TennisNut You are truly the hero of rehab here! Firstly, the program at Bryn Mawr Hosp. sounds very well-suited to you. A nurse, lunch, bike, cardio, etc. - they've got it all. Even the transportation. Was it specifially a program for hip replacement? I really can't believe you can do all of it! Amazing. Congratulations, you'll be off of recovery road in no time!You do get the gold star, that's for sure. Enjoy that BBQ and the wine. I hope your caffeine withdrawal headache is gone now, too.
beckylou The only foods I wanted post-op were bland comfort foods - like nice, mushy oatmeal with lots of milk, potatoes, plain chicken, toast - I didn't get my appetite back until I was off of Coumadin and getting around more - three weeks. I just felt blah and my stomach did, too. So I understand your craving!
Maeve Yes, it's the meds that give us the sweet tooth!
And the surgery, and our bodies needing the calories to repair itself, and our brains needing a sugar boost to keep us happy...any and all of those.
zauberflöte Yeah, the tummy seems to shrink, doesn't it? Plus the lower activity level doesn't burn as many calories, so we don't get as hungry, I think. I hardly need to eat anything because I hardly do anything now a days. Although, I did manage to go to the pool today and walk 5min than paddle around a bit and I'm not dying with severe pain! I'm scared of tomorrow, though. Got my fingers crossed that this is the start of a good thing. Hope you're doing well. I posted on your thread, too. TTFN (tatafornow)