I'm Alive!

[jfargo]

I just got home from being in the hospital for four days for relatively excruciating pain where my appendix used to be. Four days in a hospital is a long time. I know folks who have been there longer but considering that for my appendix surgery I wasn't even in for 48 hours, this was a very long time

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[andrewducker]

Ooooh, that sounds really unpleasant.

How long do you have to adjust your diet for?

[jfargo]

Unfortunately we won't know that for at least another week and a half, so at least that long. Monday I call to set up my follow-up appointment for the following Thursday, and then we determine the full scope of the problems and how quickly we're going to get them fixed.

Also unfortunately, only one of these surgeries can be done at a time due to fear of infections. So, I will be healed from the first and then go right into the second, most likely.

[andrewducker]

Oh - and beef isn't on that list! So lots of stir fried beef with rice for you!

[jfargo]

I should put on there "most red meats" but that's under "fats." Leaner portions, I can have.

Looking a little closer I see that 'poultry,' in this case, does NOT include chicken if I have the boneless skinless breast, which is what I usually have anyway.

I am actually excitedly looking forward to stir fried chicken with rice. That's the hunger speaking.

[xo_kizzy_xo]

The diverticulitis diet sounds correct. Everything you listed is considered difficult to digest, which is the last thing you need when you have diverticulitis.

I had my gallbladder out a couple of years ago, and I never was given a list as long as yours. The only thing they told me to watch out for was my fat intake. They were correct with that, because now I have very unpleasant side effects when I do consume too much of it.

[michelleh324]

I hope it's at least delicious rice.