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I am PO Day 17 and I was wondering how long it takes others to drink their shakes? I mix mine with 8 oz milk and feel like it takes me forever! Maybe I am being too conservative! Thoughts?

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I drink and eat very slowly. I actually use a stopwatch app on my phone and take a sip of whatever I am drinking every five minutes. So, drinking a Protein Shake usually takes me an hour. I found that using the timer helps me to not drink too fast so that I get too full, and it reminds me to keep sipping all day long and I usually have no problems getting in my daily fluids.

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Yes, it takes me 30 minutes and I mix mine with almond milk, it's good and less calories than milk.

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Yes, it takes me 30 minutes and I mix mine with almond milk, it's good and less calories than milk.

Is there a specific brand of almond milk you like or would suggest?

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Yes' date=' it takes me 30 minutes and I mix mine with almond milk, it's good and less calories than milk.[/quote']

The almond milk... I saw some yesterday at Wm on the shelf...is it not suppose to be refrigerated, it said lactose intolerant nd gluten free.

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Ready to drink Protein Drinks took forever just because of taste and texture and I have no problems getting liquids down (except water).

If I have a Protein Shake now I use 8 oz of skim milk and Unjury Protein Powder. Those I can drink at the same rate I could pre-surgery.

My Dr said it's not a problem to drink at same rate as pre-surgery if it works for me.

Granted it didn't work this way at first but has increased over time.

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Is there a specific brand of almond milk you like or would suggest?

What do I have to look forward to as of the work up before having it done? I'm going on the 24th

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Is there a specific brand of almond milk you like or would suggest?

I use Silk Unsweetened vanilla Almond Milk or Almond Breeze Unsweetened vanilla Almond Milk.

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It takes me forever...I'm only 10 days post op and can do about 4 oz at a time so takes me at least half a day to get one shake down. Part of that is the fact that I don't like them. I try for 4 oz every 2 hours with Water in between.

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I use Silk Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk or Almond Breeze Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk.

The Almond Breeze unsweetened almond milk has only 40. Cals in a cup

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At the phase you are currently at it should take at least a half hour to drink a shake, as time goes by and the healing continues inside it will get easier and before you know it you will be drinking faster. Good Luck.

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I use unsweetened almond milk as well. And one scoop I Protein. But I only use 4 ounces per shake. It takes me a about 30 minutes to drink it from my sippy cup.

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I see posts like this and wonder if my doc really sleeved me!! shakes make me really sick, so I actually just ordered a sample pack of Syntrax Nectar, but anyway, I can drink crystal light and other Clear Liquids pretty quickly. I can take decent size swallows and not have it hurt. I can also eat a whole hard boiled egg all mashed up (I'm in purée stage) in a half hour and be comfortable. I was just sleeved July 3 '13. I can also comfortably eat egg drop Soup (or something similar) a cup or so over an hour. Should I be able to do this?! I've lost 18lbs in the 9 days since surgery, but I'm worried once I start eating solids that I'm not going to have restriction!

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I use unsweetened almond milk as well. And one scoop I Protein. But I only use 4 ounces per shake. It takes me a about 30 minutes to drink it from my sippy cup.

That doesn't make the shake too thick or Vitamin tasting? I've wondered about that.

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Is there a specific brand of almond milk you like or would suggest?

I use either Kroger brand or blue diamond has a brand that's good I just make sure it says plain, cuz they come in vanilla which has more sugars in in it. The almond milk at Walmart is located right by the milk. And require to be in the fridge. Good luck!

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