I'm still on clear liquids. I already have some of the powder( Strawberries and Cream-yum) but I can't use it until next week.....if I make it that long. I'm trying to find clear liquids with high protein.

Hey Everybody! My surgery was Monday 8/17. Can anyone suggest a clear liquid protein that doesn't taste like doodie? I like the New Whey 42 protein tubes but they're kinda expensive and I don't want to live off of them alone. The ready-to-drink Isopure in the glass bottles taste like soap to me and make me want to gag. Help me, please.

Went to my Pre-op appt today at SJE. My surgery is Sep. 25. I am so excited! THANK YOU SJE Judy

I do have some problems now but nearly as many as before because I pretty much know what makes me dump. I just ate too much of the candy and that's what did it to me. That hadn't happened to me in about 6 months before that. Then, I was taking calcium and magnesium, liquid vitamins. I went to the doc about my sudden, loose stools. She told me that magnesium in the quantity I was taking it could cause that. I adjusted it down to her suggestion and I've not had the problem except when i ate the sweets the other day. If I would stay away from sweets and extreme fats, I would not have the problem. There are many things I do not eat. And I cannot eat large quantities. But, this is a good thing. Remember it was the overeating and eating the wrong things that got us to the point that we need WLS. Yes, you will have to live eating smaller portions and not eating the high fat, high sugar content like I was eating pre-surgery. But, you will be satisfied on much less. It's not like you eat a little and are still famished. I was afraid of that before surgery. i was afraid my head would still be telling me I was hungry but my physical stomach wouldn't take it. That is not the case. When my stomach is full, my head agrees and says stop. That was a first for me. I can't ever remember my head agreeing before. I eat spicy foods. I especially like fajitas and tacos. Chili does not sit well perhaps because of the beans? After surgery there were some foods i couldn't even stand to smell. I remember going to Favioli's and having to leave because the Italian food smell got to me. I go there now and will eat 1/4 of one of their submarinos and take the rest home. The smell doesn't bother me. I go to subway and get the 6-inch chicken terryaki sub and eat half of it and take the other half home. I'm really pleased to be full on much,much less. Before I would have ordered the 12 inch and eaten it all. Esophagus spasms are pretty nonexistent. I did have a minor one last week. (Must of been my week for eating the wrong things). It was because I ate too fast and didn't chew well enough. I take the prilosec daily. It seems a small price to pay to keep things working well in that area. A friend who had mini-gastric bypass had trouble with ulcers and they put her on one prilosec a day and it has been working to help prevent her ulcers. I think it works on several fronts and so that's why I'm suggesting it. My doc prescribes it and so I get it from the pharmacy with my other meds. I take Liquid vitamins, B-12, calcium, glucosamine chondrotin and a multi-vitamin. I found them through a company called eniva. I think the liquid vitamins do a lot better job than the pills. I'll be glad to give you the url for that company if you email me separately. Yes, I'm extremely pleased with the results. At least 3 other times I've lost 100 lbs and each time I gained it back plus more. I knew this yo-yo thing was not good for my body. WLS is a tool to take off the weight and keep it off for life. I'm pleased that 3 years out the tool is still working! I am a very spiritual person and for years I thought that my inability to control what I ate was a spiritual problem. After surgery, I'm convinced it was both a spiritual and a physical problem. Somehow i had gotten my stomach stretched out of proportion and it wouldn't go back. When I lost weight I still had the problem of filling that huge stomach. By physically cutting it off (when your eye offends you, pluck it out), I am now able to control my urges. When God says stop, I can stop (most of the time, I'm not perfect). My stomach, head and heart all work together now. I would say your decision to have WLS depends on how much you have to lose, how old you are and what complications you have. I am 54. I have tried all my life to loose weight. I needed to lose a lot of weight (230 lbs) and I could still loose more (at least 30 lbs--which I think is mostly skin). I had diabetes, congestive heart failure, knee problems and high blood pressure. The diabetes and CHF is gone. Knee problems are not totally gone but are much better. HBP is still there. It went away for awhile and came back. Don't know why. Doc doesn't either. It is controlled with medications. I used to think if you only had 100 or so lbs to loose that this would not be for you. But I have met many who have lost 100-150 lbs and are so pleased with WLS. I guess it's all dependent on what you want. Whatever your decision, try to be the healthiest you can, not necessarily just the prettiest. Good luck. Teresa

Thank you. Encouraging to read. It's not that I only want to hear good news. It's just that I started wondering if perhaps the complications were more frequent than the studies and information claim. It's just in today's world with so much fraud and lack of regulation. It's hard to know what to believe.