I tired the Bacardi Ice - Low Carb amd did just fine. However after about half of the bottle I was really tipsy.

I walk about 1 mile per day. Swim(or tread) for about 45 minutes a day. Not muc, but it is a start. ejarbaby -39

For me my post op shopping list was jello, Fruit 2 O, Green Tea, Itailian Ices, for the first week then the second week, I had More jello, Italian Ices, Fruit 2 O, then I got the campbell's creamy chicken soup and regular chicken broth. Be sure to get your chewable vitamins and calcium. I also got the sub-lingual B-12 from Trader Joes. I learned that my taste seemed to change every week. A lot of things that I used to like, I dont anymore. Now that I am able to eat food, I just started eating a lot of veggies and I can eat rice but not pasta. I found that the protein drinks that work best for me are the EAS one (Fruit Punch). These have about 43 grams of protien in them. They have them at the Vitamin Shoppe. I liked the other ones for a few days and did not like them anymore. As much as I used to eat seafood, I dont even like it anymore. Everything is trial and error. I dont recommend you go and get a lot of stuff. Just be sure your first two weeks you get all the liquids you can in. I brought like 6 oz bottles of water from Walmart to measure water and keep track of how many bottles I was drinking a day. I am two months post op and still dont go and buy a lot of different things yet, because of fear that I will get sick. So everything is really trial and error......

Steve It is a hard decision but you are young. I had the operation 7 weeks ago and for have done it years ago if it was available. It is a life change but this is what some of us need. The operation isn't that bad and I had no complications. Do your research, go to a support group, and have a positive altitude. Everything will be find. You want to see your child grow. Take care and before you know it you will be on the lossing side. Kathy

I was very tired for the first 6 weeks, then it started to get better. I was really hating life. Try the Fuzzy Naval Protein drink it is very good. I couldn't do the choc or vanilla any more. Now when I get tired I try to drink more water and it does seem to help. I also had to push my self to get up and get dressed and now it's no problem (8 weeks postop). Good luck, Deb