I came home from the hospital today. Had my procedure on Wednesday. Hospital food was jello, broth and tea. Had no real difficulty with that BUT, today was my forst day on my own. I've had one 8 oz Unjury choclate shake, One can of chicken broth with a scoop of unflavored protein and a yogurt with half a scoop of unflavored protein. Totaling 35 oz. of protein. I'm doing everything I can to keep this down. I can't even think of eating anything else. Is this normal for the first few days? Should I expect better as the week goes on? Please help. My wife is really concerned that i am not getting enough protein.

You are doing absolutely fine! I don't think I got anywhere near 35 grams of protein in during the first week. It was a couple of months before I was able to get in the 60 grams (at the time) that they wanted me to. My surgeon told me that if I could get 35-40 I was doing great. Congratulations on the beginning of your new life!

Focus on clear fluids for this first week. It is very important to avoid dehydration which could land you in the Emergency Room. Protein will be much easier to add once you are on full liquids in a week or so, and then mushies. Remember, sip....sip... sip.

Focus on clear fluids for this first week. It is very important to avoid dehydration which could land you in the Emergency Room. Protein will be much easier to add once you are on full liquids in a week or so, and then mushies. Remember, sip....sip... sip.

This is the sort of thing that drives me nuts. My place puts us on full liquids day 3. I hate that there is so much difference between programs. You'd really think there would be a consensus as to what generally works best by now. However, it's good to know that if I can only get a bit of the full liquids down in those early days it's not a big deal.

And, by the way, my place tells us to get 60 grams of protein from the get. And if you try to pin them down on what an acceptable minimum would be they will not answer. They will only give the program's "standard" answer. It's annoying. You know there is a gray area.

Randy----sounds great to me. I'm getting a lot at just 7 days out. I think you're doing GREAT!

I came home from the hospital today. Had my procedure on Wednesday. Hospital food was jello, broth and tea. Had no real difficulty with that BUT, today was my forst day on my own. I've had one 8 oz Unjury choclate shake, One can of chicken broth with a scoop of unflavored protein and a yogurt with half a scoop of unflavored protein. Totaling 35 oz. of protein. I'm doing everything I can to keep this down. I can't even think of eating anything else. Is this normal for the first few days? Should I expect better as the week goes on? Please help. My wife is really concerned that i am not getting enough protein.

Very good! My first two days home I just did clear liquid that tasted good to me and that was apple juice. Day 3 was a new story and I started some protein then. You're doing fine but I'd b careful w the shakes.

Congrats on being sleeved!! A lot of ppl struggle first few days, sounds like your doing good.

congrats on being sleeved. First of all concentrate on fluids first. You don't want to be back in the hosptial with a drip in.. second when you reach 64 ounces of water per day then start gettting protein in. It usually will happen in a week to a week and a half. Your body will not go into self eating phase until about a month. so as long as you get your protein before the end of you 1 month anniversary you will do fine. If you can you need to get your water intake and protein intake up before the one month. You will be alright just keep working really hard at reaching your goals. I will tell you that I didn't even start thinking about protein until the middle of the second week..

I didn't start worrying about Protein till week 2. I was then able to drink 2 "Premium Brand" (costco or Sams club) Protein drinks per day. Each had 30 grams of protein = 60 grams per day....

I would take me between 1 1/2 to 2 hrs to get each one down. As far as Soup, I was only able to eat about 1 or 2 once's per sitting and I had to reheat it several time because it would get so cold.

First week home.... sounds like you may be trying to get to much down. Concentrate on liquid Protein shakes that are simple/lite and take your time sipping them. You will feel better in the long run.

I was sleeved on Tues & my doc said not to think about anything except staying hydrated for several days. Add in the broth and shakes as you tolerate them. You won't die from a protein deficiency for a few days! Slow and steady wins the race!

With each day you will get more in!

I came home from the hospital today. Had my procedure on Wednesday. Hospital food was Jello, broth and tea. Had no real difficulty with that BUT, today was my forst day on my own. I've had one 8 oz powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury choclate shake, One can of chicken broth with a scoop of unflavored Protein and a yogurt with half a scoop of unflavored protein. Totaling 35 oz. of protein. I'm doing everything I can to keep this down. I can't even think of eating anything else. Is this normal for the first few days? Should I expect better as the week goes on? Please help. My wife is really concerned that i am not getting enough protein.

I am 4 weeks out and still not getting anywhere near the protein I need. I am able to eat some things, but it is a struggle for me to find something that sounds appealing and that doesn't make me feel sick. I think I may be trying to move too quick, but I am doing what the doc says as best I can. I spoke to someone tonight who is 4 months out and she assures me it gets better with time. Just hang in there, but don't expect too much this early on. You have a few bad weeks ahead of you from what I gather.