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April 2014 pre-op group

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gettinbacktome    104

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Ur lucky they did the potassium thru ur Iv. I was also low after surgery & I had to drink this cup of it & let me tell u it was AWFUL!!! Then when they discharged me I was given a prescription for a capsule of potassium & take it daily for 2 weeks!

OMG I bet! I guess I will be happy with the IV. The only downfall was that it burned a bit going in.

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gixxergirl    85

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At my preop appt they told me to take my blood pressure meds with a sip of Water the day of surgery. I ignored that and am so glad I did. I ignored it because I know it's easier to bring high BP down then to raise low BP up. My BP coming out of surgery was 85/47. I normally run 130/90 ish. Before I was discharged my BP was 110/69. The doctor told me not to take the BP meds again.

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MrsGloMartin    198

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Im leavung today as well. Apparently my blood work showed I needed potassium so they gave me a iv of that. They also showed me how to do my blood thinner injection. So I will be leavin in a few hours

You go girl!!! I'm praying for smooth sailing and sunny skies from here on God bless

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ReaRaes    49

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I report to the hospital in 10 hours. I am in the hotel room now, just going to hop into the shower and get ready for bed. I drove down this morning leaving home at 4:30 to make my 10:00 a.m. appt. I am going to be alone as we can't afford for my husband to stay in a hotel for more days and he is awaiting shoulder surgery and is very uncomfortable himself and is not too pleasant due to his pain. My only challenge is that they require someone to pick me up but I don't have anyone to do that. I am not going to drag friends to drive 10 hours on the day I get discharged, when they work the next day. So, maybe I'll call a cab to drive me a block and then come back to get my car.

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windfaerie    41

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If you are on pain meds you will not be able to drive. I would have a backup plan just in case. Have a great sleep. Good luck in the morning.

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ReaRaes    49

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Just got out of my shower and realized I forgot my hair brush. I also forgot my glasses. Duh!!! LOL

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DOMINICANA88    44

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I was discharged yesterday .. I am in alittle pain but tolerable I will tell you that the gas pain is no joke ughhhh I walked and walked and it helped but slowly , also I can drink Water fine but when I eat Jello it doesn't sit right with me . I am alittle worried about how am going to get all my Protein in

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gixxergirl    85

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I was discharged yesterday .. I am in alittle pain but tolerable I will tell you that the gas pain is no joke ughhhh I walked and walked and it helped but slowly , also I can drink Water fine but when I eat Jello it doesn't sit right with me . I am alittle worried about how am going to get all my Protein in

I managed to get 61g of protein in drinking a bottle of Isopure and adding a scoop of Beneprotein to my broth.< /p>

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DOMINICANA88    44

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I managed to get 61g of Protein in drinking a bottle of Isopure and adding a scoop of Beneprotein to my broth.< /p>

How long does it take you to drink all of this

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gixxergirl    85

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It usually takes about an hour to finish the 4 oz of broth and it takes all day to finish the bottle of Isopure. I take 1 oz of something every 15 minutes.

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mysleeveid13    100

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I was discharged yesterday .. I am in alittle pain but tolerable I will tell you that the gas pain is no joke ughhhh I walked and walked and it helped but slowly , also I can drink Water fine but when I eat Jello it doesn't sit right with me . I am alittle worried about how am going to get all my Protein in

I am only allowed Clear Liquids and skim milk for my protein for the first two weeks post op. I talked to my surgeon because I'm really having trouble getting in the skim milk because I've always hated milk (was allergic to it as a child). He said for me, for the first two weeks, my focus should be on getting enough fluids in and staying hydrated. My stomach has been a gurgley mess but I'm getting fluids in. But I am starting to worry about what kind of effects this very low protein will have on me after 2 weeks. But I guess he knows best. I'm getting in my Vitamins for the most part so hopefully it will be ok.

I tried one of those clear New Whey Protein Shots that you can get at Walmart. They are clear and 42 g protein so I thought I'd try it. It is so gross but I figure it's better than no protein so I'm slowly choking it down.

Any other suggestions for protein on a clear liquid diet?

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