Guest guest Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Hi Sue Sounds like Randy is lucky to have you watching him so closely. I am sure he appreciates all the help and trips to the urgent care centers with the rash. From what i read it sounds like he is doing great and it sounds simlar to what i had early post op............I had sugar free jello also and the popcycles were a life saver for me because at six months out it is still hard for me to drink 64 oz of water in a day. Please give Randy my best and good luck with school and your cardiac clearance you are hoping for ! Good Job ! ColleenRandy Mendez wrote: Randy is almost two weeks post op. He started protein shakes this week. Just because I can not think of drinking "Blue Milk" (AKA non-fat, it is blue when it's in the glass) I bought low fat, worse yet, it's 2% because the store was out of 1%. He is still on stage 1 diet, but UCLA allows Protein drinks. He has been having one or two a day. Since nobody offered any recipes, I made my own. 1/4 cup milk, half a packet of vitalady sample packet of powder, 1/3 of a banana, and about a cup of crushed ice, remember there is a lot of air in ice with a cup. I use the magic bullet, and he takes about a half hour to 45 minutes to finish it. He has been loving it, we also have propel, fruit2o, plain water, and Isopure. Nothing has upset his tummy at all, I've also given him broth... veggie, chicken, and beef. I've mixed the veggie with meat broth, or not ( sort of "veggie beef" or "veggie chicken" soup , added a bit of citrus seasoning (orange zest, non-salt stuff from Sam's club).We bought the pudding cups at the vitamin shop, they were so-so, he has been getting about 60 -80 grams of protein and a grip of water. close to the required 64 ounces if soup, shakes, and Popsicles count as liquid. He has been feeling great, we have liquid vites from Walmart...loaded with good stuff, it is called "Drinkables" for seniors, Randy says it isn't bad, but kind of like cough medicine tasting. B12 sub-lingual,( I thought it was weekly but I read here it is daily, and you can't get too much.... so every day now). And tomorrow I will get Iron! Jeez! I forgot Iron! The huge complication is the rash! His drain tube didn't do the right thing in the hospital, it drained everywhere but in the tube....the floor, the bed, through thick bandages...everywhere. He came home and looked like a truck had run him over! Well, more like a port wine birthmark across his tummy and back! I measured it.... two and a half feet wide and six inches tall! So then the place where the tube had been was hot to touch, so I took him to urgent care and they gave him Keflex for the infection, since he has zillions of allergies we are very careful! He has never been allergic to Keflex before! Surprise! He is now! Crap! He is all broken out in a rash....and that is a lot of rash! Head to toe! Back to urgent care, benadryl and steroid shot, and liquid benadryl at home, very funny! It is only liquid if it is children's, so the dose is two syringes at a time. UCLA wants to see him tomorrow, so we have to call for an appointment. The rash is freaking me out! I'll write more later after we see the surgeon! But mainly, am I doing things all wrong? Or is he just able to tolerate more than most people? He is full after a small bit, still sipping, not too many calories....but it sounds like it is so different from most of you..... he starts "stage 2" later this week, cream soups, cream veggies, mashed potatoes, and like that. Also, we go to dinner every night at the corner diner, I hate to cook, I've only been cooking for Randy cuz I love him so, otherwise that room of my house would mot see my butt in it. He eats the chicken noodle soup, with out the noodles or the chicken, we still haven't told anyone but our kids about the surgery, so the girls at the diner are thinking they are nursing him back to health! (well, they are in a way!) We always go there for meals, Joee our 17 year old works at Hurricane Harbor, I'm in school, and will soon be back to work, Randy's hours are crazy, so we go there to enjoy a bit of family time, no distractions! Anyway, like I said, I'll let you all know what the doc says tomorrow! Take care! And thanks for caring! Sue in Palmdale BTW...Congrats ! I hope to be anywhere as successful as you, Robynn, Pam and the rest in two years! If I get that darned cardiac clearance! Colleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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