Survey, because I'm curious!
| I see so many different perspectives from so many different centres | ||||||||||
| that I thought I would do a survey to see how many people, by percentage, | ||||||||||
| were told different plans or ways of doing things. This is not to change anything | ||||||||||
| your surgeon or team has told you, just to get an idea of the variance | ||||||||||
| among the different centres. | ||||||||||
| It is probably easiest to copy the survey and delete either the Y or N leaving the | ||||||||||
| one that would be your answer. | ||||||||||
| Pre-op | Which most closely represents the plan you were given: | |||||||||
| Y | N | I was on Optifast (or similar) only | ||||||||
| Y | N | I was on Optifast but could have no calorie liquids | ||||||||
| Y | N | I was on Optifast and could have no calories liquids except pop and caffeinated drinks | ||||||||
| Y | N | I was on Optifast and could have certain vegetables and no calorie drinks | ||||||||
| Y | N | other | ||||||||
| Post-op | Which most closely represents the plan you were given: | |||||||||
| Y | N | I had 10 days of clear liquids, 10 days of full liquids, 10 days of mushies, 10 days of puree | ||||||||
| Y | N | I started on 10 days of full liquids, 10 days of mushies, 10 days of puree | ||||||||
| Y | N | other | ||||||||
| General | Which most closely represents the plan you were given: | |||||||||
| Y | N | I can never have caffeine. | ||||||||
| Y | N | I can have caffeine after I have healed | ||||||||
| Y | N | I can never drink carbonated beverages | ||||||||
| Y | N | I can't chew gum | ||||||||
| Y | N | I can't use a straw | ||||||||
| Y | N | I can't eat certain proteins (beef chicken et****il I am several months out) | ||||||||
| Y | N | I wait 1/2 hour after I drink to eat, and 1 hour after I eat to drink | ||||||||
| Y | N | I wait 1 hour after I drink to eat, and 1 hour after I eat to drink | ||||||||
| Y | N | I drink right up until I eat, but wait an hour after to drink again | ||||||||
| Y | N | I should supplement my diet with protein powder until I can eat enough | ||||||||
| Y | N | I should always supplement my diet with protein powder | ||||||||
| Y | N | I should never supplement my diet with protein powder | ||||||||
| Y | N | I feel comfortable following exactly what my team suggested | ||||||||
| Y | N | I don't agree with everything I was told to do | ||||||||
| If you have any to add, please let me know. Feel free to pm me your | ||||||||||
| answer if you don't want to add it here, and I'm using this to gather data | ||||||||||
| only for interest sake, no names will be used for any reason. | ||||||||||
| Thanks for playing! I'll come back with the %'s if I get enough | ||||||||||
| participation! | ||||||||||
Thanks to all responding!
Sandy
"The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up"
Mark Twain 
| Pre-op | Which most closely represents the plan you were given: | |||||||||
| Y | I was on Optifast and could have certain vegetables and no calorie drinks | |||||||||
| Post-op | Which most closely represents the plan you were given: | |||||||||
| Y | I started on 10 days of full liquids, 10 days of mushies, 10 days of puree | |||||||||
| General | Which most closely represents the plan you were given: | |||||||||
| Y | I can never have caffeine. | |||||||||
| N | I can have caffeine after I have healed | |||||||||
| Y | I can never drink carbonated beverages | |||||||||
| Y | I can't chew gum | |||||||||
| Y | I can't use a straw | |||||||||
| N | I can't eat certain proteins (beef chicken et****il I am several months out) | |||||||||
| Y | I wait 1/2 hour after I drink to eat, and 1 hour after I eat to drink | |||||||||
| N | I wait 1 hour after I drink to eat, and 1 hour after I eat to drink | |||||||||
| N | I drink right up until I eat, but wait an hour after to drink again | |||||||||
| Y | I should supplement my diet with protein powder until I can eat enough | |||||||||
| N | I should always supplement my diet with protein powder | |||||||||
| N | I should never supplement my diet with protein powder | |||||||||
| Y | I feel comfortable following exactly what my team suggested | |||||||||
| Y | I don't agree with everything I was told to do | |||||||||
Do you want an old-timer's input too?
Karen
Ontario Recipes Forum - http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/ontario_recipes/ 
Okee dokee! :) Keep in mind this was 5.5 years ago.
To clarify the last 2 questions - I did feel comfortable. Knowing what I know NOW, I don't necessarily agree (i.e. straws, not drinking 30 min prior to eating, no carbonated beverages forever, etc).
Interested to see the answers!
Edited to add: This was at Humber River - Dr. Hagen.
| Pre-op | Which most closely represents the plan you were given: | |||||||||
| N | I was on Optifast (or similar) only | |||||||||
| N | I was on Optifast but could have no calorie liquids | |||||||||
| N | I was on Optifast and could have no calories liquids except pop and caffeinated drinks | |||||||||
| N | I was on Optifast and could have certain vegetables and no calorie drinks | |||||||||
| Y | other - I was on a high protein, low fat/carb diet for 10 days | |||||||||
| Post-op | Which most closely represents the plan you were given: | |||||||||
| N | I had 10 days of clear liquids, 10 days of full liquids, 10 days of mushies, 10 days of puree | |||||||||
| N | I started on 10 days of full liquids, 10 days of mushies, 10 days of puree | |||||||||
| Y | other - 1 week full, 2 weeks puree, 2 weeks soft | |||||||||
| General | Which most closely represents the plan you were given: | |||||||||
| N | I can never have caffeine. | |||||||||
| Y | I can have caffeine after I have healed | |||||||||
| Y | I can never drink carbonated beverages | |||||||||
| Y | I can't chew gum | |||||||||
| Y | I can't use a straw | |||||||||
| N | I can't eat certain proteins (beef chicken et****il I am several months out) | |||||||||
| N | I wait 1/2 hour after I drink to eat, and 1 hour after I eat to drink - 30 min before, 30 after | |||||||||
| N | I wait 1 hour after I drink to eat, and 1 hour after I eat to drink | |||||||||
| N | I drink right up until I eat, but wait an hour after to drink again | |||||||||
| Y | I should supplement my diet with protein powder until I can eat enough | |||||||||
| N | I should always supplement my diet with protein powder | |||||||||
| N | I should never supplement my diet with protein powder | |||||||||
| Y | I feel comfortable following exactly what my team suggested | |||||||||
| Y | I don't agree with everything I was told to do | |||||||||
To clarify the last 2 questions - I did feel comfortable. Knowing what I know NOW, I don't necessarily agree (i.e. straws, not drinking 30 min prior to eating, no carbonated beverages forever, etc).
Interested to see the answers!
Edited to add: This was at Humber River - Dr. Hagen.
Karen
Ontario Recipes Forum - http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/ontario_recipes/
| Pre-op | ||||||||||
| Y | I was on Optifast and could have certain vegetables and no calorie drinks | |||||||||
| Post-op | Which most closely represents the plan you were given: | |||||||||
| Y | N | other (2days clear fluids, 2 weeks full fluids, 2 weeks purees, then move to soft foods, and as tolerated after that) | ||||||||
| General | Which most closely represents the plan you were given: | |||||||||
| N | I can never have caffeine. | |||||||||
| Y | I can have caffeine after I have healed | |||||||||
| Y | I can never drink carbonated beverages | |||||||||
| N | I can't chew gum | |||||||||
| N | I can't use a straw | |||||||||
| N | I can't eat certain proteins (beef chicken et****il I am several months out) | |||||||||
| N | I wait 1/2 hour after I drink to eat, and 1 hour after I eat to drink | |||||||||
| N | I wait 1 hour after I drink to eat, and 1 hour after I eat to drink | |||||||||
| Y | I drink right up until I eat, but wait an hour after to drink again | |||||||||
| Y | I should supplement my diet with protein powder until I can eat enough | |||||||||
| N | I should always supplement my diet with protein powder | |||||||||
| N | I should never supplement my diet with protein powder | |||||||||
| Y | I feel comfortable following exactly what my team suggested | |||||||||
| N | I don't agree with everything I was told to do | |||||||||
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