Question: Post-op Week 1-2, Eating/Drinking together?
I'm on Optifast Day 5 (of 14) and am thinking ahead to my return home (surgery March 3rd!!!)
I know you can't eat/drink together, but for the first two weeks everything is kinda liquidy anyways so can I have my oatmeal/cream of wheat/yogurt at the same time as my Protein Shake, or should I have my shake and wait 30mins before having the rest of my meal?
Thanks in advance! 
Referral date: May 19, 2016 | Info session: July 12, 2016 | Surgeon Approval: December 2, 2016 | Pre Op: January 24, 2017 | Trio: February 9, 2017 | Surgery Date: March 3, 2017, Humber River Regional Hospital
Starting Weight: 253 | Post-Optifast Weight/day of surgery: 237 | Current Weight: 123.2
I'm not sure it's right, but I drank with my meals while on full fluids. Like you, I figured it was all fluids anyways. My priority at this stage was getting enough fluid in and not getting dehydrated.
Once I started puréed stage, I stopped having them together and waited the 30 minutes. It's difficult. I still have the urge to want to wash down my food. I also find it challenging to get my fluids in. Takes so long to have a meal, there's not much time before the next one starts. I was drinking most of my fluids at night when my eating was done.
I'm 4 weeks tomorrow and now finding this easier.
HW: 335 SW: 310 CW: 287
The Ottawa Hospital says that drinking is OK with meals when you are clear fluid/full fluid.
2015: Jan. 16, Info session - Apr. 20, Initial Assessment - Jun. 4, Abdominal ultrasound - Jun. 26, Endoscopy - Aug. 4, Dietitian and Behaviourist - Aug. 23, Endoscopy #2 2016: Jul. 11, Pre-surgery 1 class - Oct. 24, Second Assessment - Dec. 7, Dietitian and Behaviourist 2017: Jan. 10, Pre-surgery 2 class - Jan. 17, Meet the surgeon - Jan. 28, Start Opti - Feb 16, Surgery! (Dr. Neville, Ottawa Civic)
5'11 -- HW: 318 (sz 24/3x ; BMI 44.4), Start Opti: 307 (sz 22/2x; BMI 42.8), Pre-RNY: 292
Since Opti: -81, Since RNY: -66
M1 -14 (sz 22/2x; BMI 38.8), M2 -14 (sz 20/XXL; BMI 36.8), M3 -12 (sz 18-20/XXL; BMI 35.1), M4 -11 (sz 18/XXL-XL; BMI 33.3), M5 -9 (sz 18/XL; BMI 32.5), M6 -6 (sz 16/L-XL; BMI 31.5)
Thank you both for your quick and helpful responses!
Referral date: May 19, 2016 | Info session: July 12, 2016 | Surgeon Approval: December 2, 2016 | Pre Op: January 24, 2017 | Trio: February 9, 2017 | Surgery Date: March 3, 2017, Humber River Regional Hospital
Starting Weight: 253 | Post-Optifast Weight/day of surgery: 237 | Current Weight: 123.2
My booklet (from Sudbury Bariatric Regional Assessment and Treatment Center) says I don't have to separate liquids from food until I reach the soft food stage, 1 month post op. I did wait 30 minutes after eating pureed food, just to get in the habit though. I had some problems with pureed food and am now back on full liquids for 3 days.
Pre-Op Visit: Jan. 10, 2017, weight 304, surgeon: Dr. David Lindsay, St. Joe's, Toronto
1st Day of (3 weeks worth of) Optifast: Jan. 11, 2017
Surgery Date: Feb. 1st, 2017
Kathy 
This is totally fine. TBH I drink right up until when I eat all the time. I usually wait 30 mins - it's actually not that hard once you get used to it. And before surgery i ALWAYS had a glass of milk with food. Funny how easily things change and your "new normal" becomes the actual normal.
TWH Referral April 1 2015. Orientation July 2015. Social worker Aug 20. Nurse Aug 27. Nutrition Sept 14. Dietitian Nov 18. Psyc Nov 20. Meet surgeon Mar 4. Surgery Oct 21 (deferred because of travel). Dr. Jackson.
HW 291, SW 276.
