Hi guys,

My surgery was on 12/28 and I am nervous that I’m not eating enough. I have to force myself to drink a protein shake a day. Should I be eating more? My surgeon said for the first week she wants me to at least drink one protein shake to keep up my muscle. Is this normal for me not wanting to eat anything?

It sounds very normal to me. The main thing is to get your fluids in. It does get easier.

It sounds very normal to me. The main thing is to get your fluids in. It does get easier.

Thank you! I was seriously getting worried

It's normal, but it should improve rapidly.

Try drinking clear fluids...one ounce per 15 minutes for an hour. (you get 4 ounces in this way) If you can drink each little ounce in 10 sips...it will go down easy.

Then switch to protein drink.....one ounce per 15 minutes for an hour. (you get 4 ounces in this way) Again...10 little teenie sips per ounce.

At day four....I was doing this routine about 14 hours per day. So I got 28 ounces of clear fluids and 28 ounces of protein drink in each day. 54 ounces of fluid total. Kept my hydration up and my energy was good.

I know it will feel like ALL YOU DO EACH DAY...is sip, sip, sip, teenie, little sips. Watch the clock. Sip, sip, sip. Walk a little. Sip, sip, sip.

Best wishes:) Hang in there...it'll go fast.

Hey, I’m your 12/28 buddy. I’m going to try for two protein shakes today as I was able to have one yesterday. Water hasn’t been a problem. How about for you? I find warm tea to go down nicely. All in all, I feel like I’m recovering well. Took a 25 minute walk outside today. Felt good.

Hey, I’m your 12/28 buddy. I’m going to try for two Protein Shakes today as I was able to have one yesterday. Water hasn’t been a problem. How about for you? I find warm tea to go down nicely. All in all, I feel like I’m recovering well. Took a 25 minute walk outside today. Felt good.

I would love to walk outside today but it’s -10 degrees! Water isn’t hard to drink but my surgeon doesn’t want me drinking too cold or hot. So it has to be room temp. So it’s hard to force down. today i had some cold Gatorade and it sat fine. And my protein shake was cool and it was fine so I’m going to start cold water. I do have more energy though! I didn’t have much energy the first two days. And wanted to nap all the time. Now I’m wide awake and want to go everywhere.

My date was also Dec 28. I've been doing fine with water. I've added Nectar protein to my water twice a day and it is going well. Room temp seems to work better. I'm having problems with hunger pains.

Hey all I’m also 12/28/17. I’m up to 2 protein shakes a day plus 4x that in water. I have to force my self to start early and do 2oz protein and then 1 oz every 15. No hunger pangs or nausea yet. Energy is coming back. Left shoulder still hurts but much better. I’ve been using premier protein drinks. May try some of these ideas for a change up.

Keep sipping and stay hydrated!!