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how long should it take me to consume my Protein Shake. I love the taste of the one I made this morning. It has a lot of Protein in it. Is there a time limit? I am trying to be cautious of my new stomach. And I want to promote healing. Am I just not use to eating slowly. Any thoughts?

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Ummm my surgery was Thursday 7-11 and its taking me about 10-15mins to drink 2oz then stop .. My doc said 2oz every 15mins

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That seems to be what it is taking me. I guesa I nees to get my brain used to looking at this amount and not consuming it like I used too. Congratulations on your surgery. How are you feeling?

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My doctor said 2oz every 15mins too... And trust me, my stomach wouldn't let me do more than that.. You'll know.. I used to drink crazy fast but there's no way now! I'm almost 2 weeks from surgery, I can drink just a little more than I did in the hospital but not very much... Still takes me about an hr... Sipping on an 8 oz Protein Shake.< /p>

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wow! with one day to go that is serious business. like many guys that love intense sports activity, i can down fluids quickly, no I mean massively. 15oz in 2minutes sounds rather slow ;)

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That seems to be what it is taking me. I guesa I nees to get my brain used to looking at this amount and not consuming it like I used too. Congratulations on your surgery. How are you feeling?

I'm okay ... I'm walking around the house , then I get tired and I sit , then I take a nap , do some more sipping lots of gas but everyday feels better , my insicion I hurts but I'm only taking the painkiller @ night when I go to sleep !! Did u start taking ur Vitamins ?

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I did start my Vitamins, just the samples they gave me at my pre-op visit. Still deciding which ones to buy. I did not need my nesuea or pain meds at all yesterday! Yeah!

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aliekat55 it is very weird for me to see the portions I was able to consume and what I can literally take in now. Good luck with your surgery.

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