Super nervous, seven days until surgery.

I'm having the full bypass on the 6th.

I feel so overwhelmed with information, I have a huge folder with tons of print outs and notes i've taken from support groups, doctor and nurse visits... but I still feel so unprepared.

I still haven't figured out what Protein drink i'll be drinking post op. GNC had one that was supposedly tasteless. I haven't tried it yet. I've tried a bunch of others but they are just gross. I'm afraid I will have this surgery and not have a Protein shake.

Please, any advice or help?

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try it. I suggest you list out the ones you have tried and didn't like and people will pipe in with alternatives. I mostly mixed in Protein with Soups etc. I was done with the shakes after my pre-op diet. I only just started them again because I found one i didn't mind with some additives.

I personally favor the Premier protein drinks. They are already made so all you have to do is grab one and go. They actually taste pretty good. I believe there are about five different flavors of them. Bananas and cream is my favorite.

I have tried many many different Protein drinks...I can say that these are the ones that I like: ATKINS has great drinks and they taste great, MYOPLEX Rich dark chocolate Muscle Milk banana flavored and Gramcracker mixed BUT...By far the best one for me is GENEPROunflavored. I am a coffee drinker so I take my Keurig Cup of coffee and Sweet Cream and add 1 scoop of GENEPRO!!! No taste n change in my coffee. So it is a WIN WIN because I would drink my coffee anyway so it is a plus!! One thing I would say don't buy a whole lot of protein because most people's taste changes after their surgery and lets face it Protein stuff is NOT cheap. I would hate to really know how much money I spent on trying to find one that worked for me!!

Also I am also a fan of the premier Protein shakes I was advised not to drink them right away, as they contain milk and it might irritate my new stomach, and they were right. I was able to get them down, but with a lot of discomfort. I was instead told to only drink Protein Shakes whose first ingredient was whey PROTEIN ISOLATE. Not blend or concentrate. The Vitamin shoppe has a really good brand called bodytech and it's actually really good. I went to GNC and noticed that they had one also that was their own brand. Hope this helps!!!

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