1 week post op appt.

Well I had my Dr appt today.... I didnt see Dr. Dyer (hes out of town for three weeks) I saw Dr. Olsen.. for maybe 15 min. He took out my JP Drain woohoo... Dang I didnt know that thing was that long.... Then I got to see the nutritionist... woohoo... I know my book pretty good... I got to start on the protein shakes... yum yum my first one was a peanutbutter chocolate swirl.. yummmmmmyy!!! alot better than that ABB stuff But I am sure everyone wants to know how much weight I lost... 14lbs wooohooo!!!!!!! I am so happy cant wait to see what happens next week... Well best wishes to everyone..... Thanks for all your prayers and support!!!!!!! Much Love and Hugs Robin 8 days post op

That is so good Am so glad your doing good... I bet it is nice to be a loser all ready Lots of good wishes are coming your way

congratulations,Robin.When I had my gallbladder out ,I was like you,I could not believe that all that tubing was inside me. Sounds like you are doing great and found a shake you like. 14lbs is a great start. Btw, I'm Johnnie and glad to meet ya.

Robin, You are doing really great! Congratulations! You are on your way! Please give us more information on the shake you tried! Where did you get it? How large was the container? How many scoops did you use? How Much did it cost? Please lets us pre-ops know! Thanks! Cherry

Hey Cherry... The shake I got was a powder from Smoothie King called Spirutein... it is made in alot of different flavors.... I got Peanut Butter Chocolate Swirl.. Double Fudge Krunch... blueberries and cream... peaches and cream... cheeries jubilees... they also have strawberry banana... cappacuno(sp) and reg chocolate...vanilla... and a few others... If you live in Nashville there is a smoothie king on Elliston.... And if you are a Bariatric Patient they give you a discount... the packets are usually 1.49 and they sell it to you for 1.28... But the recipe they gave me thru the doctor is 16 oz Silk Soy Milk Vanilla- or Skim milk if you can tolerate 2 packets of Spirutein.... 8 ozs of Egg Beaters...... Mix together in blender... This makes 5 6 oz servings whole recipe provides: 520 calories... 64 grams of Protein, 1200mg calcium each 6 oz serving provides: 104 Calories 13G Protein 9 G CHO, 6 G Sugar, and 240 mg calcium you can half the recipe and only use one pack to try the different flavors and after you have fixed the recipe you can put one cup in the freezer to give you a different texture or what I like is putting ice in the mix after all measured out... Well hope that helps you cherry.... Much love and hugs Robin 9 days post op

Robin, What brand of shakes are you drinking. I'm having a hard time getting my protein in and the one I tried made me sick. Anne

Anne... Go to smoothie King... Get the Spirutien.. they have different flavors... and I have had an easy time with them... The only thing that has made me sick is I made some chicken for the bf and thought well i will try some of the broth...man I felt like I was going to die...I think it was way to rich.. so I will stick to my bullion broth... I know I posted the recipe... You may also be lactose intolerant so you would have to go with the soy milk which is not to bad if you get the vanilla flavor... Much love and hugs Robin 11 days post op