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I'm 4 days post op and my surgeon requires I do a 2 week clear liquid diet, 2 week full liquid diet and then add Protein supplements at week five. This just does not sound right to me. What did your NUT require? Thanks.

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I'm 4 days post op and my surgeon requires I do a 2 week clear liquid diet, 2 week full liquid diet and then add Protein supplements at week five. This just does not sound right to me. What did your NUT require? Thanks.

Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App[/quote. I have never heard of anything like this I had to do Protein shakes on my liquid diet Protein Shakes my first week heavy Protein shakes my second week I'll got to lighten up on my third week I'm in my fourth week and I just do one a day

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I'm 4 days post op and my surgeon requires I do a 2 week clear liquid diet, 2 week full liquid diet and then add Protein supplements at week five. This just does not sound right to me. What did your NUT require? Thanks.

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My surgeon was the exact opposite. He wanted us to prioritize getting in all of our Protein as soon as we were cleared for fluids (after the leak test).He said there is no physical reason anyone couldn't drink 3 premier Proteins in one day. I credit getting in my 100 grams of protein every day with the ease of my recovery and success so far.

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Adding, the whole reason to do Protein shakes/supplements is to make sure we can consume enough Protein until we are healed enough for more solid sources of protein.

Protein is critical for healing.

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I'm 4 days post op and my surgeon requires I do a 2 week clear liquid diet, 2 week full liquid diet and then add Protein supplements at week five. This just does not sound right to me. What did your NUT require? Thanks.

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My surgeon was the exact opposite. He wanted us to prioritize getting in all of our Protein as soon as we were cleared for fluids (after the leak test).He said there is no physical reason anyone couldn't drink 3 premier Proteins in one day. I credit getting in my 100 grams of protein every day with the ease of my recovery and success so far.

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Adding, the whole reason to do Protein shakes/supplements is to make sure we can consume enough Protein until we are healed enough for more solid sources of protein.

Protein is critical for healing.

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That's exactly what I'm thinking. When I asked my doctor when I get my energy from she said the body is an amazing thing don't worry you will get your energy. My doctor is in Tijuana Mexico she's a surgeon of excellence but this I don't agree with. I put in a referral for another doctor in San Diego California where I live. In the meantime I'm going to go ahead and drink a premier shake. I'm feeling kinda weak.

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@sleeverv-before you do, find out if you don't have another problem, or if this is just his standard protocol. BTW, who is your doctor?

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@sleeverv-before you do, find out if you don't have another problem, or if this is just his standard protocol. BTW, who is your doctor?

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No I don't have any other problems. Actually was a 30 BMI when I got the procedure done and this is her standard protocol. I had no complications in surgery and I'm doing very well. My doctor is a Surgeon of excellence Dr. Liza Pompa in Tijuana Mexico.

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@@sleeverv - Liza Maria Pompa Gonzalez?

Please check again with her staff. She seems reputable based on a simple google search.

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@@sleeverv - Liza Maria Pompa Gonzalez?

Please check again with her staff. She seems reputable based on a simple google search.

Yes. I will check with her staff tomorrow. Thank you so much!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        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.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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