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Oct. 20th is my sugery date with Dr. George Weiss is Lexington, Ky at Central Baptist. I am nervous, excited, scared all at the same time. I am having a hard time finding the right Protein for the pre op diet and worried I will fail in the end. Help!

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Hello and Welcome to the October group!

Believe me, I know how you feel about being nervous, excited and scared all at the same time because I'm the same way.

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Hi there - does your surgeon have suggestions regarding pre-op Protein drinks? If not, you could try to search this site - I think there have been many threads on that topic. I'm one of those who doesn't have to do a pre-op diet (I did a three-month insurance-required diet instead.) The three-month diet required a Protein shake once a day. I found I liked the Syntrax nectar chocolate Truffle made with FF milk. There are websites like Bariatric Advantage that allow you to order a number of sample packets so you can try different flavors.

Good luck to you!

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Hi

I was required to do a six month insurance approval diet but it didn't have any restrictions on it. I just had to follow a plan a loose for the six months. The Dr suggested the baratric advantage drinks but said I could buy store bought as long as they were under 20g of carbs, as the baratric ones can get a little pricey.

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Oct. 20th is my sugery date with Dr. George Weiss is Lexington, Ky at Central Baptist. I am nervous, excited, scared all at the same time. I am having a hard time finding the right Protein for the pre op diet and worried I will fail in the end. Help!

Hi, partner, I am also having surgery on the 20th with Dr. Weiss. I live in georgetown. I hsve been drinking shakes from GNC store. Total Lean shake they have 25 grams of Protein, 6 carbs, 170 calories, 24 Vitamins & minerals, & is lactose free.. They will let you taste the different flavors. I like chocolate so I bought the swiss chocolate. They taste just like chocolate milk to me & since lactose free, I don't have any of the problems associated with milk products.

I bought Vitamins from Celebrate. One month supply cost me a little over $70. I started taking this weekend, but not sure if I need them yet, since the shakes have alot of the vitamins we need already in them. I'm going to call the office today to ask them.

If you want, you can e-mail me direct at vfraley@cs.com & I'll give you my phone number so we can talk.

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I have been drinking the Adkins shakes they only have 6 g of carbs and they are not too bad but chocolate is getting boring! I guess I'll be seeing you in the 20 th!

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I have been drinking the Adkins shakes they only have 6 g of carbs and they are not too bad but chocolate is getting boring! I guess I'll be seeing you in the 20 th!

I get the ready to drink shakes at GNC. If you prefer powder, check the label closely to make sure you get the right ones. The store will let you taste some of the products. Email me if you want to talk privately at vfraley@cs.com.

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