I have just been approved for surgery and don't need any extra testing. Waiting for my payment to do through and then will be called for my pre op date and starty nutrition classes next week. So looks like surgery will be in less than a month. Looking for any advice of protein shakes to use, vitamins to take and what I should have for after surgery?? Any advice or info will be appreciated!

I am using whey protein isolate. Vanilla cream ( that way I can add fresh fruit or decaf coffee) it provides 30 g of protein per scoop and if you use 1% milk an additional 8 g. For my shake I blend 1 scoop powder ,1tbls sugarfree strawberry jello mix, 8 ounces 1% milk and sometimes cut up half a banana. I also did the powder coffee milk ice and blend was tolerable enough

Alright! Being approve is great. Lots of water & clear soup

That's great news!

Congratulations. I can still remember the feeling. The screaming and excitement and joy of having my approval.

Congrats!

Yeah, congrats!! I bought a couple sample packs so I could try different flavors. However, several people have said their taste buds changed after surgery, so I'm not buying any large tubs until after my surgery. So far, I have liked some of the Nectar ones the best. The Unjury chicken soup is pretty good too. If you want to go the less expensive route, Costco sells Premier shakes that are around 30g protein and taste good too.

I have just been approved for surgery and don't need any extra testing. Waiting for my payment to do through and then will be called for my pre op date and starty nutrition classes next week. So looks like surgery will be in less than a month. Looking for any advice of protein shakes to use, vitamins to take and what I should have for after surgery?? Any advice or info will be appreciated!

Hi Molly ( love your name it is my 19 y/o daughters name) if your surgery is in less then a month then you to are a September member. we have a thread listing 31 of us getting our surgery in September you are welcome to join us for support and encouragement in this life changing event. The thread is in pre op gastric bypass and it's called SEPTEMBER MEMBERS. We post username name start and current wt all info is of course voluntary.

As to your q about protein shakes I bought unjury and love the tast and ease of mixing. I used my magic bullet to make icy" milkshakes" but at work I just mixed in a shaker with cold milk and it tasted great. At my support group we did a taste test of banana flavored ne that was awesome but I can not for the life of me remember the name I will get back to you. Congrats on your approval and remember people say your taste changes after surgery so don't buy in bulk just yet. Wish I had read that before I spent a load of money on the unjury here's hoping I love it post op.