I bought this cool one person mixer at Walmart. It was like $15 bucks and it's only like a 12 oz cup I think. It has a lid you can drink out of. It's so cool. I use 8 oz skim milk, then 1 pack of carnation instant breakfast from the breakfast isle. Then pour 1 scoop of protein powder in it or almost a whole scoop. If I put to big a scoop then it's not that good. I sip that all morning and day. I put it back in the fridge and just get it out to sip it through the day. I made strawberry this morning. Skim milk has protein, then carnation breakfast has a little protein and then the scoop of powder has protein also. Did you see my reply to your other post? I was looking for you at the hospital to see how you were doing and see if you wanted to walk some laps with me. lol

Hey! I looked for you every time I walked the halls to see how you were doing but I never could see which room you were in. I felt the same exact way you described. I was dying for some ice or water the first night then the next morning when they brought me that medicine cup and said sip one per hour. I was like WHAT??? OMG!!! I wanted to chug them things lol. I had a pretty rough time in there too. My neck and back was killing me. The bed was awful and hurting my butt. I just wanted to go home. I was pretty bad still Thurs night when I got home but then Fri got a little easier. Today was the best so far. I got out of the house with no problem walked around. I been tolerating my liquids well. I am actually looking forward to puree foods just for something different. Hope your feeling much better now!

I am so excited (and so nervous).

The liquid diet is off to a good start and pre-op and medical clearance scheduled.  Picked up the post-op items for the 1st week and most for the second.  I keep reading and re-reading all the info to the point I could probably recite it.

I keep looking forward to all the things I will be able to do by spring or summer and that gets me through the times when I am thinking the "what am I nuts!".

At first I was not telling many people but once I started talking openly to people about it its amazing how many people know someone who had the surgery and how well it turned out for them.   I expected judgment (my mom suggested I try Weigh****chers or Jenny Craig (again) when I told her LOL!!!) but am getting so much positive feedback about my decision. 

I live on Long Island and would love to chat with anyone who has had surgery at Winthrop and/or with Dr. Brathwaite.

Rita

I bought mine at a store called The Vitamine Shoppe, or check out a GNC, whatever type you buy get one that is isolate it absorbs 99% into you.  If your Dr. didnt set you straight with all this stuff I would question his practice of Surgery.  Mine made me go through Psych evals, group support meetings, then made me bring in 3 months supply of protein and vitamins and citracel D. It is not to late to back out.  I went through a 5 month wait