3 week check up

That is odd as FF milk is considered water in the fluid world.  Any caffeine free low cal drink, water, FF milk and diet drinks (if Caffeine free) should count towards your liquid BUT your Dr knows best!  :-)  Luckily I LOVE Pink Lemonade!

Boy do I hear you!  I am a surgical resident, and promised my boss that I wouldn't be off more than a week, so POD8, like a little trooper, I dragged my bottom back to work.  The service is really light these days, thank goodness, but the operating days are a woozy.

At day 10, I am currently up to about 1.5 L of water a day.  Because I am still on a fullfluid diet, and getting so very little protein in, I add crystal light and protein powder to my water, but very little, not enough to call a shake per se.  (The powder says mix 2 scoops in 1 c water, I mix 1 scoop in three cups - - gives me an extra 14 g protein/bottle).  The way I do it, is by setting goals throughout the day.  Like my first 3 cup (I have a 3 c bottle) have to get in by lunch.    I have found that sometimes I can actually take almost a half cup at a time -- but not always.  My second bottle is supposed to go in by supper.  that ones harder, because there are fewer hours b/n lunch and supper for me than between waking up and lunch.

The protein though... I am supposed to aim for 110.  I think this might be my best day yet, and i am at 66 -- but I had a 42g-3oz new whey bullet as a snack....

I am not sure how I would feel about doing a full nursing shift (esp an ICU shift) at this point.  Can you guys be there as a second-line nurse, you know, back-up, without being a primary for a patient.  Or desk duty, like we do for our pregnant nurses?  Kudos to you if you can, but I don't think I could do a full shift 1:1 right now.

Good luck come what may!  Take naps on your breaks -- it will help!

i work on a aids treatment floor/infectious diseases/alcohol & drug detox and general med surg.  its a busy floor not a medically critical.  i already told the nurse manager i wont be lifting and being superman but we have good pca's.  the pa in the surgeons office was skeptical she wanted to keep me out longer but i had already talked to the surgeon and he agreed so i was lucky.  i cannot live on that disability pay 170 a week egads. 

good luck all

angie

Well since we're sharing recovery stories.  I had surgery 11/17, came back to work light duty on 12/1.  Not supposed to lift more than 20lbs till 12/15.  I work as a Death Investigator for the County Coroner's Office and lifting is a big part of our job.  My boss has been excellent and very cooperative and helpful with my recovery.  On an exciting note, I am down 35.2lbs since my surgery.  I was feeling a little frustrated lately but now I am feeling pretty good since doing my most recent weigh-in.  OH has been a great helper through this journey. 

So while I don't get paid to work...I had surgery on Tuesday, was released the next day (lap RNY) and on Monday had to take care of my 3 young kids (2, 4, and 6) all by myself and drive them around to and from school and activities.  Not to metion that my two littlest ones came down with a virus and have blisters covering their entire mounths except for the top of their tongues, fevers and all.  My two year old who weighs 35 lbs has been wanting me to carry him and hold him all day long, and he never wants that.  It has been a VERY busy week but I survived and so did my family.  All is good tonight and they are in bed asleep and hopefully I will be too.  The thing I notice the most is that when I get a chance to sit down (not often) I totally fall asleep.  My kids are pretty well behaved but still it's hard.  I find myself falling asleep for 5 minutes here or there.  I only take pain meds first thing in the morning and once a night.  My husband is home at noght but he too is sick woth a nasty chest cold, so he is out of it also.  When it rains it pours huh?  Good thing God never gives us more than we can handle! So I think all you ladies will be fine, just don't pu****  Listen to your body and only do what feels right.  Have a great weekend!

Congrats!!!!!!!!!