Needed: list of post-op supplements - ThinnerTimes

ceekerr · 01-21-2007, 12:00 PM

OK - Could someone please give me a list of supplements like Unjury(?), protein shakes, etc. - especially the ones that will be needed early post-op - where to get them, best prices, taste, flavors, etc. It would be so nice to have that in one place. I know that the Bariatic services center with my surgeon has many, but I suspect that the prices may be way high. Many thanks to all of you!

JenBear7 · 01-21-2007, 12:40 PM

I dont have the answer you are looking for off the top of my head (mostly because I snuck into work for a few hours.. shhh..) ..

But.. I can tell you I have started a list, and most of them I got from searching this forum for vitamins.. there are quite a few posts...

coptergirl · 01-21-2007, 01:56 PM

Best not to stock up on large quantites of stuff since your tastes may change after surgery and then you would have wasted a ton of dough. Try samples now, and if you like them, order small packets for after surgery just in case. Vitalady.com and bariatricedge.com have samples you can order...

JenBear7 · 01-21-2007, 07:10 PM

Oops.. that was a my bad.. thought you were talking bout vitamins!!

ceekerr · 01-21-2007, 07:15 PM

Vitamins, too, Jen - any suggestions are welcome. I agree - I had thought about my tastes changing after surgery - for the better, I hope - I have such a sweet tooth - I crave sweets after every meal - even breakfast! I don't remember being that bad when I was young.

JenBear7 · 01-21-2007, 07:26 PM

LOL.. yah I hope I crave fish (which I really dont like.. unless its from McDonalds.. ).. and I hope I crave coffee thats not candied (thats what they call my coffee at work! Candy Coffee- because I like it sweet & creamy.. ) and I hope I crave 4 hours of excersize a day.. :P

chilmoe · 01-21-2007, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by JenBear7

LOL.. yah I hope I crave fish (which I really dont like.. unless its from McDonalds.. ).. and I hope I crave coffee thats not candied (thats what they call my coffee at work! Candy Coffee- because I like it sweet & creamy.. ) and I hope I crave 4 hours of excersize a day.. :P

so funny you said that about the fish - before surgery for fish i only ate canned tuna and shrimp that was it, now i crave salmon and cod - i buy the blueliner ones, they have lemon pepper, herb and garlic, high in protein low in everything else, i also buy the salmon patties from costco, i eat fish 3-4 times per week now, and anyone that knew me before (my husband included) cannot believe it when they see me eating fish now (i had a huge problem with fish, mind of course, bones freaked me out) still dont eat the fish with bones, but i actually like the taste, fish is so flaky and soft and tender, easy to eat and i find now that the better things are easier to eat, i feel so much better after eating healthy things that it is easier to choose the healthy foods, so glad for that...i was never a fan of cheese much either, now i live off cheese strings, i hated yogurt before, now i dont mind it, found the danone one made with splenda, low carb, low sugar, its very good - funny how much tastes really do change, and yes i would say for the better, i dont like sweet things - tried a piece of chocolate, and had to spit it out right away as it was so sweet and yucky tasting - like i said for some reason that healthy things just seem so normal and so much better.

i dont do protein supplements, have never found one i could tolerate, i am lucky though i can do 80+ grams of protein per day with food so i dont need the supplements, but i still take vitamins, i use the Materna ones twice daily, they seem to do what i need them to.

good luck on your journey

JenBear7 · 01-21-2007, 09:00 PM

Thank You for that post.. talk about giving a girl hope! I kept seeing all the fish posts and was beginning to get nervous.. !! Now I feel MUCH Better..

Thanks again..

LisaBoston · 01-22-2007, 07:11 PM

What you can tolerate now may be different than post op. I had several protein drinks preop and could not gag them down post op. I now use Nectar by Syntrax which I started at about 3months out.

Fish........could do in the early weeks, then went months not being able to tolerate, now I love it again....makes no sense...but its the way it was.