Question:
Dr. says I should be on full proteins until day 21 post op. Is this common?

   — sherrimayne (posted on October 26, 2003)

October 26, 2003
Do you mean full liquids?
   — Delores S.

October 26, 2003
Sherri, every doctor has their own policies as to what they want their patients to consume when they are early post op. You can do nothing but benefit from full proteins for 21 days. I wish that I was on full proteins for my first days out of the hospital. My doctor's program, The Wish Center had me on Boost and Ensure, 1 to 2 ounces every waking hour, in other words liquids, I feel that I would have greatly benefitted from things like blended cottage cheese or tuna, something that is high protein. Maybe my hair would have not started thining out so soon. But, I am not a clinician and they have gone to school for things like this. I would only question his/her wisdom of what to consume for the first 21 days if it would have been only water and fruit juices. Getting full proteins can only be a good thing that early on.
   — ChristineB