2 post op questions...this is confusing

I'm 5 days post op. I have two questions. First the protein shakes. I'm supposed to get in 16 oz at one sitting. I can do, maybe 10 - 12. If I can do more protein than broth, should I? At lunch I had 4oz Atkins shake, 6oz beef broth, and some diet Snapple. That was all. Should I have had more protein and less of the other stuff? Second, the vitamins are driving me nuts. 1 Tums 2x a day, one bugs bunny 2x a day, prescription prevacid for 30 days, and b-complex liquid, 1200 mg 2x a week. I'm worried that a chewable vitamin for a 40 lb child is not going to give this 230 lb woman what she needs. I'm also concerned about what I'm absorbing. Don't they make one thing that you can chew or dissolve on your tongue with the vitamins and B complex we need????

Paula- My nutritionist recommended only 2 oz. of a protein shake per "meal". Every doctor is different, but you may want to double check on the amounts they told you. I take one Centrum chewable a day it's orange flavored and not too bad. Ask if you can do that, because if I took Bugs Bunny I would not feel like I was supplemented enough either. Whatever you do, always ask YOUR surgeon's advice, because every person's situation is different. Anastacia

I have to agree with Anastasia. You really need to call you Dr and find out what you should be doing per meal. Every surgeon is so different. I could only to 2oz. every half hour for a total of 6oz. per meal. Make sure you talk to your surgeon/nutritionist so you know what you are supposed to be doing. Good luck and keep us posted on your progress. Maggie

I would definetly check those amounts w/ your Dr. To me they seem high, at 5 days out, that would be about it for the day! I was told (8 wks) to cut my portions (6 oz tomato soup). Every Dr is different, but that's where I am at.... Good Luck, Carmen