GOOD BYE MEDICINE CUPS???
HI! - it's me MJ! I am just rolling along here. Feeling great! Day 3 of no pain meds, day 5 of the liquid diet (God help me!) I decided not to use my medicine cups yesterday. I feel I have graduated. I am still timing 5 minutes now between "bites" - I'm trying to decide how I survived 15 minutes before. Am I rushing things? Also I have terrible breath and I guess dry mouth. Can we chew sugar-free gum? I will post more about my day in my blog!! Have a better day everyone!
TOGETHER we can be BETTER
Best, MJ
Sounds like you are doing great! As soon as I came home I just started to sip out of a water bottle. I didn't even time it, I just listened to my body and would sip sip sip all day. I had to make a conscience effort when it came to other liquids though.
I think Gum is a no go. But I am sure you will get better advice by others.
Keep it up!!
Orientation:Dec 12/16 Nurse:Jan 5/17 SW:Jan 10/17 Psyhc: Jan 10/17 Nut. Class: Jan 17/17 Nut. 1 on 1:Feb 1/17 Surgeon: Mar.17/17 Surgery Date: Apr. 7/17 - NO OPTI.
HW/SW:260 CW:158
M1:25 M2:11 M3:10 M4:10 M5:10 M6:6 M7:8 M8:5 M9:5 M10:3 M11:3 M12:4
Good on you MJ.
Keep brushing your teeth and drinking water for the dry mouth and breath. I do sometimes suck on a Tic Tac, but I didn't do so right after surgery. Gum is a no go as I believe it can contribute to more air and gas in your system. I'm glad you're doing so well.
Orientation: June 29th, 2016, Surgery March 22, 2017. Pre-surgery: 16 lbs, (Size 2x, 18/20), M1: 19 lbs. (Size 1x, 16/18), M2: 13 lbs. (Size 16, XL) M3: 10 lbs. (Size 14/16, large). M4: 6 lbs. (Size 14, large/medium). M5: 10 lbs. (Size 14, solid medium - lol), M6: 9 lbs. (Size 12, medium). M7: 8 lbs. (Size 10/12 and small/medium). M8: 7 lbs. (Size 10 and small/medium). M9: 2 lbs. (Size 8/10 - small/medium). Lost 100 lbs by Month 9! M10: 5 lbs. M11: 4 lbs. One year: 6 lbs. Total 111 lbs. lost!
Great news, MJ! Wonderful!
I remember the dry mouth and bad breath; I think it could be ketosis from the high protein, very low carb diet. I brush my teeth so often I have no idea why they're not pure white, lol. I also used biotene mouth spray before bed because I hated waking up with my mouth so dry.
Pre-Op Visit: Jan. 10, 2017, weight 304, surgeon: Dr. David Lindsay, St. Joe's, Toronto
1st Day of (3 weeks worth of) Optifast: Jan. 11, 2017
Surgery Date: Feb. 1st, 2017
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