Hey guys and gals, it's Stacy again. Ok, incase you have forgotten, I am being banded this coming Monday in Knoxville. I need to know something. OK, after my surgery I know for like 2 weeks, I have to be on a clear liquid diet. My problem is, I was looking at some notes from my nutrition class and somewhere I saw something about milk. Can I have milk as a fluid? Also, I need some ideas of other things I can use to get my carbs and protein in. I know there are the protein shakes and sugar free jello, sugar free popsicles. But is there anything else I can (I guess drink). It just seems that its the same things and I am afraid I will end up getting tired of the same things every day.

I'm so glad I have found this site. It's alot easier going on the internet and asking these questions than calling the doctors office and worring that they are going to get aggravated with all the questions I have.

i just had my surgery yesterday, i have been living off of broth and sf popsicles, and water/juice. I was told i couldnt do protein drinks till my 2nd wk cause its nto clear. but i do know they sell protein stuff that is clear.

Well I thought that I saw in one of the papers I got from the class it said protein shakes were fine, it even gave a list of the ones to get. I guess I need to look and make sure that's not for the 2nd phase.

How are you feeling from your surgery?

Special K makes a protein water that is clear. My doc says no protein shakes until you move on past clears for a few days.

We don't have that Special K protien water here in Canada, but I did get some other brand of mixed protien water at Walmart. My Dr. allows skim milk and protien shakes on day two, but since I will be flying to Mississauga, ON and won't be home until day three then I plan to start having them at that time. I also picked up protien ready made drinks from GNC and they were approved for immediately after the surgery by my dietitian. Good luck!