Think about soup, jello, pudding, graham crackers, milk (also dried milk to add to the milk for double milk) -- if you like a weight lifters style drink find one now you like and try them, after a few days you will be able to try protein bars ( Walgreens and Wal-mart have a large selection) try one of each -- I got in the habit of having one at 3 pm everyday for several months to get the protein.  Also have cheese.  My first real meal was a chicken salad sandwich --with smooth not chuncky chicken salad-- it took an entire day to eat this.  Another good first meal is browned lean ground meat, cooked like you would prepare taco filling but without the seasoning. One tablespoon of meat and another of mashed potatoes is a good starting meal.  Finely sliced ham is easy to eat and for me bacon was also easy.  A scrambled egg is also a good first food -- yes a single egg and nothing else! I also ate grits fairly soon.  You will have trouble being able to consume enough liquids at the very beginning -- food will not be a problem.  Flakey fish is worth considering early.  Avoid rice and fired food early on.  My taste buds were off for 3 or 4 months but they returned to normal.  If you want to cheat -- have chocolate milk --it is high in protein.  Try double milk ---- take 1/2 gallon of milk less one cup, add one cup of powdered milk, shake well and let sit overnight in the frig., try the next day.  Another "cheating" food would be nuts, like pecans or almonds.

 Dr. Richardson did 2 hernia fixes for me when he removed my gallbladder in Nov. 2009.

I was supposed to have his new POSE procedure on May 12, but have postpomed it till early June.  He has a good rep

Hey,
I met with Dr. Lavin yesterday! I'll be setting my surgery date today!!!! I'm looking for a group to follow that will have surgery in May