steps in ( one foot out of the door at all times) flits in and flits out- everyone else on his team has looked at my incisions for healing etc. So he doesn't feel the need I guess. Ah Well- he has magic hands- so why waste valuable time when the patient is conscious- and his job is done-- as long as his Team can take care of me! Gee- I guess it is like seeing Chase , or 13- instead of House- huh?
I jest! It is all good- I am not looking for hand holding- I want concrete information to go forward with. So--I got conflicting info from my "Team" bout food consumption-- I left being told of I do not eat 1000-1200 calories my hair will fall out in 3 months-- OMG-- I was concentrating on getting the 40-50 grams of protien in-- and the water and the vits/calcium (6 large chewables)
How the heck was I going to eat enough for that calorie load???? with a tiny stomach and no appetite. Now this was told me on my way out by" Brian the cocky" the nurse I deal directly with on the "team"-- no explanation of how--- just "make it so". I headed home with an appointment to return in 3 weeks.
Now the team isn't a total loss... there is Claire "the enlightened one" she is the nutritionist that I have met once and e-mail often! I trust her implicitly- I wrote her last week about a problem I was having -- Almost like a sugar crash ( I tend to have always been a bit hypoglycemic- un officially) . I found that if I ate soup quickly or ate soup and a cracker after not eating all day,(yes i know bad girl, but i have been out and about) then I just crashed- I had to lay down asap, not nausea just I must be horizontal and I sleep for about 1 hour and I am fine- 100% again! ..So I wrote to "Claire the enlightened".
She informed me that I was DUMPING-- ah the syndrome I was avoiding by not touching sugar or sweets of any kind! My dumping was set off when I ate carbs(good carbs) with out protein.I am going to have to watch this- as I was trying to get the protein in in liquid form and then eating as needed and not worrying about more protein.
So After that bit of info and having her write me back and explain NOT to worry about the calories right now- focus on the protein, vita/cal & water! ( poopoo to you Brian )
Then today I got an email from Brian with an actual progressive chart on weeks 1-5 and how slowly to increase calories and protein intake each week-- !!!!!!
End of week 1 30 oz of fluid and 200 calories a day
End of week 2 40 oz of fluid and 400 calories a day
End of week 3 50 oz of fluid and 600 calories a day
end of week 4 50 oz of fluid and 800 calories a day
end of week 5 60 oz of fluid and 1000-1200 calories a day
WHERE was this all along????
I hate being in the dark, this is my body, my health, I am not stupid but I do expect all the info I can handle- so I can make this a successful out come for me!
AHHHHH So that was my eventful week- I have had some wonderful moments- My first real meal out- was with a friend Annie, in my old college town of Fredricksburg Va. We went to an awesome place "Umi" It is sushi etc-- I had a BENTO BOX-- it was so adorable - tiny food tiny bites chew chew chew! Oh, and my first MISO! Yum! I felt great afterwards- ( of course I did not touch the snowball mound of rice that came with).
Then we walked around dowtown and shopped- a perfect day!
So here it is folks the bottom line: on my 2nd week post surgiversary I have lost exactly 11 lbs. I am content. 214.8- I have along way to go but I haven't been past this way in over a year...so I am happy. I hope to go to the gym this week, and continue to walk My Big Dog.
Oh- cooking- new experience- I poached some tilapia and it was DIVINE! I could eat this 3 times a week. Absolutely the best way for this flaky tender fish!
Cheers-
