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So when I left the hospital I was told I was to be on a clear liquid diet until my recheck which isn't till Wed, May 2nd. I'm just afraid because I am hardly getting any Protein in with the clears. Anyone else get these instructions or were u able to leave the hospital and drink Protein shakes and stuff??

Steph

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My dr said not to worry about the Protein until my diet was enhanced he said the 1st week its more important to stay hydrated while your body is healing than anything else. I'd say by the 2nd and 3rd week I was getting most of my protein in, but there is still days when I can't get in every little bit of protein and it's hard!

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My doctor/nutritionist didn't have me start Protein Shakes until 5 days post-op. both said to just worry about staying hydrated and keeping down liquids. Mainly because they said they find sometimes the Protein is too heavy and runs right through their patients in the first few days post op.

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My surgeon had me on "clear" Protein when I was still in the hospital but I have heard others say that they were on Clear Liquids with no protein for the first week. Obviously there is more than one school of thought. I think you just have to trust your surgeon to do what he/she thinks is best and go with it. You will be amazed at how fast the next six months are going to fly by!!

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I had my surgery on Monday. My doctor told me to start the Protein Shakes on Saturday. The first five days he said he just wants me to stay hydrated. Good luck.

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I need to do liquids for a total of three weeks & they just had me start Protein Shakes a couple of days ago. I feel a bit better adding the Protein. Hope I can do two more weeks of liquids!!!

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Hey. Had my surgery on Monday. Was home Wednesday. No problems so far other than having trouble choking down the Protein shakes ew. Plus I was told to add Protein powder to my food but I am unable to find unflavored powder and let me tell ya' date=' vanilla powder added to cream of vegetable Soup taste like, well it's gross lol :)[/quote']

Isopure has a unflavored powder. I haven't tried mines yet because I'm not at that stage. Everyone said it was good.

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I had my surgery on Monday. My doctor told me to start the Protein shakes on Saturday. The first five days he said he just wants me to stay hydrated. Good luck.

My surgery was canceled due to the fact of my labs were wacky and I had episode at work so now I am back on this Optifast I'm eating one meal a day and getting lab work done on May 7 I can't wait to this is all over them when I'm getting very frustrated

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Hey. Had my surgery on Monday. Was home Wednesday. No problems so far other than having trouble choking down the Protein shakes ew. Plus I was told to add Protein powder to my food but I am unable to find unflavored powder and let me tell ya, vanilla powder added to cream of vegetable Soup taste like, well it's gross lol :)

I don't know how many you may have tried but there are a ton of Protein Shakes out there so you may want to experiment a little. I'm not crazy about some of them either but Pure Protein's are pretty good as are Myoplex. I prefer Pure Protein because they are almost half the calories of Myoplex but as far as taste goes, Myoplex still gets the nod (but not by much). You might check Amazon for unflavored protein powder. Congratulations on having the surgery behind you! Now comes the really amazing part as you watch the pounds drop off!!

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I am still pre-op but have attended lots of support group meetings. I was given this recommendation. In order to get your Protein in the beginning, there is a product called New Whey Protein Shots. Each "shot" contains four ounces and contains 42 grams of protein. According to my dietician, your body can only absorb about 20 grams of protein at a time. So if you can drink 2oz. three times a day, you can meet your daily protein requirement. I ordered them online by the case. They are a little cheaper this way. But I have seen them at the Vitamin Shoppe and Walmart sold individually. Hope this helps.

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Have u shopped online for other types of shakes made just for us?

www.dietdirect.com

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