Home from surgery!

Well I had surgery at Johns Hopkins Bayview on Tues Nov 3rd I got home Thurs afternoon. My first night was pretty rough. I remember getting sick waking up from anesthesia then being so thirsty all night and I wasnt allowed to have no water, no ice chips nothing except a sponge to wet my mouth! The next morning they brought me broth, crystal light and jello. That lemon crystal light was the best thing I ever tasted at that point. You have to sip one medicine cup per hour the first day then the 2nd day they said 2 medicine cups per hour. It wasnt that hard to do. Then getting home I just sip sip all day on crystal light and water. I make a protein drink I like in the morning. It takes me all day to drink it which is fine with me. I leave it in the fridge and sip it through the day. I put skim milk, 1 pack of (no sugar added) carnation breakfast any flavor and 1 scoop of unflavored protein powder and I sip on that in the morning. It's yummy and filling to me. It is crazy how full you get so quick off of liquids! Friday I was still feeling crappy but today I actually got out of the house and went to the store and to my group and went to look at bridal dresses with my sis and I did great being out for a few hours. I am looking forward to starting my puree foods on Tues to get a little change in what I have been taking in. Good luck to all you Nov surgeries. If anyone has any questions please feel free to write me here or on my email: [email protected]

If no one know how u feel i do ......my mouth was so dry it was unreal. When they give you the wet sponge i swear I was tryin to drinkin that. lemon crystal light was so yummy. wat protein shake you are goin? I cant get one that I like that. I came home the thursday night. It was so hard to get up and walk that next day after surgery but im doin good now walkin . i still feel tired and weak a lil. glad you doin ok ...ttys

I bought this cool one person mixer at Walmart. It was like $15 bucks and it's only like a 12 oz cup I think. It has a lid you can drink out of. It's so cool. I use 8 oz skim milk, then 1 pack of carnation instant breakfast from the breakfast isle. Then pour 1 scoop of protein powder in it or almost a whole scoop. If I put to big a scoop then it's not that good. I sip that all morning and day. I put it back in the fridge and just get it out to sip it through the day. I made strawberry this morning. Skim milk has protein, then carnation breakfast has a little protein and then the scoop of powder has protein also. Did you see my reply to your other post? I was looking for you at the hospital to see how you were doing and see if you wanted to walk some laps with me. lol

They kept me on icu ward cuz of my sleep apnea. also couldnt get me a room until 3pm that thursday and i went home at 7 that nite ....but if you wanna hook up to walk just le tme know im game u can email also at [email protected] or my number 410 412 0242 name Barbara.

I got almost the same blender but got the one that you can do two at a time and a full blender too.  I agree mixing it right in the to go cup is awesome.  Something to try, ISOPURE water from GNC, gross just to drink but great as jello.  A mild aftertaste but one bottle hs 40 g of protein.  Which is awesome.  I am jealous I didn't get to drin****il after 5 pm the next day bc of a delay on my contrast test.  I am amazed at how great I feel and I hope you are all feeling great too!!

How do you make jello with the ISOPURE water?  I have some of those ISOPURE waters and they don't taste the greatest, but I like the idea of making jello out of it.  Do you just heat up the ISOPURE instead of regular water & mix it with the jello mix?  Cool idea...please let me know how you do it!! 

~Melissa~

Congrats to you all!!!!!!!! I am glad to hear everyine is doing so well!

Girls its funny because my first night in the hospital was the same as everyone else, nothing bu****er on a sponge and the next day all the gave me was water for breakfest, lunch, and dinner LOL! I want to cry because I want something more. On my last day they bought me crystal light and green jello. I must have been like a child on Christmas day so happy to see that jello it was the best food in the world at that point.