Impact Recovery

My surgeon has us drink 2 of these drinks a day for 7 days prior to surgery, not including the day before (thats cleanout day). These drinks are suppose to help build the immune system for surgery and make recovery easier. Anybody else have to drink these? If so what did you find best to mix them with? I have the orange citrus flavor and the mocha flavor. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Alan

Hi Alan it's your surgery date buddy...I got chocolate and vanilla, they didn't have any other flavors. We start drinking them tomorrow...it's getting close for us! Sue McD

Alan, I did have to take them but onlky used the mocha flavor.. The trick isn't what to mix them with.. the trick is the temperature. Use VERY COLD water -- almost frozen.. and if you use just the 6oz it calls for, it comes up pretty thick -- like a shake -- and you have to keep shaking it so it doesn't settle. Actually though.. I thought the mocha was pretty good.. as shakes go.. and I am convinced that my recovery went so well because of that product. Really. I was worried because my heal time from cuts or scrapes was always really slow pre-op.. but I healed up so quick and had no complications at all. Most of my incisions were completely closed by the time I left the hospital. Good luck, Alan!! Stef Lap RNY 11/12/04 390-> 299-> 175

Thanks Stef, You are always so good with information. Well I made the first one this moning and mixed it with sugarfree Tang and it was actually pretty good. Tonight I am going to try the mocha one. I called the office and talked to Jamie, she said to mix it with milk and a banana in the blender, she even said to add chocolate syrup if it will help. At this point its just a matter of getting it down. They are so nice over there, Jamie said that since I like the orange and if I don't like the mocha I could bring it in and exchange for all orange. This works out great because I work less than 5 mins from the office on Central. Again thanks for all your help Stef. Alan

Alan, Who's your surgeon? I have Dr. Guske (Suburban Surgical) I have to drink them also. My understanding is we get them premixed, kind of like a juice box type thing.

I just looked at your profile. We have the same group o fsurgeons. Where did you get your impact recovery? I called and they said I have to get it from them and it was in liquid form.

I'm also a Suburban Surgical patient. You buy them from the office -- you pick them up at the office on Central. The box costs about $50 if my memory serves me.. the ones we got were a powder in an envelope -- and you got a mixer cup with a lid (make sure you muscle that thing on there.. push and push until you hear it snap into place -- if it's loose, you'll be sorry!). Just make sure you use cold cold cold cold cold cold water.

My surgeon is Dr. Kane Jr., but they all have the same protocal. See my message above and Gypsy Blossoms below. I have a feeling you are thing about the phospho (spelling) soda for the clean out. Good luck to you with your surgery. Alan

yeah.. word of warning.. the Fleets Phospho Soda is probably the nastiest thing in the world.. but it's quite literally the last, worst thing you have to do.. and once it's over.. it's over and it just gets better from that point.. (just don't try mixing it with anything you like even a little.. I still can't choke cranberry juice down after I tried to mix it with that stuff.. I gag just thinking about it!) Stef