need advice! Surgery on Oct 15

saysbright
on 9/25/18 7:24 am

Goodmorning everyone,

I am starting Opti in a few days, is there any tips on what i need to be doing? how should I take it ? how much water did everyone drink? Hunger pains; are they real? just any advice on how to get thought these 14 days

Thanks guys

Beckylynn74
on 9/25/18 7:35 am

I have surgery on October 23 so I start Opti soon as well so I'm very curious to see what advice you receive. Good luck with your surgery!

Orientation - May 7/18 Nurse Consult - May 10/18 Nutrition Class - June 5/18 Dr Appt - June 19/18 Social Work - June 27/18 Social work F/U and Dietitian - Aug 2/18 Surgery Education Class - August 20/18 Meet the surgeon - Sept 12/18

Surgery - October 23/18!!

Mellywog
on 9/25/18 7:42 am
RNY on 06/17/19

Good luck to both of you on your Surgeries!

saysbright
on 9/25/18 8:16 am

Congrat!! Good luck too.. i guess we will see each other success!!

crqvingchange
on 9/25/18 8:20 am

I found Opti to be very sweet, so I added decaf coffee crystals to cut the sweetness. Also I would add lots of ice and blend it. You can also add less water and make it more of a pudding. The vanilla I really did not like. It's only 2 weeks and you will get through it. You've got this.

CENTURY CLUB MEMBER at 6 months post-op.

Referral to Guelph Feb/13, Sleep study and all bloodwork and ultrasound May/13, orientation July/13. Nurse, NUT,SW Sept/13, 2nd NUT, nurse and SW, 3rd round and cleared for surgery Dec/13. Pre-op Apr 7/14, Surgeon May 2/14, Opti Jul 3/14, surgery Jul 17/14.

TBeat
on 9/25/18 2:36 pm

I'm on my last day of Optifast- Surgery tomorrow- I found when i was more hungry if i blended it with ice it felt more substantial. Usually i just shook it up in a blender cup with the wire ball and some ice and drink it relatively quickly. i didn't like decaf in it but i don't like coffee. I drank about 1 litre of water and 1 cup of broth also a day.

Referred 09/19/2017, Surgery 09/26/2018! SW 246.6 M1-

SweetRide1
on 9/25/18 2:38 pm
RNY on 01/16/18

I added peppermint extract to mine and also pumpkin pie spice to the vanilla.

I was at Winner's today and they have Pumpkin Pie Skinny Syrup. I might give that a whirl if you like that kind of thing.

Unfortunately for me, I had some stomach upset while on Opti. I found the peppermint helped to settle my stomach.

I didn't really get hungry, in fact I didn't get 4 shakes in a day. I had Opti left over by the end of it.

Make sure it's really cold. I didn't mind the chocolate. I found the vanilla a bit of a chore.

TBH, the 2 days of clear liquids was much harder. I did get hungry on the clear liquids. I drank tons of water. I just kept drinking.

Good Luck!

Referral - May 31/17; Orientation - June 15/17; First Appt Nurse - June 26/17; Bloodwork and ECG - June 27/17; Sleep Study - July 5/17; Dietician Appt - July 10/17; Counsellor Appt - July 10/17; Abdominal Ultrasound - July 10/17: Endoscopy/Colonoscopy - July 25/17; Second Dietician Appt - September 14/17; Internist Appt - October 2/17; Meet the Surgeon - November 21/17; Pre Surgery Nutrition Class - January 12/18; Surgery - January 16/18

Lucile777
on 9/25/18 6:21 pm

I put it in with cold water and lots of ice and I drank it with a straw. I was surprisingly very thirsty so I drank water- a lot. It was very very hard. The hunger was unbearable at times. Not to scare you, but I know some people who did great and didn't cheat at all. I did succumb and cheated. I remember driving into my surgery on the morning of and just being STARVED. You can do this though. You got this.

Liveyourlife
on 9/26/18 6:04 pm

Opti is not fun but you can do it. I added coco powder and ice. It helped the taste and made it bearable. Hunger goes away after a few days. Good luck!

Orientation July, Surgeon consult Sept, Internist Nov, RD/RSW/RN Dec.

RNY March 2, 2018 HRRH Pam (49 / 5'5 ½)

HW: 237, PreOpti: 226, Opti: -10, M1: -20, M2: -12, M3: -13, M4 -10, M5 -9, M6 -7, M7 -2, M8 -3, M9 -1 CW 138

Scary.Airy
on 9/27/18 10:27 am

I played with all kinds of additional flavourings, but to be honest, I didn't mind the optifast at all, I admit I am a weirdo who liked the drinks.

I'd mix it with less water if I wanted something thick, some people even made it pudding-consistancy.

Loved it with ice, blended, or just plain.

I'd use various extracts or those Sugar Free Torani Syrup that you'd get in a coffee store.

Some combos I liked:


Chocolate Mix, I'd add peppermint extract, black cherry sf Torani, caramel sf Torani

Vanilla Mix, I'dd add lemon extract (SO nice!), strawberry SF Torani, pumpkin sf Torani

Embrace it :)

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