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Came home yesterday from hospital and I was really worried about not being in the care of the professionals but I survived my first night at home.
I still feel very sore and bruised and tired which is to be expected but I am SO SO daunted about getting everything in. Drugs, water, slimfast shakes, soups, water, milk. I'm not doing the full amounts that they are advising apart from the water which I am continously sipping. Does it matter if I can't get a whole bottle of slimfast milkshake in for breakfast ? is it ok to build up to it? I think I am scared to take too much fluid in because I can't tell the difference between the pain from the op and if it was a pain from the pouch. All my medication is on track though as I know i have to get that all in, just daunted by it all.
thanks guys for any advice.
xx
I still feel very sore and bruised and tired which is to be expected but I am SO SO daunted about getting everything in. Drugs, water, slimfast shakes, soups, water, milk. I'm not doing the full amounts that they are advising apart from the water which I am continously sipping. Does it matter if I can't get a whole bottle of slimfast milkshake in for breakfast ? is it ok to build up to it? I think I am scared to take too much fluid in because I can't tell the difference between the pain from the op and if it was a pain from the pouch. All my medication is on track though as I know i have to get that all in, just daunted by it all.
thanks guys for any advice.
xx
Stay hydrated. 1-2 ounce cups at a time, sipped.
Do what you can and work at protein.
Farmgirl had a timer and she set it (every 15 minutes) so she would sip all day while awake.
I set a timer for my medications and now I do it by heart.
It's a steep learning curve, but you can do it. It will normalize and become habit if you do it right now.
Start with hydration. Take the pills. Work at protein. Build to exercise. That's my advice for the first three weeks. :)
Email me if you need to vent, chat or ask ANYTHING.
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You sound like you are doing great...
Big hugs my friend..
Kayla xxx
I had to break up my protein shakes into about 1/2 servings at a time and have them more often. I would have been so nauseated to try to drink them all at one sitting. It was not what they told me to do but I had to do it that way and since then I have read that others do this too and some hospitals recommend it.
Thank you so much for your encouraging words. What a difference a couple of days make! I don't feel so overwhelmed by it all now and have got in to a routine and my body is healing nicely so the soreness and pain have just turned into discomfort now.
This site is invaluable and even though I am more a reader than a poster I come here each day to read advice and journeys and it is SO nice to listen to people who have experienced what you yourself has.
Thanks guys.
xx