Question:
i am preop and trying to get a routine down for getting my

60g of protein and 64 oz of water in. i am having trouble now getting all of it down and i'm pre-op. its not the fact that i don't like the protein shakes or water its that i feel like i'm floating. how do i do it when i can only have 1oz at a time. please help    — carol M. (posted on June 15, 2003)

June 15, 2003
The water is the most important thing to get it...you don't want to get dehydrated. You basically have to sip, sip, sip all day long. If you are doing the protein shakes, you can count the liquid in the protein shakes as part of your fluid intake...JR (open RNY 07/17/02 -181 pounds)
   — John Rushton

June 15, 2003
When I was preop, I tried to get into a regime of water and protein. Boy, it just didn't work out the way I wanted. After surgery, when liquid is all you can have, it will come naturally to you. I wouldn't worry about it now. I drink tons of water now compared to me at preop. I am 4 1/2 weeks out and can take normal sips of water and even drink a little more quickly now. It is a major relief. I have recipes for protein shakes and they are very good. When you are at that stage, e-mail me and I can send you some(they aren't that bad). Good luck with everything. Open RNY 5/14/03
   — Mimi S.