I finish my program at the beginning of May. I was wondering what is necessary for after surgery. What should I stock up on. I want to start shopping in advance for groceries and whatnot prior to surgery so that I have it. My SO works 80+ hrs a week and we share a vehicle so I want to limit the need for him to have to run to the store for little odds and ends in the first few weeks after. What were your must-haves? What did you buy foodwise? What's your go-to protein mix? Anything you wish you would have known before getting it done? Any advice on the surgery as a whole would be great. Also for those with young kids how did you handle that? My son will almost be a yr old at that point and I'm guessing I wont be able to lift him for the first few weeks so any advice would be great.

start now and find a protein powder that you like, flavored and unflavored. Unjury is a popular brand. get some chicken/beef/vegetable broth. sugar free jello and SF pudding, 100% juice and sf Popsicles. The popsicles were a real life saver! I would say cream soups, but i had it once and couldn't stand to even think about eating it again, even though it tasted good at the time. Make sure you have someone around, especially the first week cuz you wont feel like, or be able to do much of anything.

I finish my program at the beginning of May. I was wondering what is necessary for after surgery. What should I stock up on. I want to start shopping in advance for groceries and whatnot prior to surgery so that I have it. My SO works 80+ hrs a week and we share a vehicle so I want to limit the need for him to have to run to the store for little odds and ends in the first few weeks after. What were your must-haves? What did you buy foodwise? What's your go-to Protein mix? Anything you wish you would have known before getting it done? Any advice on the surgery as a whole would be great. Also for those with young kids how did you handle that? My son will almost be a yr old at that point and I'm guessing I wont be able to lift him for the first few weeks so any advice would be great.

Check out this thread, http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/10081-the-official-what-you-will-need-for-your-gastric-sleeve-surgery-thread/

It is pretty extensive and should cover all the bases.

Best of luck!!

Personally I would wait! I bought a lot of stuff before surgery that I couldn't stand post op. a lot of people's tastes change.... Actually most. Get the essentials but see how you feel post-op! I wasted 100s of dollars.

You definitely will need help with your son. The restriction on lifting will last at least a couple of weeks! I think just make sure that you have the staples, protein shake, broth, sugar free Popsicles.. Lots of different kinds of drinks for variety.

As sleeve of steal states a LOT of people load up on costly protein powders before just to find they hate them after.. I was lucky I bought premier protein shakes and liked them before and after.

Oh and for me I made sure I had homemade chicken broth! The stuff in the cans are nasty

I made sure that I was stocked up for the family before hand.. A couple of dinners pre made and easy food for them to make. Because you will not be in the mood to cook most likely.

Laura

Pre make some meals for the family, at least a weeks worth! Cream soups tasted wonderful to me after two weeks of pre op diet and broth in the hospital. Yogurt was my favorite especially Greek.