"CatNipped" wrote in message
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"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message
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"CatNipped" wrote in message
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Granted, I was carrying a lot of fluid (my feet and hands were twice
their normal size), but at the surgeon's office I weighed in at 104.
The day I was discharged from the hospital I weighed myself on my
digital scale and it showed 104.0.
Well, I just weighed myself again and I weighed 97.6! That's 6.4 pounds
I lost in two days!!! The surgeon won't do the surgery to reverse the
ileostomy until I gain at least 20 - 25 pounds, and I can't do that
going backwards.
Eating and drinking sugary/high fat foods didn't help - they just gave
me diarrhea and made the situation worse.
Back on-topic... does anyone have any suggestions / recipes for high
caloric / high protein meals and snacks?
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I agree with Sherry. You probably should see a nutritionist/dietician.
Be sure to get a physician's prescription to see one (often associated
with a hospital) so your insurance will pay for it.
I assume you were being given fluids while you were in the hospital. If
so, that can be the solution to your weight gain. I gained a tremendous
amount of weight in a very short time when I was in the hospital, but I
also lost it very quickly after I was released because it was actually
fluid gain.
MaryL
Yes, I was given fluids - and I was very swollen with edema. But I didn't
figure on *6 pounds* of fluid.
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Hugs,
CatNipped
I gained an unbelievable *16 pounds* of fluid after only *3 days* in the
hospital! My surgeon was not surprised and said it should all be "gone"
within a couple of weeks. He was right--and note that it took longer to
lose than to gain. However, it was not true weight gain. Obviously, it was
fluids.
MaryL