Re: BleuChecking In: One Week Out

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HI Bleu,

I am glad to hear that you are doing good. Unjury makes a good flavorless protein powder. You can go to www.unjury.com . I have tried this and it is very good. Don't worry about getting all of the liquid in at first it will come at time goes on just sip, sip, sip.

Ramona

[Guest guest]

Glad to hear things are going well Dawn. As for the

protein I don't use the flavorless. It is unflavored,

as in, it won't taste like chocolate or banana, but

from what I hear it DOES taste like whey. So it is

not tasteless. Others will have more to say, I'm

sure.

Laurie

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inaughteeheart@... wrote: Hello all! I had my surgery on 3/15 with Dr Gorrin. I've been home since Thursday, but I have had some computer problems and was not able to sign on! I have wanted to come on this list a few times in that week to ask questions. Thank you to those who sent well wishes before the surgery. I am sorry I wasnt able to respond to you sooner Everything went very well.I did have an issue with the nursing staff, not assisting me in walking, which we learned is as important as breathing! Problem solved with the assistance of my surgery mate Cathy's husband! I have had very minimal pain , and have only taken the lortab to help

me sleep at night. I am having a very difficult time getting in all of the liquid. I have an alarm to remind myself to eat, because I am not feeling hungry at all. I am on Stage 2. My favorite thing is some of the strained cream soup with chicken bouillion. NUMMY! (awhile ago - I probably would have passed! LOL) I am doing my walking, but do tend to get very tired in the afternoon. Need anout a 2 hour nap to feel alive again! I am sorry to ask this again, but can anyone recommend a flavorless protein powder? That is actually what it advertises? I bought the stuff at the Kaiser Pharmacy - which is absolutely dreadful! I am using the Whey falvored powder from Walmart. Its only 40g per serving, but I have been mixing 2 1/2 scoops to get the extra protein in. Usually 1 scoop choclate and 1 Vanilla mixed together - helps cut the chocolate. I did try mixing the

flavorless in to do this - but that was horrible too! I was really prepared for the surgery - thanks in great part to this group! Thanks! Bleu (aka Daun)

Colleen

[Guest guest]

Unjury makes an unflavored that is pretty good. It's kind of on the

pricey side but Unjury is the only protein drink that tastes good to

me! You can get it from www.unjury.com.

Tina

>

> Hello all!

>

> I had my surgery on 3/15 with Dr Gorrin. I've been home since

Thursday, but

> I have had some computer problems and was not able to sign on! I

have

> wanted to come on this list a few times in that week to ask

questions.

>

> Thank you to those who sent well wishes before the surgery. I am

sorry I

> wasnt able to respond to you sooner

>

> Everything went very well.I did have an issue with the nursing

staff, not

> assisting me in walking, which we learned is as important as

breathing!

> Problem solved with the assistance of my surgery mate Cathy's

husband!

>

> I have had very minimal pain , and have only taken the lortab to

help me

> sleep at night. I am having a very difficult time getting in all

of the liquid.

> I have an alarm to remind myself to eat, because I am not

feeling hungry at

> all. I am on Stage 2. My favorite thing is some of the strained

cream soup

> with chicken bouillion. NUMMY! (awhile ago - I probably would

have passed!

> LOL) I am doing my walking, but do tend to get very tired in the

afternoon.

> Need anout a 2 hour nap to feel alive again!

>

> I am sorry to ask this again, but can anyone recommend a

flavorless protein

> powder? That is actually what it advertises? I bought the stuff

at the

> Kaiser Pharmacy - which is absolutely dreadful! I am using the

Whey falvored

> powder from Walmart. Its only 40g per serving, but I have been

mixing 2 1/2

> scoops to get the extra protein in. Usually 1 scoop choclate and

1 Vanilla

> mixed together - helps cut the chocolate. I did try mixing the

flavorless in

> to do this - but that was horrible too!

>

> I was really prepared for the surgery - thanks in great part to

this group!

>

> Thanks!

> Bleu (aka Daun)

>

[Guest guest]

Bleu Glad surgery went well. You are doing great, the tiredness is all normal just takes time. Your energy level will get better as time goes by. I had a little staff problem also, but all went well other wise. It was all worth it. I also wasn't hungry and had to remind myself to eat until I hit about 5 months post op. Don't worry things change with time. As far as the protein I can't help you I've never used it, but someone will give you the answer. Take care, you're doing great. Donna J.naughteeheart@... wrote: Hello all! I had my surgery on 3/15 with Dr Gorrin. I've been home since Thursday, but I have had some computer problems and was not able to sign on! I have wanted to

come on this list a few times in that week to ask questions. Thank you to those who sent well wishes before the surgery. I am sorry I wasnt able to respond to you sooner Everything went very well.I did have an issue with the nursing staff, not assisting me in walking, which we learned is as important as breathing! Problem solved with the assistance of my surgery mate Cathy's husband! I have had very minimal pain , and have only taken the lortab to help me sleep at night. I am having a very difficult time getting in all of the liquid. I have an alarm to remind myself to eat, because I am not feeling hungry at all. I am on Stage 2. My favorite thing is some of the strained cream soup with chicken bouillion. NUMMY! (awhile ago - I probably would have passed! LOL) I am doing my walking, but do tend to get very tired in the afternoon.

Need anout a 2 hour nap to feel alive again! I am sorry to ask this again, but can anyone recommend a flavorless protein powder? That is actually what it advertises? I bought the stuff at the Kaiser Pharmacy - which is absolutely dreadful! I am using the Whey falvored powder from Walmart. Its only 40g per serving, but I have been mixing 2 1/2 scoops to get the extra protein in. Usually 1 scoop choclate and 1 Vanilla mixed together - helps cut the chocolate. I did try mixing the flavorless in to do this - but that was horrible too! I was really prepared for the surgery - thanks in great part to this group! Thanks! Bleu (aka Daun) Donna JordonDSJordon@...

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[Guest guest]

Bleu - glad to hear you re doing well. Isn't amazing that they can

re-arrange you insides and there isn't much pain? I will never get

over that. As far as the protein drick, I personally think it is all

horrible but I found that I can tolerate Necter brand that I order

from VitaLady.com. You can also buy samples there. Good luck, let

me know what you find that is OK to you.

PEGGY

>

> Hello all!

>

> I had my surgery on 3/15 with Dr Gorrin. I've been home since

Thursday, but

> I have had some computer problems and was not able to sign on! I

have

> wanted to come on this list a few times in that week to ask

questions.

>

> Thank you to those who sent well wishes before the surgery. I am

sorry I

> wasnt able to respond to you sooner

>

> Everything went very well.I did have an issue with the nursing

staff, not

> assisting me in walking, which we learned is as important as

breathing!

> Problem solved with the assistance of my surgery mate Cathy's

husband!

>

> I have had very minimal pain , and have only taken the lortab to

help me

> sleep at night. I am having a very difficult time getting in all

of the liquid.

> I have an alarm to remind myself to eat, because I am not feeling

hungry at

> all. I am on Stage 2. My favorite thing is some of the strained

cream soup

> with chicken bouillion. NUMMY! (awhile ago - I probably would

have passed!

> LOL) I am doing my walking, but do tend to get very tired in the

afternoon.

> Need anout a 2 hour nap to feel alive again!

>

> I am sorry to ask this again, but can anyone recommend a flavorless

protein

> powder? That is actually what it advertises? I bought the stuff

at the

> Kaiser Pharmacy - which is absolutely dreadful! I am using the

Whey falvored

> powder from Walmart. Its only 40g per serving, but I have been

mixing 2 1/2

> scoops to get the extra protein in. Usually 1 scoop choclate and

1 Vanilla

> mixed together - helps cut the chocolate. I did try mixing the

flavorless in

> to do this - but that was horrible too!

>

> I was really prepared for the surgery - thanks in great part to

this group!

>

> Thanks!

> Bleu (aka Daun)

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Bleu -

Glad things are going well. If I were you, I wouldn't try to get 80

grams of protein into one shake - you can have two and you can take

your time drinking them, and as others have said, it becomes much

easier to get them down very quickly.

I agree that the Unjury unflavored is pretty good, but I found a

more taste-free alternative, but it is very expensive. It is called

Jay Robb's Unflavored Egg White Protein. I bought it at the

Earthbeam health food store on Burlingame Avenue in Burlingame, but

I am sure it is available elsewhere and online. It cost $23.35 for a

one-pound jug! - but if I make a protein shake with it using one of

the sugar-free syrups that you might not want to mix with vanilla or

chocolate (like lime), it tastes quite authentic.

Good luck!

Randy

>

> Hello all!

>

> I had my surgery on 3/15 with Dr Gorrin. I've been home since

Thursday, but

> I have had some computer problems and was not able to sign on! I

have

> wanted to come on this list a few times in that week to ask

questions.

>

> Thank you to those who sent well wishes before the surgery. I am

sorry I

> wasnt able to respond to you sooner

>

> Everything went very well.I did have an issue with the nursing

staff, not

> assisting me in walking, which we learned is as important as

breathing!

> Problem solved with the assistance of my surgery mate Cathy's

husband!

>

> I have had very minimal pain , and have only taken the lortab to

help me

> sleep at night. I am having a very difficult time getting in all

of the liquid.

> I have an alarm to remind myself to eat, because I am not

feeling hungry at

> all. I am on Stage 2. My favorite thing is some of the strained

cream soup

> with chicken bouillion. NUMMY! (awhile ago - I probably would

have passed!

> LOL) I am doing my walking, but do tend to get very tired in the

afternoon.

> Need anout a 2 hour nap to feel alive again!

>

> I am sorry to ask this again, but can anyone recommend a

flavorless protein

> powder? That is actually what it advertises? I bought the stuff

at the

> Kaiser Pharmacy - which is absolutely dreadful! I am using the

Whey falvored

> powder from Walmart. Its only 40g per serving, but I have been

mixing 2 1/2

> scoops to get the extra protein in. Usually 1 scoop choclate and

1 Vanilla

> mixed together - helps cut the chocolate. I did try mixing the

flavorless in

> to do this - but that was horrible too!

>

> I was really prepared for the surgery - thanks in great part to

this group!

>

> Thanks!

> Bleu (aka Daun)

>