If I only had known......

Hey dudes,
I'm putting together a workshop for pre-op patients on the practical stuff we do post-op. You know, the little stuff like: you can use a mason jar on the blender to make your shakes; or that a little sip of water an hour after the foamies start can help. That stuff.

So, what would you have liked to know going in to this process? Please also list which type of surgery you had.

i guess one of the big deals is getting your shakes made. i bought plastic camping bottle from REI with a twist top. it holds a lot of fluid. i pour my milk in it, then the hot choc, then creatine, then benefiber, then whey protien and shake the **** out of it and drink or pour it into a pan and have it hot in the winter. it's the best way i found to mix all that crap up. the other little items is a pill case for all the suppliments and pills i still take during the day and on the job site. i have an interferential device that comes with a carrying case for all the **** that thing takes up but i can use the departments for all kinds of stuff related to meds and stuff. i say get used to buying tupperware and plastic sealing bags for leftovers and for your lunch box for work. on thing is not to run out of anything on a job site because it just makes the day long and a bummer if you run out of stuff. i keep all kinds of pills and crap close by just in case. everything else fits in my work cooler.

so there's a little morning dance we do to get our special meals prepared for the day and lunch making for the job site. slice up cheese so i can munch on protien all day with some beef sticks etc.

what was the question dude.........

Thanks for the post.  I thought the mason jar with the blender was the neatest thing. I'm preop and can use all the help I can get.

Explain sugar alchohols and how they can cause dumping...Maybe include a warning about how it really IS important to eat ENOUGH if you don't want to stall...How about links to some of Dx's re-posts like the "what to bring" "all about dumping" "plateau buster diet"...Maybe explain the pyloric valve and how not having ones allows us to eat more then just the size of our pouch...

If it pertains Spend the $7 or $8 on the Gold Card at GNC. Besides the BOGO (buy one. get one half off) you also get 20% off the whole purchase for the first 7 days of the months.  I usually save about $30 a month at GNC with that little card. Always have 2 bottles of you vitamins in the cabinet. When one is gone buy another just in case you can't get it (store ran out, no longer stocked) don't buy new clothes right off the bat. Look silly in the big stuff for a couple months. you'll just end up giving it away later down the road. If you need to spend $$ on clothes, it sounds cheezy I guess but go the the Saly (Salvation Army) $2 for a t shirt, $5 for jeans. You'll be surprised how much of those clothes still have tags on them.

Maybe people need re-emphasis that regular multivitamins are not enough -that additional B12 is necessary. On top of that, our ability to absorb B6. then microminerals such as copper, cobalt, etc. may be hindered, so vitamins should contain all of these.

Also, people who hate protein shakes (I liked them) should know that they can get cheap protein, use it to make  a syrup with about a teacup full of water and just down it like medicine -OR- get Unjury protein and mix it with regular food to get the necessary protein. They don't actually have to suffer through entire protein shakes.

Maybe these two?

Thanks,

Dave

Sorry! not B6. B1 is the one that can cause problems.