I am so confused as to what I should be eating postoperatively.

Hi, I am 10 days postop lap rny and am in such a dilemma deciding what to eat. I am permitted soft foods and pureed fruits as of today. However, in order to consume the amount of protein on the foods I am permitted to eat (55 grams), I am basically limited to two protein shakes per day and 2 tbsps of ricotta cheese. I am not allowed liquids 1 hour before or 1 hour after eating. I assume that means anything with milk products, so that includes before and after the shakes and ricotta cheese. The dietician recommends eating six small meals per day, but I would never, even be able to get my protein in that way. I am also afraid of the calorie count. Each shake is 200 calories and the other meal is anywhere from 40 calories to 200 calories. That seems like a great deal of calories for 10 days postop. So what it basically amounts to, is that I am consuming protein shakes, which are horrible and liquids. There is no way to look forward to the cottage cheese or fruits or anything else, because they do not contain enough protein. I have ordered Protinex and a powdered protein, but do not have them yet. Any suggestions, I am desperate? Thank you so much!

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