feel horrible on pre-op liquid diet

Hello...I am having such a hard time with the liquid diet.  I see it's hard on others on here  too so maybe that's just the way it is....I feel really weak and down....today I kind of have diarrhea too.  Did everyone feel this way on it?  I am drinking five HMR 800 shakes and water.  Started it on Friday, July 4.  Thanks for any input... Jeannie

Hi Jeannie, I felt the same way the first few days I was on the shakes. But it does get better. On day I was so weak I could hardly move.But it got better after that and it didn't happen anymore. Just hang in there. It will be over before you know it. Good luck.

Thanks Ann....I will hang in there! 

Is that all they allow for your liquids, shakes and water?  I was allowed the shakes, water, crystal light (i had the peach tea which has a very small amount of caffine)  sf pudding, sf popcicles, and strained soups, including cream based soups. 

I can have sugar free liquids and clear broth along with the shakes....but that's it! 

for how long??

2 long agonizing, painfully deprieved weeks....

I was on the HMR shakes for 4 weeks.  You have to get creative with your shakes.  I got mostly vanilla but got a box or 2 of chocolate and did 4 vanilla and 1 chocolate a day.   Go by some fresh and frozen fruits, they mix well with the vanilla shake.  Also stock up on Wylers sugar free drink mixes (just like crystal light, they sell them at walgreens and many dollar stores, only a buck a box and many flavors).  Also sugar free pudding.  Here is a sample of what I typically did with my shakes. 1 Vanilla packet, a spoonful of Cheesecake Sugar Free Pudding, a few ice cubes and water, in blender or mixer. 1 Vanilla packet, raspberry-lemonade wylers drink packets, some ice and water mixed 1 Chocolate packets, some cut up banana (and/or a spoonful of banana pudding mix) yummy Vanilla packet mixed with splenda and mixed frozen fruit yummy!! If you add enough ice to the chocolate with some chocolate pudding mix, you can get a chocolate shake, like the kind at wendy's You name it, I tried mixing it up in my shakes, also don't forget adding a vanilla packet to a cup of coffee with creamer and splenda and you can make lattes and cappuccinos. You can not get bored if you do this with your shakes.  You can have a different shake for each meal for a several days.  The HMR Shakes is your paper and everything else is your crayons, all you got to do is make some art!! During my 4 weeks, I never thought bad of my shakes, I never felt deprived, matter of fact there were times that I had to force my last shake of the day in me!  Draw yourself a chart, use grid paper, and check off each time you have a shake, and check off each time you drink 8oz of other liquids (not counting shakes) and keep track, make sure you get 64oz of liquids in, you will never feel hungry if you get it all in!  Trust me, you have 2 weeks, I had 4 weeks.  Good luck!!

Bless your heart.  I guess Doctor Baker is much more strict than Dr. Gibbs.  Maybe call Dr. Bakers office and tell them how you are feeling.  Other than that..if you had a lot of caffine beforehand..you might be having withdrawls.  Hang in there!

I know how you are feeling I just went threw all that.  But believe me you can do it and it does get better.  Are you mixing anything in with the shakes.  I mixed Sugar Free Fat Free puddings in with mine and it made them much better.  The crystal light i tried but it was to sweet tasteing for me maybe if you just put half crystal light in one shake that is how I did the pudding.  I only added half the pkg then I had to eat them with a spoon and that made me feel better felt like I was really eating LOL.  Yor mind can play tricks on you big time so I just tried to play back LOL.  I also and still do drank alot of caffen free tea. Had my surg RNY on the 30th and now I wonder what all the problem was I am having problems just getting my protien and fluids down now LOL. Dr Baker is awsome and so nice but he is very very strick.  And he will cancel you surg if you do not follow his instructions believe me.  He did one lady the day I was having mine cauz she left her cpap machine in the car.  He checks them before surg. Hang in there it will be worth it believe me. Janoice