Ok so 18 days til surgery now time to get down to buisiness and start stocking up on the things i will need for post op!!

BUT... WHAT DID YOU BUY??

I'm going to buy a new blender im thinking a ninja but im not sure what does everyone else have? any suggestions??

also, Vitamins what kinds did you buy?

like brands and which vitamins in general?? What do you take on a daily basis?

what Protein powders did you buy? which ones taste the best?

what did you eat/buy on liquid diet? i start that next week and just wanna make sure i dont get too bored with flavors and such.

any advice would be greatly appreciated!!

OK I was going to post the same message today. Lot's of questions and I want to see what has worked for some folks. I also want to to be prepared andwith the holidays coming up time will run out quick.

Im 19 days post op and here is what I bought and stocked up on

• bottled water
  
• crystal light powder
  
• propel zero powder
  
• poweraid zero
  
• creamy chicken soup
  
• tomato soups
  
• chicken stock/beef stock
  
• diet cranberry juice
  
• 1% milk
  
• gateraid to take my meds crushed
  
• chewable genaric multiviatmin similar to centrum takes like oranges also comes in liquid get at CVS
  
• Already had a ninja and love it
  
• I bought a new soft comfy blanket to take to hospital with me
  
• I bought some lose night gowns to wear at the hosptial when i was able to shower and change
  
• slippers
  
• chap stick
  
• 3-5oz size dixie cups for portion sizes helped me alot to know how much I was drinking.
  

Medical supplies:

• 2x2in gauze to cover drain sight and tegaderm to go over gauze, about 2 wks worth
  
• a pill divider you will have alot of pills to take after you come home
  
• pill crusher cus you cant take pills for 6 weeks after surgery
  

Thats all i can think of hope it helps.

oh as for protein i tried syntrax nectar and i orderd two tube of theirs one was lemon tea flavors and other was twisted cherry, and I ordered unjury strawberry sorbet and had crystal light lemonad to it so good.not a big fan of the chocolate ones but the unjury chocolate is really good and eas lite chocolate is good and i hear premier chocolate is good you can get it at cosco and sams club.

I am a less is more kind of person. I bought the chewable Vitamins and minerals my nutritionist said to take and talked to my pharmacist about which prescription meds came in liquid or non-pill form, which could be taken crushed and which couldn't. I spoke to my doctor about the pills that didn't fit those categories and was told I could go without them until I healed sufficiently. I'm not saying you should stop taking pills, just that you can consult with your doctor about it.

I bought two types of Protein powder from GNC, one was pina colada flavor which I added to various flavors of Jello. The advantage of GNC is that you can get a full refund if you don't like what you buy.

As far as what I needed at the hospital: Chapstick. I wore hospital gowns, one frontwards and another backwards so nothing hangs out, and the hospital provided nonslip slippers. I wore home the loose fitting clothes I had worn to the hospital.

I watched the calories and carbs in what I bought for each stage of eating. I did not use much Protein Powder because after the first weeks I got all my protein from what I ate--yogurt, seafood, etc.

Good luck.