Hi everyone. Thanks for the support and advice. I am dong a bit better than when i wrote that last post. I still avoid the protein shakes because the thought of them makes me want to gag. I am mostly eating soft solids now like yogurt and cottage cheese and i am slowly adding more solid foods...
Barbara- i had my surgery 8/28 nad went home with a drain. It was out in about a week. The purpose of the tube is to prevent excess fluid from gathering at the surgical site. You will have a gauze bandage around the drain tube. The visiting nurse will come by to empty the drainage bag and to...
Actually, i didn't think about it, bu maybe the yucky feeling on my teeth is because i am still onshakes only. Maybe it it the concentrated protein. Hhmmm something to ponder.
Hi barbara. I had my surgery 8/28-mine was done laparascopically, and there were 5 or 6 small incisions on my belly. The incisions are all less than 1 inch long. Most were covered with steri strips (which are a kind of tape to support skin during healing) when i went home. Because of prior...
I dont know if this is the same thing but my nutritionist said i shouldn't be using the protein shots- they do provide a lot of protein in a smal volume, but she said they are made from some type of collagen which isn't a good source of protein. You may want to talk with your nutritionist or...
I gave up gum during the 2 week protein shake diet prior to surgery. I loved gu but i always swallowed it. I didnt want to take any chances of obstructing the new plumbing.
Hi there. I had my bypass surgery 8/28, and ended up back in hospital 9/5 with terrible pain- some previous surgery had left lots of scar tissue. My surgeon operated again to confirm that bypass was ok (it was) and to loosen up more of the scar tissue. I got on appropriate pain meds and have...
Hi there. Just a reminder to everyone that there is low fat lactose free milk you can try if mmixing your protein powder with regular milk upsets your system. I have never much liked milk,and that is what i have been doing.