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Skinnyana    35

Skinnyana
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Sooo exited... Today i got my final insurance aproval.. My sleeve is on may 28. My question is... What should i be shopping for besides Vitamins, any sugestions? So many things i just want to have a month supply of things and dont know were to start.. I have looked around and it seem everything is so expensive and i dont even know what to buy :/ HELP

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BladeFox    235

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Nothing but a couple Protein Shakes pre mixed preferably and broths.

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JustMeJFD    32

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Dont go nuts with the Protein. You'll have to wait until after to see what you can tolerate. So just a few packs of Jello, a couple Gatorade, Decaf tea, and a little broth (maybe a low sodium variety because everything tastes stronger) will get you thru the first few days. After that you should be able to go to the store. Just dont buy a lot of anything.

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1Day1Life4Now    882

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Ditto for me. Just buy a few things. YOur tastes after surgery will be totally different so you don't want to buy a lot of stuff you won't or can't use. I bough tons of broth and after surgery could not tolerate it. I had to buy chicken noodle Soup and strain the chicken and noodles out of it and then drink the broth. It had a much better taste and went down a whole lot better. By the time you need most of the stuff you will be ready to get out of the house and shop so leave some things for that week after you get home from hospital. Good luck.

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JustMeJFD    32

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I used the seasoning packets out of ramen noodles also! Tasted better than the boxes of broth. Also thought the Lipton cup o Soup packets in cream of chicken were good. No chicken chunks in it to strain out. Straining the cream Soups was a real pain to me.

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LindafromFlorida    1,542

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Crystal Light, SF popsicles, SF pudding, a few Premier Protein shakes in the carton for convenience, make Jello before surgery so it is there when you come home, and the broth. Take my advice and do not overbuy. I was told at 3 months post surgery to back off the Proteins, and no more shakes. I have all these Protein Bars (I dislike them anyway), a couple cases of shakes, and Protein powders. You might want to check out Torani SF syrups for your shakes pre and post surgery, to flavor your shakes. Also you can sprinkle Crystal Light powder in vanilla shakes. Good luck!

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Skinnyana    35

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Thanks you all for your advice..

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      Soooo I am coming to a realization
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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