I was bypassed on Monday the 22nd. I joined this site today. I'm glad to find someone with the same surgical date. I am actually in a pretty similar situation as you, so it made me feel better to see where I am is normal. Thanks for sharing.
Welcome
These groups are amazing! I'm fairly new to these also. How are you feeling?
yes it does! gas pain is the worse part of it
I am feeling surprisingly well. Not too much pain, just overall soreness. Now I'm just trying to figure out what to drink for the rest of the week. I'm glad I found this group. It feels like I've entered a whole new world.
Welcome! I had my bypass on June 15 so only a week ahead of you on this journey
... I've also been fortunate that my 2 weeks post op have gone surprisingly smoothly and I haven't had any issues with nausea/vomiting...when I was able to start sleeping on my right side THAT was a milestone -I sleep better on my side and it signaled my incisions were indeed healing and my insides were starting to sort themselves out... the 'what to drink' struggle is real indeed... my life-saver go-to has been the Isopure protein drink (tastes mostly like ice tea with lemon and isn't 'shake' consistency - which I was tiring off).... best part is it's a 20 oz bottle with 40g of protein (160 cal)... drinking it in the morning means I'm over half way to my protein goal right out of the gate. I've also been sipping on my 'gin-n-juice' (and by gin-n-juice I mean protein water ) and I like the Protein20 which has 10-15g in a 16.9 oz bottle (50 cal)...good luck this week!
Great to know your doing well. I drink 2 protein shakes 16oz of Gatorade zero 16 oz water 8oz broth daily
Funny - I just ordered the lemonade flavor since I've only had the Ice tea flavor - maybe mixing the 2 is the secretIt's great to see people with close to the same surgery dates. And I'm glad everyone is doing well. I kept reading all these "Oh, the PAIN" stories and was really worried before hand. But it's been pretty smooth for me, too. I can't sleep on my side yet, but I'm looking forward to it! I also had to pick up the Isopure 40, but they only had lemonade flavor. I added a few basil leaves, just to cut some of the sweetness. I should have just added it to tea?!?! Live and learn
Try Muscle Milk Pro Series protein shakes -- the Knockout Chocolate has 48 grams of protein per 17 oz carton. I find that this is the biggest help to reaching my protein goal each day! Plus, I get to enjoy sugar free jello gelatin without feeling guilty when I meet my protein each day.
