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I can't get the calium chews down (am doing ok with muilt vitamins) and am so tried I have 0% in the energy dept and it gets worse long during the day. My left shoulder is throbbing and am having to ice it down. Am also a stay at home mom with two kids under 5 (one goes to school daily) and my husband works nights. Am getting about half the amount of Fluid and Protein I need daily. Sorry for the rant I just feel awful.

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Even though it is hard, you have to push yourself to meet your Protein and Water goals. Do this even if you have to take sips consistently throughout the day. This will help you to feel better. Also, are you walking at all? That also makes you feel better.

I had fatigue problems for a solid 2 months post-op, but it got better slowly but surely. The early days post-op are very tough, but the more you push yourself to get water and protein in and get up and moving, the faster you will heal.

Good luck!

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Oh yes am walking I have to chase my 2yr around during the day . The only real rest time I get is when he naps which is about 1 1/2 hr if am lucky.

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You HAVE to get your Protein and Water in. It Is A chore in the very beginning, but think about it, you don't have eat or cook for yourself. Lol.

In the first week it took me over an hour to drink one Premier Protein shake. And I had 2 a day. I would set 2 alarms for 30-45 minutes later and just hit snooze, so I drank an ounce or 2 every 4-5 minutes. I took water with me everywhere I went. Even work where I have a water cooler.

I'd pack food and water for the whole day, in case I got stuck at work or had to run the kids around (like every day basically- 3 kids going in three directions).

Also, starting BEFORE my surgery, I use patch Vitamins (transdermal). So I don't have to worry about tolerating them. I had a tough time tolerating Multivitamins before surgery so I figured it would be no better after. I was a coffee junkie up until about 3-4 weeks before surgery and I would literally nod off without it. I think the b-12 arch has helped because I don't feel that way at all. I use that, plus multi Vitamin Patch, Vitamin D/calcium patch and Biotin patch.

I am very happy with them, but I won't know my levels for a little while (whenever they check them post op- I'm not sure)

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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