Hey y’all! I’m trying to plan ahead and find some things that I think will be my go to sources of nutrition post surgery. When I was on WW, I used to blend chocolate premier protein shakes with pb2 and ice to make it taste kinda like an actual milkshake. Not bad! After reading several posts about cold things hurting when you swallow after VSG, I’m concerned about having to ingest things at room temperature. I can drink water either way, but can’t tolerate the taste of a lukewarm protein shake! ? Anyone try blending yours with ice after surgery? Did it hurt going down?

I never had a problem with cold drinks and generally prefer them, though some do have a problem with cold or hot for a while after surgery. I don't think I could get by on cool or room temp protein drinks and always blended ice into the mix along with milk to make the shake. It's another of those big YMMV things.

I had some issues getting down cold drinks after my surgery. But then I just started adding ice cubes into everything versus blending the ice in them. Seemed to work for me. Try different methods until you find what fits for you. Everyone is different. Good luck!

If you tolerate the cold go for it. It might also be worth it to make some skim plus ice cubes for this purpose so you can bolster the protein in the shake (getting 75-100 grams of protein a day after surgery is a bit of a chore). Also wait until you are onto the puree phase before adding the powdered PB unless you are using the most minute amount.

My surgeon suggested ice and sugar free ice pops because he felt it would help with the swelling I did premiere with the PBfit powder lots of ice in a Stanley therm. loved it!