It's been interesting. ..

I'm still trying to figure out the best schedule to eat, drink, and take vitamins. Any help? Plus I'm having an issue with sleeping at night. I can sleep during the day but not at night.

That'll be hard for others to make suggestions on since only you know your schedule (ie- work/school/kids) and what will work around your life.

It took me a 3 months to figure out a Vitamin routine and stick to it. I've never found a need to be on an eating/drinking schedule.

Experiment and see what works best for you.

That'll be hard for others to make suggestions on since only you know your schedule (ie- work/school/kids) and what will work around your life.

It took me a 3 months to figure out a Vitamin routine and stick to it. I've never found a need to be on an eating/drinking schedule.

Experiment and see what works best for you.

I totally agree. See what fits your lifestyle best. I also never needed a schedule for food and drink.

There are apps that have timers to help you build a routine with eating and drinking. I would set timers on my phone to remind me to drink some days

for me for the first couple of weeks I had to sleep in a recliner at a 45 degree angle because laying flat hurt.

Thank you both.

I had trouble sleeping post-op as well...except I didn't sleep well during the day either. It's getting better, but my issues are complicated by still having to be off my Celebrex for another three weeks. I did find that taking an OTC liquid sleep aid a couple nights helped kickstart getting my schedule back after getting off my painkillers after the first week. Non-habit forming and no sugar, liquid. Talk to your doctor first about adding any OTC meds to your routine.

I'll share with you my Vitamin schedule:

I wake up between 5:30 and 7:30AM depending on whether or not I slept well during the night. Upon arising, I take my Multi-vitamin (without iron), B Vitamins, A, D3 and Calcium. At lunch I take my Iron. I take more Calcium and D3 in the late afternoon. At night, I take my Biotin.

As for eating, I'm still on full liquids until the first week of December, so I do my three Protein shakes like meals and drink a lot in between. I try to practice what I was told about not drinking a half hour before and after, just to get into the routine for when I finally hit solids.

What works for one person may not work for another, just remember to keep your iron and calcium separate by at least two hours.