Thursday again

So today is a good day. I got that freakin' tube out of my gut. I feel like a new person without that alien hanging around.

So I went to the doctor's and everything is fine. All my guts are fine, my lungs are fine, I can even give you a hearty cough. How exciting is that? Not very, but I passed my exam. I also attened a dietary seminar after the appointment. The dietician reviewed some protein supplements and some vitamins. I am supposed to be eating/drinking my 50-60 grams of protein a day and since I can't eat that much yet, I have to get a protein shake to make it up. I'm also on adult multivitamins plus a B1 supplement (thiamine). Next week I start the B12 supplements.

So as far as food goes, I'm on a little more substantial regime: Yogurt, cottage cheese, string cheese, scrambled eggs, cooked veggies, flaky fish,baby shrimp, beans, maybe some paper thin deli meats if I want. I can have some carbs now: cooked cereals like cream of wheat, and mashed potatoes. I can have melba toast as long as it is very toasty and I bite off little pieces and chew it to death. No doughy breads yet. I can have pasta after next Friday (at the 3 week mark).

Stopped at Henry's for a few veggies and bananas and came home and made a little zucchini stirfry. It was delicious. I chewed well and had no gastric surprises. :) I've had one of my protein shakes. I made it with a little mango Pom juice mixed with water and my vanilla protein powder. It was a little strange-tasting, but not horrible. Once I put in the ice cubes, I was fine.

Tony is making us dinner tonight. We're having something with scallops. He and I picked up a mixed veggie tray at Henry's. It has mushrooms, asparagus, onions and probably something else I'm forgetting. I can't wait to eat what he comes up with. He's a very good cook.

So until tomorrow, I leave you pain-free and happy.