I will be banded the 26th of this month and I am trying to stock up on things for after surgery. I have already gotten some chicken broth and boullion, sugar free jello, and a good protien powder and pop-cycles.

I guess I just want to hear from a few of you what you did right after surgery. I know I will be okay once I get on mushies, it's just right after I'm wondering about. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

Hi Terrilen, According to my post surgery instructions you just about have it covered. You can include coffee, tea, clear fruit juice and water along with what you've got listed. Remember - its only a week!

Sounds like you got it covered! My Mom bought some Knorr boullion cubes (they're in a box) & I think they were far better than broth out of a can or regular boullion cubes! She also bought a ham soup base (I think it was in a jar), it was ham broth with teeny tiny ham pieces in it, that I strained out, & it was delicious! Very filling! Good luck to you! Hope you have a speedy recovery!

Depends on what your doctor wants. Fruit juices were a no for us as they have calories and can be pretty acidic. Only sugar free drinks were allowed, along with skim milk and Water.

For liquids (and I had to do 6 weeks of them!), I did this:

I had 3 CIB drinks a day. Each is 20 grams of Protein and 230 calories. What I did was:

1 packet of Carnation Instant Breakfast (get the blue box -- no-sugar added)

1 cup skim milk

1/3 cup powdered milk.

Mix it all up and drink! I would have 1/2 of one every 2-3 hours during the day, for a total of 60 grams of protein, 690 calories. Since we can have more calories than that, I also had Soups, koolaid (sugar free), whatever.

I am starting to spound like a broken record, but I love Propel, it saved my butt during the liquid phase and it makes great icees. I make propel ice cubes and then add them to the blender with cold propel and blend. Thet taste good, are sugar free and have vitamins. ~Mandy