I think Ive got this post-op stuff licked!

1 week since surgery. I SLEPT ON MY SIDE LASTNIGHT FOR 8 HOURS STRAIGHT! Can you imagine?!?!?!? Yes, it was that good!

The gas pains in my left shoulder are almost unmanagable but who cares? I SLEPT ON MY SIDE LASTNIGHT!!!!!

The liquid diet is getting easier to manage too. The protien minimum my dietician wants me hitting daily is 67g. I had not complied until yesterday and it was my first day back to work. Here's the food journal:

0700 - 1/2 c oatmeal protien smoothie w. soy milk and skim milk powder.

0800 - 1.2 c water

0900 - 1.2 c peppermint tea

1000 - 1400 EVERY HOUR - 1/2 c split pea soup w. soy milk and 2 Tbsp skim milk powder (in my coffee travel mug 1 c at a time)

1500 - 1/2 c water

1600 - 1//2 c veggie chili w. tomatoe juice

1645 - 1/2 c veggie chili w. tomatoe juice

1800 - 1/2 c greek yogurt w. 3 TBSP blueberry puree

1900 - 1/2 c peppermint tea

2000 - 1/2 c water

2100 - 1/2 c water

2200 - 1/2 c greek yogurt w. pear puree.

HELLS YES! Not so bad huh? I didnt slosh at all. My eyeballs werent floating. Maybe because you wouldnt consider these things to be liquids.... Well, I dont really care what YOU (not really you) think! It worked for me! The first 6 days of post-op were spent forcing myself to eat these liquids that were full of protien but sickeningly sweet or actually kind of tasty without even 0.2 g of the magical stuff.

I did discover GREEK YOGURT - with 14.7 g of protien per 1/2 delightfully sour cup and a little bit of fruit puree on top - ITS BETTER THAN ICECREAM!!

Also, had an appointment with Dr. Love lastnight. Lol. It had been way too long! Perhaps the appointment is the only reason for my fantastic attitude? I dont care... whatever it is, Im holding on tight and ready to keep movin on!

KEEP ON TRUCKIN!