Sadlers1999

No. My biggest issue is the stupid low-grade fever. Caught something from my 4 year old.

I was told 64 oz combined protein and liquid...although all protein is liquids at this point. So similar to what you were told.

I have a low grade fever, but it may be just a virus I caught from my 4 year old who was sick when I came home from the hospital. Walked 30 minutes at 1.5 mph on neighbor's treadmill nonetheless. Not feeling great because of fever, but not in any serious pain,either.

I think my big concern with eating in the liquid-pureed phase (right after surgery) is that the protein options are limited. And, I have discovered that I really don't like the protein drinks or the whey powders. So, I keep eating greek yogurt, cottage cheese and soup made with milk. I enjoy all these things normally, but not so much under the circumstances.

For me, soft foods start around week three, but they told us to take it slow. Better to ease into each phase than to rush a phase.

I got the same info as you. No tuna. No beans etc until soft food phase.

We don't have CVS where I live. The junior chewables sounds like a possibility. I appreciate all the feedback on that one.

Well...if it makes you feel better I am not using any of the fancy stuff now. I have to take synthroid for my thyroid. That is a problem that will never go away regardless of weight loss. I have an autoimmune problem called Hashimoto's. Any way grinding up pills and putting them in other things just tastes nasty. I am really surprised that you had to ask for prescription pain meds when they released you from the hospital, though.

I don't know what to say about surgery-induced hypertension. Is that something you can google?

My personal issues and concerns (since they are different for everyone).... I was pretty proud that I consumed about 40 g. of Protein yesterday. It was a combo of Greek yogurt, Cream of Tom Soup with milk added, 1 Tbsp of small curd cottage cheese and 2/3 of a bottle of Isopure. However, I don't think it has made eating today any easier or drinking and eating goals easier. Like a lot of more advanced patients (people further out), I could see how making protein and Water goals AND Vitamins AND meds alll on one day would be difficult. I woke up today and took my second shower with the intention of going for a 30 minute walk outside. After I showered, I realized that I can't wear my pre-op pants because they would be too tight around my scars. I have 5 incisions. 2 hit around the waistline and 3 are literally under my breast line (exactly where the bra would be fitted). So on day 4, I don't feel like I can wear a bra and I can't wear my pants because my incisions are still tender (and I think my mid section is a little swollen in general)....So, I am wearing black pajama bottoms and a big shirt to coverup the girls. Concluding my shower, dressing and folding some clean clothes that my DH left out for me to fold (I told him to do this), I was exhausted. EXHAUSTED. My sister is staying with me for the first 2 weeks because I have four kids (2, 4, 8, 10). I can't lift the 2 and 4 years old until the end of January (as per general instructions), but even if I can fudge January, I really can't "fudge" the lifting band right now....So I came downstairs and told me sister that I was going to give myself the anti-coag injection (I have to do this twice a day until Saturday due to a family history of blood clots) and then I would need a nap and we could not go out to walk. I went upstairs and literally passed out for 3 plus hours. Now it is almost 2 and I haven't eaten or had anything to drink for all that time. So, I crammed in some Greek yogurt. It's a little scary because it is hard enough to drink and eat in a timely fashion without passing out like that. I am trying to switch over to liquid children's tylenol. (They don't make adult liquid tylenol anymore.) I find drinking 6 tsp of children's tylenol nauseating. TOO SWEET. I also am hating having to crush pills in mix them in other things. They taste so nasty. Finally, I can taste okay, but my sense of smell is whacko. Everything smells bad like halitosis-bad. I realize that I do not speak for all Dec 17th Sleevers. We are all different, but that has been my experience today.