I was wondering if anyone has tried to add unflavored protein to soups to try and get the protein in.  I'm having trouble handling the flavored ones and wanted to try and hide it in something that I like the taste of.  Any thoughts and guidance is appreciated.

I know now all the horror stories come out more, I feel you on the liquid diet today is a frustrating day overall. just to be able to chew something and taste something other than jello lol

 Good to hear you're doing well!! I'm surprised you both had it done the same day! That's brave! 

Holy cow my nose! It's crazy the things I can smell!  If I were a man and lived in France, they could hire me as a Nose for a perfume company! 

I'm actually sitting at the doctor now and the lady across from me is complaining that she can't eat. Something about her teeth.  Anyway, I just want to shake her and go "lady, I've been doing liquids for three weeks.  I don't want to hear about it!" Now granted, I was approved for food last week, but I'm scared to eat it because I don't want to throw up. 

Yesterday I Put a Dab of peanut butter in my chocolate protein shake and I was nauseated all day long, to the point that I had to take a Phenergan 

and why is it after you have surgery people start to tell you the horror stories regarding other people who've had the surgery and their consequent complications?? "Oh! You look great!  So and so had it done and nearly DIED from blah blah blah."  Um, maybe they were doing something wrong? Or ma

Hey Sarah! Had my surgery on 9/20/12. Hospital stay was ok, I guess, besides the fact the bed was uncomfortable and I look like I have been in a battle, with all these bruises I have since they had to poke IVs in me and got no luck. Came home 9/22/12 was a rough first day home, body ached, just wanted to sleep, house was a mess felt like I would never be myself again. 9/23/12 I cried a little bit and thought to myself "if only I was normal and could eat right I would never had needed this surgery in the first place" but my fiancee made me feel better (he had RNY same day as me) 9/24/12 which is today, I'm starting to feel kinda like myself. Up and walking taking my protien shakes.Sleep has been alot better now that we are both home. Made our 2 week post-op appointment. Haven't weighed myself yet. Trying to hold off as long as I can, and I even cleaned a bit today. So today so far is a good day, fiancee was having a good day but I think he over did it, He's laying down now. Hope everyone is doing fine. oh and hopefully by monday we will be able to start stage 2 of foods, move over chicken salad here I come lol!

The gas pain is THE WORST!  And pain meds don't work for gas pain. 

If you're able to take the pill of Gas-X, try it as it is stronger than the strips. 

When you're drinking, try not to trap air in your mouth prior to taking a sip.  i noticed I was doing that and when I would pay attention and stop doing it, the gas was better . Plus, avoid straws .  Not sure if your doc mentioned that, but that also causes you to swallow more gas when drinking.  I'm not sure how, but that's what they say. 

Haveyou tried different protein drinks?  Perhaps your protein or the way you're mixing them is causing gas, as well. 

And the others are right...walking helps.  even if you can just walk around your living room or up and down a hallway, it's amazing what a few steps can do to move that stuff around.

I'm still gassy, not going to lie, but at least my body is able to rid itself of it instead of feeling like it's all packed in there. 

It'll pass.  and I mean that both literally and in regards to time.  :)  

Sarah x