I sip 3-4 ounces every hour but I just can't get it all in. (broth and propel Water is all I can have)

I'm suppose to have 32 ounces.

At times I feel a slight pain and heaviness in chest so I'm wondering if that is a sign to stop sipping.

Anyone else?

Edited September 15, 200817 yr by speck

Also banded 9/11. Supposed to do three Protein shakes a day but lucky to do one. Ok sipping Water, coffee, broth, or juice but find the shakes difficult to swallow. Spoke to my aftercare specialist and, though no Fluid was placed in my band intra-op, she thought I might be a little "tight" due to post-op swelling. I'm blending my Protein powder with some ice and lo-fat milk - maybe it's just too much air whipped in and filling me up too quickly.

Lost 8# during the pre-op diet and more than 10# since surgery.

Looking forward to the mushies - broth is just not very exciting.

Hi All, I was banded 9/11 also. I was given a great tip by a fellow experienced bandster. Go to the Vitamin Shoppe, and get a product called New whey liquid Protein. It's made by IDS. It comes in these bullet looking containers. It's 3.5 oz. of pure protein. It is very sweet, and I'm not in love with the taste, but it's only 3.5 oz, and it gives you 42 grams of protein, so I just sip and swallow fast. I would say the punch and grape are the best. They taste like liquid Jello. I drink 1/2 of it first thing in the morning, and the other 1/2 in the afternoon. It's very easy to get the bullet in. My husband calls it dildo juice, as it does kind of look like the shape of a dildo. hahahahha Between that and one shake which pretty much takes me all day to drink, that's 88 grams of protein for the day. Anything else you get on top of that is a bonus. It's a great way to get in protein first thing in the am really fast. Since I started doing that, I have so much more energy. It beats trying to drink 3 shakes a day. Lack of protein means lack of energy. I am feeling so much better since I started that. Now that I'm getting my protein in, I'm getting back to normal. I even went to the gym and walked for 30 minutes (didn't want to overdo it) yesterday. I'm not sleeping all day, and life seems much better. I had a rough start too. I have to admit, that I'm able to drink more broth, etc.. and I'm getting very sick of the same thing every day. I am really looking forward to mushys. 8 more days to mushys. HOORAY! Good Luck All! Oh, this is what the Liquid Protein looks like. Hopefully the picture will come through.