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?

At the phase you are currently at it should take at least a half hour to drink a shake' date=' 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.[/quote']

Thanks I will do

1 Scoop of protein powder and 8 ounces of Silk or Skim milk. Then shake and slam. Longest I have take was 4min. I like to get it over with. I'm pre-op liquid stage still.

It takes me longer to drink protein shakes than it does to eat food.

I see posts like this and wonder if my doc really sleeved me!! shakes make me really sick' date=' 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![/quote']

I was the same way, but now that i am on solids i feel the restriction. I too was worried he didnt make my stomach small enough. I also had no problem swallowing pills from day one, so i was scared he didnt do it right but now that i am 7 wks out i can defiantly tell he did it

I used to use almond milk pre op, but now I want the extra 8 grams of protein that 1 cup of milk add. It took me 1 hour and 15 min to drink my 8 oz shake that was worth 40 grams protein. I feel like I have eaten a turkey dinner now! I know the shake passes through the sleeve fairly quickly, but after drinking it I ( even though I go slow) I feel so full for hours. Makes it hard to get in any water cause I feel so full.

I was the same way' date=' but now that i am on solids i feel the restriction. I too was worried he didnt make my stomach small enough. I also had no problem swallowing pills from day one, so i was scared he didnt do it right but now that i am 7 wks out i can defiantly tell he did it[/quote']

Gives me hope!

Hammer... Enjoy it now cause post op is a whole different ball game!

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!

Hanging in there! Once you are eating firmer foods you will see the difference. food takes up more space and it doesn't slide through. You are losing weight at a great pace so don't worry!

Nope the almond milk taste better than milk. I also put a scoop of Protein in mine. Sometimes even put berries and half a banana and but it in the blender with an ice cube makes it yummy.

I add half a banana and PB2 with ice and make a chocolate, PB, and banana shake. Yum!

I'm 1 month out and my shake takes me 1-1.5 hrs depending on the size. Sometimes I do an 8oz shake and sometimes an 11oz. But I do actually enjoy my shake (call me crazy!)

I am 5 weeks post op and so sick of those things I usually want to heave when I drink them. I drink the premier protein drink and it is just about the only one I will tolerate at this point. It gives me 30g with just one shake so I only drink 2 a day. But honestly, I drink that darn thing as fast as I can which is usually within 10 minutes it is done. You will get there but right now your stomach is still to tender but you will notice that drinking will get a lot easier.

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

I use the same thing I like the texture of it and it has less calories than the generic brand

i will be on my pre-op diet soon. i make my own almond milk. so i will b using that. pretty scared to try most protein drinks because they dont look appealing or they have artificial sugars. i can always taste the artificial sugar, and i dont like it. soooooo...i dunno what imma do. Ive been contacting companies asking for samples. but once i get the go ahead, i may just bite the bullet and start trying them one by one.

It takes me FOREVER! Haha. While I can do more than a sip, if I do really big gulps, then I get stomach cramps. My goal now is to try and drink it before it gets hot... Bleh!

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

Actually not really, Sometimes I add a few ice cubes and it waters it down a bit. The sippy cup helps because I can't "smell" it, and that's half the battle. I also get creative and make it with iced coffee, iced chai tea, and once in a while add a banana. I like putting PB2 and cinnamon in it as well. I have unflavored, chocolate, banana cream, espresso, and vanilla flavors so i won't get bored!

I drank much faster after surgery and after about week three i noticed i slowed down quite a bit. I usually try to have it as I drive to work and/or walk to class so i'm distracted as well- lol