I wanted to touch a little on the medications that I was prescribed yesterday. The vitamin K is for thickening of the blood. From what they were saying, after I have taken all of these, then the morning of surgery they will give me a shot in my tummy area with something that will start to thin my blood. They explained why they were doing all of this but it was kind of confusing. It's supposed to help prevent blood clots. I'm sure they know what they are talking about.
Zofran! I got a prescription for one pill and that little pill I will take the morning of surgery to help with nausea. Enough said on that!
Nexium! Well, that is for after surgery to keep the acid down, I think.
Also, let's talk about the protein shakes. I was told yesterday that if my protein bottle says....meal replacement that it will be too thick for me after surgery. I will have to find something that is thinner and more broken down....well, broken down meaning that my body doesn't have to break it down too much farther than it already is to get most or all the protein. I was informed that I'm probably not getting all the protein I need with what I'm consuming now because part of it will never break down. Ugh! He suggested Advocare Muscle Gain but ohhhh, that stuff is expensive.
Okay, I just went to look at some of the notes I took yesterday. I can have 20-30 grams of protein per shake or meal. Now, the carbs are tricky! If it is a shake, I can have equal to or less than the amount of protein in it. So if the shake has 22 grams of protein, then I can have 22 grams or less in carbs. It's not the same though if it is actual food. He didn't give me a number but he said that carbs in food need to be kept really low. What the exact difference is, I don't know but I'll stick with what he says.
Also, I still have to stay under 1,000 calories a day. He made it perfectly clear that I didn't have to get up to 1,000 but just gave the guideline of no more than 1,000.
Okay, I just went to look at some of the notes I took yesterday. I can have 20-30 grams of protein per shake or meal. Now, the carbs are tricky! If it is a shake, I can have equal to or less than the amount of protein in it. So if the shake has 22 grams of protein, then I can have 22 grams or less in carbs. It's not the same though if it is actual food. He didn't give me a number but he said that carbs in food need to be kept really low. What the exact difference is, I don't know but I'll stick with what he says.
Also, I still have to stay under 1,000 calories a day. He made it perfectly clear that I didn't have to get up to 1,000 but just gave the guideline of no more than 1,000.
So that's the scoop for now!
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