I think I am doing this right or am I?

Maranda · October 3, 2008

Hi all, I was banded on 9/30. I am to take 3 oz should take 15 mins at least. I have the 1/2 cup broth and 1/2 cup of Fluid for each meal ect that was broken down by the dietician. My cocern is am I taking enough Fluid in. I am on Clear liquids. I am not hungry. But I am still quite bloated so that is understandable. I have been told i need at least 70 grams of Protein a day. 1 serving is 24 grams for 8oz. How are you to meet that? Or is that only to be meet in the coming weeks. Is right now about hydration? I am confused. I dont want to get sick

Please someone tell me I am doing this right. OR what am I doing wrong.. I know this is a learning process but I do feel a bit overwhelmed.. I keep sipping my Water .. thanks in advance.

Maranda

chrisssssy · October 3, 2008

Hi there!

I was also banded on the 30th! There is so much to learn through this whole journey! Right now you should just be following what the dietician gave you. In the up coming days and weeks you will be adding more and more! Tomorrow is my big day for adding the Protein shakes. I know my self right now I could not imagine taking in 8 ounces at once! I am going to be going 3-4 oz shakes and each one has 20 grams of Protein. My goal is 60-80 grams of protein a day, I am really going to do this as hard as it may be in the beggining!

Other than that how are you doing? Are you in much pain? I have to admit that I am uncomfortable, but after having 2 c-sections this isnt nearly as bad!

Good luck to you! If you ever want to talk let me know I would love to compare "notes" with someone that went through this the same time I did!

Take care and stay healthy!

Chris

tammytx · October 3, 2008

which shakes do you use with 20 grams of Protein ? mine have like 8

tammytx · October 3, 2008

btw , i was banded the 29th

meschultz · October 3, 2008

Hey everyone.. i am not sure what your doctors have ordered for you, but I was banded on Wednesday the 1st and our dietician said to drink 1-5oz of a Protein Drink one hour and 5oz of another liquid the next such as broth, Water, Jello, milk and so on.. If you are really concerned keep track of what you are drinking call your doctor and ask if it is enough. I know they are all different. I get to move to mushies one week post op, but my sister had to do Clear Liquids for 1 week post up and then Protein liquids for 2 more weeks before moving on. I cant figure out how anyone gets protein from clear liquids.. anyways she did it she was really tired, but she did not get sick and she made it through so be thankful you can have some protein :tongue:

ShellShock · October 4, 2008

I was also banded on September 30th. It is funny that each of us have different instructions. I am to do a clear liquid diet for seven days getting in 80 ounces of Water and as much broth as I can. Then day seven I add three Protein shakes a day. I don't move on to mushies until week 4. Then soft foods at week 6 and regular foods at week 9.

So pay attention to what your surgeon or nutritionist gives you because you can get really mixed up if you go off what everyone else is doing.

midwestchickie · October 4, 2008

wow shellshock...that is a rough schedule!! Sheesh!!! I'm on liquids with Protein, Soup, Jello, pudding....24 hours after surgery for 2 weeks, then I go to mushy food. I wasn't given any direction about 4 oz of liquid per hour...I was told to sip, sip, sip, and sip more liquids throughout the day....

You don't think that drinking more than 4 oz at a time (not gulping)would do anything bad??? I mean, it's all going straight through, right?

For instance, since I'm on liquids, I'll eat my thin and blended Soup while drinking, b/c at this point, it's not like I have to not drink to keep the soup in my pouch cause I'm not filled....is that flawed logic? I know I should just form the habit of not drinking with my food, but with that aside, I wouldn't think it would hurt???