Opti question
I had lots of leftover Opti. I tried to get all 4 shakes in each day but some days you don't. It often took me more than an hour of sipping to finish an entire one. Towards the end, I was having less and the last 2 days before surgery I only had 1 on each day.
You really should try to get all 4 shakes in during the day. I was able to do that, and still had shakes left over. The reason I had shakes left over was that I bought 3 weeks worth (as per my prescription), then ended up only doing shakes for 2.5 as that's when I got my surgery date. Called on Tuesday or Wednesday and told to start shakes the next day. Which gave me a couple days left over.
Cathy
I LOVED MY OPTIFAST!! The only time I had any left over from a day was if I was "on the go" and just didn't have time to get the 4th in. However, my doctor did say to try to take all 4 every day and also, try for 4 hours apart, i.e. 7 a.m., 11 a.m.,3 p.m. and 7 p.m. This worked well for me. "Good luck to you" Try to keep an open mind!
Have a great day,
Marj
aka Curious George
Referral Date: May 29, 2012; TWH Orientation: June 19,2012; Nurse Practitioner Group Session and Social Worker Initial Assessment: September 25, 2012; Nurse Practitioner One-on-One and Psych. Assessment: January 18, 2013; Met with surgeon: March 8, 2013; Pre-Op scheduled: June 20,2013; Surgery scheduled: July 17, 2013! Surgery Completed!
For me, it is just time...Sometimes I get busy at work and forget to take one, and by the time I get home its bedtime. I know so far I will have two extra packets of opti. I do try to keep on the 3 hours schedule.
~Lisa
Referral:April 4th, 2012.Letter Received for Orientation:June 4th, 2012.Orientation: Sept. 24th, 2012. Blood Work: Dec 14th, 2012. Dietician: January 30th, 2013. ECG Done: January 30th, 2013 Gastroscopy: Feb. 5th, 2013. Social Worker: Feb. 8th, 2013(Canceled, due to snow storm). Abdominal Ultrasound: Feb. 12th, 2013. Surgeons Appt. Feb. 20th, 2013. Social Worker(Rescheduled): Feb. 25th, 2013. Internist: March 4th, 2013. Meet the Surgeon: March 12th, 2013.No Sleep Test Needed. Opti Started: July 16 - 30, 2013.Nutrition Class: July 18th, 2013. PATTS: July 19th, 2013 Surgery: August 2nd, 2013.