gixxergirl

Thank you. That was very helpful and put me at ease a little.

I like that too because we have so much negativity to deal with from the outside.

I'm not complaining at all. Lol. I've got it made compared to others.

[ATTACH]43296[/ATTACH]

Luckily I don't start until Monday. But they just said 2 protein shakes and a salad with protein.

Okay I'm getting nervous.

I pray everything goes well.

I pray everything goes well.

I know how you feel. This is going to be the longest two week of my life.

I'm so sorry you're going through that. I support you 100%! :-)

Try not to get too worked up. It's going to be fine.

It'll be here before you know it!

My request was just sent Thursday 3/20/2014. The gave a "dummy date" of April 22nd. The doctors office said I should expect to wait four weeks for approval. It sounds like no one has had to wait that long. I wonder if I still have to wait until April 22nd if I get approved this week.

They have my surgery scheduled for April 21st. I'm doing my preop now. I can't get past the EKG. I've never had a problem before. Kinda worried.

Thanks. I'm starting to get nervous.

Thanks Mark

It took them three business days! I called the first day and they said approval takes five business days.

Good luck!

I'm glad everything went well. I'm always over prepared and I figured I wouldn't need everything but that's the woman in me. Lol Maybe I will grab my suitcase and downsize.

I have a good friend that went to Mexico. She still talks to the liason but she had her follow up visit with her primary care physician. Before she left Mexico they checked again for leaks.

We're surgery twins!

So today I went shopping! I bought a can strainer so that I can strain Soups for my liquid diet. I also bought ice trays, a box of frozen salmon patties from Sam's, frozen chicken breasts, and brocoli and cheese. I'm pureeing the food and putting them in ice trays. Once frozen, I pop them out and put the cubes in labeled freezer bags. Each cube is about 1-2 ounces of food. Perfect serving. I also bought a baby divided plate and toddler spoons. I know it's still three weeks away but it's keeping my mind focused on the goal. I wonder if I can freeze this chicken stock. Lol [ATTACH]42923[/ATTACH]

It's an unflavored Protein powder that you can add to any food or drink to increase the protein content. I was going to use it in mashed potatoes. I found it at a small neighborhood drug store. Otherwise you have to order it from Walgreens or Amazon. Resource Beneprotein [ATTACH]43197[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]43198[/ATTACH]

Yes its probably the fluids plus the swelling from the trauma of the surgery. I'm glad it went well! I can't wait. ..

I boiled the chicken with seasoning as if I was going to bake it. I added a chicken bouillon cube. I just added a little bit of the stock to puree the chicken. I added Lactaid milk to the brocoli and cheese sauce. I just used a little water with the salmon.