Hi All,

I am timing myself and having 5 pill shot glasses an hour 3 with Water and 2 with Protein drink....is that too much or too little....my brain is not functioning well.

I'm just focusing on getting my clear fluids in right now... I had some warm tea today and feel much better now that I'm rehydrated. Try sipping on some gatorade too.

I am 8 days out and the only thing I had is water and gatorade, maybe I am wrong but we are not supposed to have protein drink yet....maybe somebody with more experience can clarify that....

hi gortita,

i'm happy to see you're on your way to recovery! i am trying to get a little Protein in where i can as well since i feel so tired otherwise.

My doc said to work on the Water first, then work on the Protein. I would drink a glass of water, then sip on a Protein shake or broth for awhile, then drink some more water. Drink slowly, sip, sip, sip. If you keep track, you should be able to get in a good part of what your doctor requires during the day. Mine wants 64oz of water and 70 g of protein. That's my "magic formula".

Actually, I think the protein is harder now that I'm on solids, but that's probably because I don't have much room for anything except the protein yet.

I am three months out. Yes, you should be having liquids first week or so including protein shakes, water, jello, apple sauce, tea, chicken broth. You will lose a lot of muscle mass along with fat in the first couple of weeks. it is important to keep protein up.

Hi All,

I am timing myself and having 5 pill shot glasses an hour 3 with Water and 2 with Protein drink....is that too much or too little....my brain is not functioning well.

i've heard about using those medicine cups, sounds like a good idea, then you'll be sure to drink slowly. I think I'lll just drink enough water at first, see how that goes. kathy

Hello Congrats on being on the loser's bench first off! At three days out I was not doing Protein shakes, mainly because I couldn't get them down yet. I did the same with the medicine cups but I found it was more difficult for me. So I switched to using bottles and taking tiny tiny sips (I used a straw, my surgeon said it was fine). I literally had the straw at my mouth at every moment I could because my sips were that small.

At three days I would focus on the Water. It is good that you are trying the protein, but don't let that keep you from getting in your liquids. I didn't worry about protein until I was a few days out.