle of multi vitamins and a bottle of vitamin b12.

just wondered what else if anything you would recommend me to get?

thanks!

rhian

You also need calcium citrate. I use sublingual B12 too.

I also got biotin, Gas-X (suggested right post-op - not sure if I'll need it after the hospital, but just in case), and liquid calcium so I don't have to swallow horse pills.

I agree with all the above items. Especially those Vitamins...they HAVE TO BE CHEWABLE OR LIQUID for the first few weeks.

Don't buy a lot of Protein...your taste buds will more than likely change after the surgery...then change again weeks later.

Have some sugar free Jello, broths (I had mostly beef....tasted like steak to me after the surgery) sugar free popsicles if you can find them ( I couldn't) and a couple of weeks from now you will really enjoy that first egg, and maybe refried Beans as well as low fat or fat free cottage cheese and sugar free puddings (if you can handle the milk...I usually make it out of soy milk and protein powder)

Good Luck.....

I also take sublingual thiamine/B1 and prescription Vitamin D (peope are often deficient and don't know it, in addition to Centrum A-Zinc chewable, Cacium Citrate chewable and sublingual B12.

You might find the archives in my blog for newbies useful (link after ticker below).

Good luck!