Hi Everyone,

So I'm new to this but my surgery is soon (December 15th) and after reading some of these posts, I'm starting to freak out!

From what I remember I was not given a diet to follow preceding the surgery, but it seems like everyone was given one..so now I'm worried, has anyone else worked with Dr. Teixeira in the city?

Also, could anyone give me any shakes that I can find at a GNC that I could use to try out and see if i like?

Excited to talk to you all

I was given a pre op diet to do the 2 weeks before the surgery. My doctor said that usually overweight people have a bigger liver, and it tends to sit on your stomach. My pre-op diet is to help reduce the size of my liver, I am really overweight so I have been following the diet to the letter. I bought Now Sports Whey Protein Isolate, the unflavored kind. I bought it unflavored to use it in the sugar free juices, in broths, tea, etc. I thought that way I would have more variety and I wouldn't be stuck with a big tub of 1 flavor.

yes yes,u should ask about your pre diet,it really makes your surgery recovery faster... and after surgery you will defenatelly need to be on a diet,water the 1st day and jello & broth the 2nd or 3rd and the same with protein shakes there after.You will feel sick after surgery but belive me Iam 4 days after and i feel like nothing happened just a bit of pain.

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Pink, You should call you doc's office on Monday and ask about a pre-op diet. Most people are on one for at least 7 days beforehand, longer if you have a higher BMI.

I hit GNC and Vitamin Shoppe and bought a couple of different shakes, but I found them gross. I did get some Click! Espresso flavored powder from Amazon.com that I really liked before surgery. Post-op, I couldn't stand any of them. I did Protein shakes for exactly as long as I had to, and then I quit drinking them as soon as I was able to get 70g of protein a day from regular food.

Good luck on your journey!!

I found premier protein - 30 G of protein and low carb - at costco. I am still preop, but find it edible.

Thank you all for the quick responses! I'm checking out GNC tomorrow to see if theres something that tickles my fancy.

Also I am calling my doctors office first thing in the morning to see what he recommends I should be doing right now!

xoxo

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So I'm new to this but my surgery is soon (December 15th) and after reading some of these posts, I'm starting to freak out!

From what I remember I was not given a diet to follow preceding the surgery, but it seems like everyone was given one..so now I'm worried, has anyone else worked with Dr. Teixeira in the city?

Also, could anyone give me any shakes that I can find at a GNC that I could use to try out and see if i like?

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Im planning on having surgery with him. How was it?