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What Are Your Favorite Right After Surgery Liquids?

As far as chicken broth goes, did you make your own or buy chicken broth in grocery stores? You know the kind that you'd use in a recipe?

What other liquids got you through those first days after surgery. I know Jello is a big one and sugar free popsicles.

What else?

I'm getting sleeved on Nov. 19 and am trying to start stocking up.\

Thanks!

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Nothing. EVERYTHING i liked pre-sleeve I hated post-sleeve. Just now at 11 weeks can i tolerate some of the things we 'stocked up' on for postop. I would not suggesting stocking up.

Dont stock up.....everything I purchased.....i hated...the popcicles were to sweet the soups were nasty....the jello tasted like plastic.....find the basics and work from there......

Great question great advice!! Everyone is right don't stock up your taste buds are going to be different.

Do not buy a lot of things before surgery. I did not believe that your taste changes and I bought a ton of protein drinks, powders, soups, flavored drinks and Crystal light. I have a whole big box of things that I will never use. I cannot stand the taste of any ready to drink protein. The only powdered protein in choc/ vanilla I can drink is Unjury, and that is starting to be nasty tasting to me. Only buy one or two samples to try, do not buy huge cans of protein powders. They are costly and you may hate the flavor later. I really do recommend Unjury chicken soup protein. It has been my protein of choice since surgery. I am three months out now and still use it daily. I add it into homemade soup, grits, and other foods for my protein. If you buy Isopure for the clear stage, just get a couple of bottles. I only drank one bottle in three days but other people really seemed to like the stuff. I used the little chicken stock packets that you can find at Walmart, they have good flavor and are easy to take with you in your purse. You just add them to hot water. Your taste buds really go through changes after surgery, things I used to love, I do not like at all now.

I'm almost two weeks post op. I did well with cold bottled water, unjury chicken in water, instant breakfast with half scoop unflavored unjury mixed with Lactaid milk. The big cans prot powder from the store made me ill...too sweet. Isopure clear...i got down half a bottle punch flavor with crystal lite mixed in. They were nasty.

Unflavored Unjury in raspberry crystal lite and Unjury chicken broth saved the day for ne. I couldn't drink a whole shake of any type. By week 2-1/2 I could drink an entire Premier 11 oz 30 grams if protein skake from Costco over an hour. Now at week 4, I'm still having a shake as my early breakfast and one as part of my lunch-this gives me my min. of 60 grams protein alone then I can have whatever puree food I want for meals keeping my calories at 600. I can only Niw eat about 1/4 cup of pureed foods.

Unflavored unjury in raspberry crystal lite and Unjury chicken broth saved the day for ne. I couldn't drink a whole shake of any type. By week 2-1/2 I could drink an entire Premier 11 oz 30 grams if Protein skake from costco over an hour. Now at week 4' date=' I'm still having a shake as my early breakfast and one as part of my lunch-this gives me my min. of 60 grams protein alone then I can have whatever puree food I want for meals keeping my calories at 600. I can only Niw eat about 1/4 cup of pureed foods.[/quote']

Thanks for the information, had my surgery yesterday and I half way stocked up on stuff, glad I didn't go over board..

I'm almost two weeks post op. I did well with cold bottled water' date=' unjury chicken in Water, instant breakfast with half scoop unflavored unjury mixed with Lactaid milk. The big cans prot powder from the store made me ill...too sweet. Isopure clear...i got down half a bottle punch flavor with crystal lite mixed in. They were nasty.[/quote']

Where do you buy unjury Protein ?

Get the 800 # from web site - when you call they'll send you you packets of protein flavors to try and will send recipes. After my first order I knew what I wanted and ordered on-line. The chicken broth is great-20 grams of protein/cup. Unjury us the only place I've found that has this item. I also bought my vitamins -all chewable and are made for sleeve patients from them.

Get the 800 # from web site - when you call they'll send you you packets of Protein flavors to try and will send recipes. After my first order I knew what I wanted and ordered on-line. The chicken broth is great-20 grams of protein/cup. unjury us the only place I've found that has this item. I also bought my Vitamins -all chewable and are made for sleeve patients from them.

Awesome thanks. I am running into everything is sweet and mostly too sweet. I think a savory drink will hir the spot. Thank you.

Diluted, unsweetened apple juice, delicious. Had this every morning for "breakfast".

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Dont stock up.....everything I purchased.....i hated...the popcicles were to sweet the Soups were nasty....the Jello tasted like plastic.....find the basics and work from there......

Okay, so what are the basics?? Thanks!

As far as chicken broth goes' date=' did you make your own or buy chicken broth in grocery stores? You know the kind that you'd use in a recipe?

What other liquids got you through those first days after surgery. I know Jello is a big one and sugar free popsicles.

What else?

I'm getting sleeved on Nov. 19 and am trying to start stocking up.

Thanks![/quote']

I got mine from a health store, its chicken or beef broth with 15 grams of Protein, to help with your protein goals.

Okay' date=' so what are the basics?? Thanks![/quote']

Vitamin Water (different flavored), crystal light, and Protein powder your doc has approved. That is all I would stock up on. If you are feeling crazy, maybe sugar free Popsicles so you can chew some. Trust me, it's wonderful.

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