RE: PROTEIN, PROTEIN, PROTEIN

Ok guys, It was Ginger that I spoke with and I specifically asked her about the drink and I told her what the people on this site had said and she said, nope it's ok. Not a problem. I told her that everyone felt that I wasn't absorbing enough of the protein to make it matter.......she said that that wasn't true. She told me to just keep on doing what I was doing and all would be just fine. It's up to all of you what you do and I guess everyone's dietician and surgeon are different. I have heard so many stories about eating and other stuff that has been not the same as my surgeon that it isn't funny. First of all, the day after surgery when I passed the swallow test I was eating pureed food. I never had to do liquids after surgery at all. I know lots of you had to do them for two weeks and then gradually add pureed stuff. I was told by my surgeon that if I wanted to slowly add solids to my diet after the fourth week it would be ok. The only point that I'm making is that it seems to me that everyone's journey is a different one and everyone's surgeon and nutritionist have different ideas about what can and can't be done. Ginger Armestead is the dietician/ nutritionist with my surgeon, Dr. Virginia McGrath-Weaver. If she tells me it's ok.....then I believe her. I've done really well so far, so I have no reason to doubt her. Best of luck to everyone else in doing what every their surgeon and nutritionist tell them to do. Anne

Hi Anne, where is Covington, TN? My bestee friend of 28 years says that there's a Curves in Morristown and I remember you mentioning that it was about 5 hours to Clarksville. What I thought was privately owned, is in fact a franchise that my brothers mother-in-law bought into. I would be interested in it maybe twice a week, and work out here on my Gazelle the other times plus walking with my best friend in the evenings. For the van to bring me to Morristown each day would be $8 a day in transportation fees alone, $510 doesn't go far when having to pay bills out of it also. Where's it located in Morristown? I'm thinking of having my orthopedic dr put me back into physical therapy to work on my hip and with walking supervised. This will help with the pain and stiffness before surgery. I'd appreciate any info. Thanks sweetie, Kathy