March 2022 Surgery Buddies

[Toomany#s 59]

I’m supposed to have four Protein Shakes per day. I can have up to two sugar free popsicles and low sodium broth. I just have to tough it out for three more days.

[kcuster83 1,491]

2 minutes ago, Toomany#s said:

I’m supposed to have four Protein Shakes per day. I can have up to two sugar free popsicles and low sodium broth. I just have to tough it out for three more days.

Good luck, you're almost there!

[Nifer72 49]

15 minutes ago, Toomany#s said:

I’m supposed to have four Protein Shakes per day. I can have up to two sugar free popsicles and low sodium broth. I just have to tough it out for three more days.

You can do it!

I feel lucky, I'm allowed to have 1 light meal a day instead of a shake if I want.

[kcuster83 1,491]

Just now, Nifer72 said:

You can do it!

I feel lucky, I'm allowed to have 1 light meal a day instead of a shake if I want.

Same here, I see a lot of people just have to drink liquid only. We had a choice of 2 plans.

1. shakes and calorie free drinks only

2. Shakes and a pre set menu with pre set serving sizing which you could eat up to 6 times a day.

Both approx. 800 cals a day.

I definitely choose option 2! It's not much but I feel like chewing something would help. I start Monday. Wish me luck!

[kaisyl 22]

I have to do 5 shakes a day with nothing else.
800 calories, 75 g of Protein is what the shakes equal.

Round three of doing this liquid diet.

Day three of this round.

[Toomany#s 59]

1 minute ago, kaisyl said:

I have to do 5 shakes a day with nothing else.
800 calories, 75 g of Protein is what the shakes equal.

Round three of doing this liquid diet.

Day three of this round.

Why round three? Did your surgery get cancelled? That’s worse then doing it once. I know we will be on liquids after so I have to keep drinking. I just made some broth because I think it’s the sweetness that’s getting to me from the Protein Shakes.

[kaisyl 22]

On 03/04/2022 at 13:19, Toomany#s said:

Why round three? Did your surgery get cancelled? That’s worse then doing it once. I know we will be on liquids after so I have to keep drinking. I just made some broth because I think it’s the sweetness that’s getting to me from the Protein Shakes.

Yup! Darn Covid!

[Nifer72 49]

40 minutes ago, kcuster83 said:

Same here, I see a lot of people just have to drink liquid only. We had a choice of 2 plans.

1. shakes and calorie free drinks only

2. shakes and a pre set menu with pre set serving sizing which you could eat up to 6 times a day.

Both approx. 800 cals a day.

I definitely choose option 2! It's not much but I feel like chewing something would help. I start Monday. Wish me luck!

I start Monday as well. Breakfast and lunch shakes, dinner can either be a shake or 3-4 oz of a lean Protein and 1 cup veggies.

[Nifer72 49]

25 minutes ago, kaisyl said:

Yup! Darn Covid!

That sucks that you've gotten to this stage 3 times! 3rd time must be the charm!

[carmez3 12]

I’m doing a practice run on the liquid diet this week I start my real diet Monday and let me tell you it as been a struggle. But I have no choice but to get it right by Monday smh 😆😆

[kcuster83 1,491]

7 minutes ago, carmez3 said:

I’m doing a practice run on the liquid diet this week I start my real diet Monday and let me tell you it as been a struggle. But I have no choice but to get it right by Monday smh 😆😆

I thought I was crazy for starting 4 days early! Good luck.. to all of us!

My surgeon and NUT just straight up said "It is a brief period in hell but it is doable and gets easier after the first few days"

[carmez3 12]

On 03/04/2022 at 14:28, kcuster83 said:

I thought I was crazy for starting 4 days early! Good luck.. to all of us!

My surgeon and NUT just straight up said "It is a brief period in hell but it is doable and gets easier after the first few days"

See that’s why I wanted to TRY and start early smh. Either way I have to do it. And I have to do it for 14 LONG days

[kcuster83 1,491]

13 minutes ago, carmez3 said:

See that’s why I wanted to TRY and start early smh. Either way I have to do it. And I have to do it for 14 LONG days

YOU GOT THIS!

[Nifer72 49]

I was going to start early, but my 50th birthday is two weeks after surgery, so we are having a pre-birthday celebration so I can eat cake lol

[Wizzer3801 7]

I just had my rny surgery on 3/1. Good luck to everyone who is scheduled! I’m doing ok now, but the first night was rough. The nausea is the worst part.