What do they give you in hospital?

CaNdLeS
on 1/21/08 7:06 pm - Livermore, ME
Hospital fed, Day one nothing, day two leak test, I recomemend you drink that thick chalk as fast as possible, and often you dont need the entire cup that way,  they let you know the second you've drank enough and they  start x raying, after leak test   I started with  a tiny tiny  sip of water every hour like 30cc every hour,  they brought jello and broth twice, I couldnt stomach either, I tried one bite of jello,  and the sweetness of it was horrible, and dr. wasnt concerned I never liked the salty broth, just sips of water,  I had enough fluid in me for days to urinate out from the i.v.  and didnt have any kind of protein for at least   a couple weeks, !  no protein worries in stage 1. and again,   I know its hard for you pre ops to believe, but YOUR TASTES changes soooooooooo much, that you cant even go buy what you like today, dont waste your money and time  you only need one protein drink or source to start stage 2 of diet,        YOU are going to be shocked at how little you can survive on! and YES  its still hard  for me to believe, I"M not hungry so nothing sounds wonderful taste delicous, its TRULY for me          eating to live.. not living to eating,   even coffee is no longer  wowww...  I thought that would of been my worst time, I had switched to decaf hazelnut harmony bay is awesome! and it tastes exactly like regular,   but I dont even  drink my entire morning cup..  I enjoy the smell  brewing and  get so disappointed ahhhhhhhh its not as good as it used to be..   but I"m thankful  for it, as that means   nothing else is! and I 'm not even tempted at this point, I pray that does not change,               I havent officially dumped yet , but I have got the foamies!  vomiting a couple times,  I honestly  can only eat about 3-4 bites of anything as a meal. other then yogurt. max . of 4 bites of chicken breast  or tuna  or cheese  and thats it, I did talk to my nut as I was am worried about stricture etc. and she is not concerned.. as I thought LORd there is no way I can get those portion sizes in  for one meal in one day let alone 2 of them. And yet when she showed them to me in PRe-op they seemed small,now they are huge..                I havent been tempted with any kind of sweets at all, I'm too scared of dumping and I dont crave it.  I honestly Forget to eat, its a problem!  Its work to get at least the protein shakes and my 9 -12 bites in between the not drinking. 30/60 min rule.                 Oh one more thing, popsycles  I couldnt stomach, the temperture change made me ill, I needed everything room temp for a while now i enjoy cold water and cold proteins etc. and no bother, but at first  it really was uncomfortable.                   I have been stuck since Christmas at the same weight, I lost about 30 pounds from surgery and stopped. BUT I was a wicked exerciser  doing weights   cardio and toning, and after surgery my back was injured again, so had to stop the intense work outs , so I know its my body in shock, stopped working all my muscles.              I still am not discourged as I currently weigh 210, I will be happy under 200 and thats not so far away.    I had my surgery Dec 10th  I am hoping that by feb. 10th I will have more weight off, but    I dont want to discourge anyone. I"m a solid girl, I knew on the pre-op 2 week liquid diet when I only lost 7 pounds, (wich just reassured me ,surgery is the right thing for me) with intense workouts , 9 in two weeks, that  this is the right thing for me.  but Its all healthy slow and forever gone.   I LOST 28 BEFORE surgery  and 30 after, so its all  really showing now..             I cant comprehend 140 pounds for me, but thats supposed to be my normal weight, personal goal is under 200 then I'll  create a new one. Right now I am healthier, every pound off my spine is less pain for this body, every day I can move and live Is a good one,               I stopped weighing myself often, Its been the reason why I failed all the other times, so why should it change now.  my inches are going down  for now ..  and muscle weighs more then fat..  oops mushy this morning..  Happy Tuesday..  brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.. scented blessings..           Allicca                                         
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