Hey all.... Some of us figured it would be easier to buddy up so that we could follow each other through the process from here on out.

I'm scheduled for surgery on Sept 8th and I start my liquid diet on Sept. 1st. Everything happened so quickly after my last NUT appt. yesterday..... I am feeling a combo of nerves and excitement. I have to get labs done tomorrow morning, I see my surgeon on Thursday, and I have my pre-op next Tuesday.

My husband has taken a few days off work to be with me and I have started making a list of things I need before the big day.

......... I can't wait to be on the losers bench.

I just started doing protein powder in my coffee.... I used total lean 25g (GNC) peppermint mocha and coffee with ice and blended it for a frappe.

I'm going to search Walmart tomorrow for the best protein drink they offer.

Let us know what you find. I have to go get groceries for the FAM tomorrow.... But I usually get my protein from speciality stores and I never bothered to look at places like Walmart.

Sometimes they have some good stuff. I know Slim Fast and Special K have a lot of carbs.

Yes... Those are on my "No" list for protein.

I get mustle milk from Walmart I love It taste great

Shauna... How many grams of protein do they have?

They have 20grams of protein..And I also get Pure protein and that has 25grams of protein.

I love pure protein... I drink cookies and cream and banana. I just do the cans because they are very smooth and not overly sweet. I love the pure protein doesn't have a lot of sugar or carbs.

I love the mustle milk the strawberry & cream delish ..I also love the Banana & cream Pure protein as well.

Special k & The kellogs one Is Big no no Im my program. Have you tried the Eas brand protein shakes?????

No, I have not tried it... What flavor eas do you like? Do you get powder or pre made?

No AngelicHG7, I haven't tried them out yet. I'm trying to stick to what I really like which Is Mustle Milk and Pure Protein.

Hey question have you been able to go to the rest room or Is It hard for you???

I have not had any issues in that dept. the first 4 days.,. I had no desire to go but it could have been that I wasn't able to drink for 48 hours post-op. On the fifth day i went and have been fine without the need for any type of aid. Thank goodness.

My Dr suggested Colace for stubborn bowel movements.

Oh well that's great!!! I hope I'm the same way...lol