Ok... Im 9 days post op. and find myself only wanting water or crystal light I am trying to force the protein shakes down but am only getting maybe 20 grams which I know is terrible and I'm so afraid of losing hair....did anyone else have this problem and what helped???

I took me 2nd week post op to fully tolerate protein shakes. Its good that right now you are getting your water in that will keep you from getting dehydrated.. also you can try unjury protein they have unflavored and chicken broth flavor maybe you can have that. Www.unjury.com best of luck.

Are you able to eat pudding? Mixing protein powder with the milk and then mixing in the pudding powder works great! That's what I did the first few weeks. Then I found that I could tolerate the Syntrax Nectar chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry protein powder. Those shakes don't get thick when mixed with milk - the shakes are just like you've added Nestles Nesquik to milk. (So chocolate, vanilla, or strawberry flavored milk.) AND the Isopure unflavored protein powder doesn't have a nasty aftertaste, so on the mornings I need a protein boost, I'll add a scoop of that too. It doesn't get thick either. So a scoop of Syntrax Nectar Chocolate Truffle, a scoop of Isopure unflavored, and 8 ounces of light soy milk. (I switched to soy before the surgery because I had heard that some folks become lactose intolerant after the surgery.) That's about 56 grams of protein in one 8 ounce glass of "chocolate milk".

Hot chocolate with protein powder was my lifesaver. I'd mix two packets with two scoops of unflavored protein powder, put it in the blender and that would be my breakfast. 20g protein at a go.

Thank you guys!!!

Clear Isopure - not the powder, but the pre-mixed drinks. I know you can get them at GNC, probably at lots of other retailers as well. Their flavor is very strong/artificial but you can drink them on clear liquid phase and they contain a *lot* of protein.

Oh ok and is it already in the bottle our like the crystal light packets??

It's in the bottle, ready to drink, like Iced tea. This has a pretty good picture:

http://www.amazon.com/Natures-Best-Isopure-Ready-Drink/dp/B002TG3QLS

They have 5-6 different flavors and they can be very strong - I watered mine down a little bit. But they contain a TON of Protein.

Thanks a mil!!!

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These are awesome to get the protein and I drank 1 a day for the first 2 weeks. I found the red to be my most tolerable. I still keep a few in the fridge on days I'm coming up short and I'm 2 mo out.

Try mixing unflavored Isopure with your water and crystal light, this way you kill 2 birds with one drink. I have been doing this since sleeved which was Nov 5, 2012.

Is the isopure non flavored different from like a whey protein unflavored? I got that to try with adding to stuff but its terrible!? Donny when you get a quick second will u shoot me a message and tell me ur intake around the time you were at my stage, I need some guidance and I know you are doing great with alot of focus!! Id appreciate it!!

Isopure non flavored in a whey powder. I use it with crystal light. At your point I got a minimum of 40g a day because that is how much is in the clear isopures. I would always try for 60 though.

One of my early tricks was to mix 1 scoop of nectar fuzzy nava,l 1 packet of Oceanspray cran-peach into a 1 liter bottle of water. You don't even notice you are drinking protein because it is so thin & light tasting.

I'm on the same boat can't even think of my whey protein shakes, it makes me vomit... All I want is clear liquids and I'm 2 weeks out going on 3... I'm planing on ordering some soy protein powder to mix with juice and water, since I can't tolerate any milk flavor or texture...

I'm on the same boat can't even think of my whey protein shakes, it makes me vomit... All I want is clear liquids and I'm 2 weeks out going on 3... I'm planing on ordering some soy protein powder to mix with juice and water, since I can't tolerate any milk flavor or texture...