[Missy4]

When I want to see the surgeon last week he want over my 2 week pre-op diet. He explained the shakes and said it would be best to purchase them from them. (Thay have a gym their and all the different shakes). But man are thay expensive. Can I purchase them somewhere else or should I get them right from the Dr? He said his are the best and have eveything I need in them..

[SummerBreeze]

There are many many types of protien drinks...as fo rhis the best, they might be the best to line his pocket with more money...compare them to others, heck you may not even like his...most all of of us have tried numerous kinds of protien drinks, me for one had to move on to soy drinks for my protien not whey...whey made me.....check around I dont think he will refuse you service over not drinking his protien shake...I was told to buy the vitamins that the hospital had, omg they were expensive and tasted terrible, come to find out most no one in my support group here in town like them..so I have two huge jugs of them around here...good luck hun and welcome to our group...Annie~

[DocSanae]

You need to be careful of some of the shakes marketed, as they may have ingredients in them that are not good for the pouchies, such as sugar and fat. You need to avoid shakes for muscle builders, for instance. There also can be absorption issues for pouchies with shakes developed for people with normal stomachs.
Look for shakes that are pouch friendly, as in ingredients and absorption. The shakes recommended by surgeons' offices are those developed specifically for bypass patients. Hence the higher cost for one. You could get one or two of them, check out the labels, then look around for those with same or close composition.