2 months post op
Hi Sherri! I am only 6weeks out and I too hated the protein drinks. I bought the 100 % whey protein from walmart in vanilla, I have not tried to make it without making it into a shake, but it does not have that nasty protein smell, when you open it. I love it mixed in a blender:
3 frozen SF strawberries
1/2 sm. banana
1/2 splenda
5 oz. skim milk
3 ice cubes
1 scoop of vanilla protein
Its kinda like a strawberry banana shake, and I do this first thing in the morning, and after supper, before I go to bed, I take my meds with it, and the thickness seems to help my pills slide down easier. I have to keep my 11 yr. old out of it, and have made a larger one, so my mother who needs to gain weight to drink in between her meals. I cannot taste the protein powder at all.
Hope this helps!
Debi