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Posted 8/29/2011 9:58 PM (GMT 0)
Sounds delicious!The first of many nice meals. There will be ups and downs throughout your healing, so just be patient. Don't assume that if you have a problem that you will always have a problem. It's a process, and there's no rushing it.
Denise
Posted 8/29/2011 10:00 PM (GMT 0)
Exactly the words I just posted on Gina's thread. It is a process and none of us are alike and we just have to learn as we go.

It was a wonderful tiny meal. :)
Posted 8/29/2011 10:31 PM (GMT 0)
What a smart doctor. Congratulations.

Keep taking baby steps, or should I say bites. Being able to sit at the table & enjoy a meal helps you start to feel more like a real person again so it is definitely a step in right direction.

Best wishes

Lynda
Posted 8/29/2011 10:37 PM (GMT 0)
I kept expecting someone to serve it to me on a TV tray. LOL

Hubby has had an awful time getting me to eat because it all tasted so bad.

Today was the first time it tasted like food and not like medicine.

Grateful, I am.

R.
Posted 8/30/2011 1:36 AM (GMT 0)
So happy you have had some improvement today Rita! <3
Posted 8/30/2011 3:25 PM (GMT 0)
Yesterday was really a good day for me compared to previous post-op days. I really enjoyed it.

Last night I ate a light and soft snack - not really a dinner - so I wouldn't screw up the meal I'd had for lunch.

Nothing I ate last night could have caused any pain but about 9 pm the wrap site started hurting and it didn't stop till I got up this morning and stood upright.

I was afraid I was going to be nauseated in the night but I wasn't - it was just pain.

I don't understand at 30 days post-op why just a few bites of well-chewed chicken should hurt so much. It's only about the 2nd or 3rd time I've tried it and I think it hurt worse this time than on previous occasions.

I feel stronger and less nauseated than earlier in my recovery but just wonder if I should stick to cooked veggies etc. I think my surgeon is a little concerned about my protein intake.

I keep trying to find a liquid supplement that isn't milk based but so far no luck. I have looked for Muscle Man and the link I click is dead.

If I have anything with much substance to it no matter how well it is chewed it seems to stick both in my throat and at the wrap site.

Question for longtime wrapped people:

Does avoiding things like a few bites of chicken at this stage of recovery make it harder to adjust to chicken etc at a later time or should I avoid chicken right now?

I want to do the right thing.

Rita
Posted 8/30/2011 5:18 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Rita,

You should be able to find non-dairy protein powders to order all over the internet.

Here's a soy-based one: www.amazon.com/100-Soy-Protein-Vanilla-Powder/dp/B000CDMFW6
This one is pea- and rice-based: www.amazon.com/Fat-Flush-Body-Protein-Dairy-free/dp/B002QXZVWQ
There's even hemp-based powders: www.amazon.com/Nutiva-Organic-Protein-16-Ounce-Canister/dp/B001JU81ZG/ref=sr_1_1?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1314724489&sr=1-1

I just found these after a quick search, there's literally thousands of choices out there. Make sure to read the reviews, sometimes I find the product descriptions can be misleading.
Posted 8/30/2011 5:55 PM (GMT 0)
I have a couple that are non-based powders. What I want right now are the pre-mixed thingys in the little refrigerated plastic bottles like Boost etc. Kellog even makes one but WM was out of it.

Thanks.
Posted 8/30/2011 10:12 PM (GMT 0)
www.cytosport.com

 

Here's the link to Muscle Milk. You can also buy it at Wal-mart in the pharmacy dept without a perscription.

Posted 8/30/2011 11:03 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks. We'll check it out.
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