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Hi jamie-sue.i was 212 just before my surgery on 8/28 and am now 181, so i have lost 31 lbs.

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...

Pat what an accompplishment. I cant wait to go clothes shopping in the regular women's size racks, not the plus sized!!!

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.

I had blood thinner shots while in the hospital after my surgery, but they were stopped upon discharge.

Sheila- that is wonderful! Congratulations and keep up the good work!!!

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 barb. The goal is to take in 65-75 grams of protein per day. Unjury has different types of protein powders you can use to attain that goal.

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.

Deb=youoffer some great advice. Thank you. I will be having my surgery soon so any advice from pros such as yourself i sure do appreciate!!!

Congrats on the surgery date. Good luck with everything. My surgery is scheduled for 8/28 :)

Hibarbara. The way it worked fro me was i went to an intiial semimar- i thenwent to my pcp and received a referral for a required 6 month program for my health insurance. During that 6 months, i met with the surgeon one on one, had a mutrition group meeting and one on one session with her, and...

J-your weight loss is incredible- more than 90 lbs in 3 months! You are amazing@!!

Wow- you are doing amazingly well. You should be proud of your achievements! Thank you for the encouraaging words!

I just started a 2 week protein shake diet prior to my upcoming surgery, but the 2 weeks before tha started, i couldnt eat enough stuff that i love. I must have gone out to eat 10 tiimes in 2 weeks. I did go a little nuts. In the back of my mind, however, was my surgeon's directions that if i...

Iam pretty new to this- i juststarted my 2 week protein shake diet prior to my upcoming bypass surgery. I havebeen taking muscle milk light containers to work fr the convenience (the cohocolate is pretty good but i have a huge sweet tooth- friends who have tasted it told me it is too sweet!) i...