Hospital Food (sort of a Brother Update)

jmcquown said...

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He has a few complaints about the hospital food. For breakfast they
cook the scrambled eggs until they are so dry they are practically
rubber and the home-fried potatoes are dry and unseasoned. (They didn't
mess up the bacon!)

He just described the Court Diner in town. It's not that they cook it so dry,
rather it might take an hour to get from the kitchen to the table. The
waitresses do the 1/2 foot shuffle. That's justice for ya... <G>

Best to you and Scott!!!

Andy

jmcquown said:

Went to visit Scott this morning. They finally moved him out of ICU to a
regular room late yesterday. This morning they removed one of his chest
tubes and the catheter but he's still hooked to a heart monitor. He's
feeling better, although weak.

He was given a choice of food to have for lunch. He selected a Cobb salad
with a cup of Minestrone. They brought his lunch while I was there.

I'm not a salad fan but he is. It looked pretty good, as far as salads go
😉 Just in case you don't know what goes into a Cobb salad, which
originated at The Brown Derby in Hollywood, CA, the ingredients from the
original are: Mixed greens, chicken breast, chopped tomatoes, crisp
crumbled bacon, sliced hard cooked eggs, avocado slices, crumbled roquefort
cheese, chives and (a special Brown Derby) vinaigrette dressing.

Being a hospital, they substituted thinly sliced turkey breast for the
chicken and brought him low-fat Italian dressing rather than a traditional
vinaigrette. And they didn't put avocado on it. (They added sliced black
olives, which I gather is something a lot of places/people do these days.)
He doesn't like blue cheeses so he skipped over the roquefort. The
Minestrone probably came out of an industrial-sized can, but he enjoyed it.
He also got a cup of Peach Crisp for dessert.

He has a few complaints about the hospital food. For breakfast they cook
the scrambled eggs until they are so dry they are practically rubber and the
home-fried potatoes are dry and unseasoned. (They didn't mess up the
bacon!) He told me he'd welcome a small box of cereal, such as Cornflakes
or Cheerios, and some milk instead.

The Cobb salad was huge. I suppose that's fine if you're healthy and
ordering one for lunch or dinner in a restaurant. For someone recuperating
from radical surgery, he said it's just too much.... expecially given the
meal schedule in this particular hospital. Breakfast between 8-8:30am,
lunch at 11:30, dinner at 4:30pm. Maybe some people are ready to eat again
that soon after each meal. He's not. I wouldn't be, either.

At any rate, he'll probably be released tomorrow afternoon. They could
extend it to Wednesday. He doesn't know yet. I'll be there to drive him
home and help him out for a few days afterwards. The doctor indicated he'd
need full-time assistance for at least 2-3 days. I'll only need to run home
to provide my pets with a little care. No word yet about chemo or radiation
therapies.

Jill

Narcissism?

jmcquown said:

Went to visit Scott this morning. They finally moved him out of ICU to a
regular room late yesterday. This morning they removed one of his chest
tubes and the catheter but he's still hooked to a heart monitor. He's
feeling better, although weak.

He was given a choice of food to have for lunch. He selected a Cobb salad
with a cup of Minestrone. They brought his lunch while I was there.

I'm not a salad fan but he is. It looked pretty good, as far as salads go
😉 Just in case you don't know what goes into a Cobb salad, which
originated at The Brown Derby in Hollywood, CA, the ingredients from the
original are: Mixed greens, chicken breast, chopped tomatoes, crisp
crumbled bacon, sliced hard cooked eggs, avocado slices, crumbled roquefort
cheese, chives and (a special Brown Derby) vinaigrette dressing.

Being a hospital, they substituted thinly sliced turkey breast for the
chicken and brought him low-fat Italian dressing rather than a traditional
vinaigrette. And they didn't put avocado on it. (They added sliced black
olives, which I gather is something a lot of places/people do these days.)
He doesn't like blue cheeses so he skipped over the roquefort. The
Minestrone probably came out of an industrial-sized can, but he enjoyed it.
He also got a cup of Peach Crisp for dessert.

He has a few complaints about the hospital food. For breakfast they cook
the scrambled eggs until they are so dry they are practically rubber and the
home-fried potatoes are dry and unseasoned. (They didn't mess up the
bacon!) He told me he'd welcome a small box of cereal, such as Cornflakes
or Cheerios, and some milk instead.

The Cobb salad was huge. I suppose that's fine if you're healthy and
ordering one for lunch or dinner in a restaurant. For someone recuperating
from radical surgery, he said it's just too much.... expecially given the
meal schedule in this particular hospital. Breakfast between 8-8:30am,
lunch at 11:30, dinner at 4:30pm. Maybe some people are ready to eat again
that soon after each meal. He's not. I wouldn't be, either.

At any rate, he'll probably be released tomorrow afternoon. They could
extend it to Wednesday. He doesn't know yet. I'll be there to drive him
home and help him out for a few days afterwards. The doctor indicated he'd
need full-time assistance for at least 2-3 days. I'll only need to run home
to provide my pets with a little care. No word yet about chemo or radiation
therapies.

Jill

Narcissism?

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jmcquown said:

Went to visit Scott this morning. They finally moved him out of ICU to a
regular room late yesterday. This morning they removed one of his chest
tubes and the catheter but he's still hooked to a heart monitor. He's
feeling better, although weak.

He was given a choice of food to have for lunch. He selected a Cobb
salad
with a cup of Minestrone. They brought his lunch while I was there.

I'm not a salad fan but he is. It looked pretty good, as far as salads
go
😉 Just in case you don't know what goes into a Cobb salad, which
originated at The Brown Derby in Hollywood, CA, the ingredients from the
original are: Mixed greens, chicken breast, chopped tomatoes, crisp
crumbled bacon, sliced hard cooked eggs, avocado slices, crumbled
roquefort
cheese, chives and (a special Brown Derby) vinaigrette dressing.

Being a hospital, they substituted thinly sliced turkey breast for the
chicken and brought him low-fat Italian dressing rather than a
traditional
vinaigrette. And they didn't put avocado on it. (They added sliced
black
olives, which I gather is something a lot of places/people do these
days.)
He doesn't like blue cheeses so he skipped over the roquefort. The
Minestrone probably came out of an industrial-sized can, but he enjoyed
it.
He also got a cup of Peach Crisp for dessert.

He has a few complaints about the hospital food. For breakfast they cook
the scrambled eggs until they are so dry they are practically rubber and
the
home-fried potatoes are dry and unseasoned. (They didn't mess up the
bacon!) He told me he'd welcome a small box of cereal, such as
Cornflakes
or Cheerios, and some milk instead.

The Cobb salad was huge. I suppose that's fine if you're healthy and
ordering one for lunch or dinner in a restaurant. For someone
recuperating
from radical surgery, he said it's just too much.... expecially given the
meal schedule in this particular hospital. Breakfast between 8-8:30am,
lunch at 11:30, dinner at 4:30pm. Maybe some people are ready to eat
again
that soon after each meal. He's not. I wouldn't be, either.

At any rate, he'll probably be released tomorrow afternoon. They could
extend it to Wednesday. He doesn't know yet. I'll be there to drive him
home and help him out for a few days afterwards. The doctor indicated
he'd
need full-time assistance for at least 2-3 days. I'll only need to run
home
to provide my pets with a little care. No word yet about chemo or
radiation
therapies.

Jill

Narcissism?

You think?

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jmcquown said:

Went to visit Scott this morning. They finally moved him out of ICU to a
regular room late yesterday. This morning they removed one of his chest
tubes and the catheter but he's still hooked to a heart monitor. He's
feeling better, although weak.

He was given a choice of food to have for lunch. He selected a Cobb
salad
with a cup of Minestrone. They brought his lunch while I was there.

I'm not a salad fan but he is. It looked pretty good, as far as salads
go
😉 Just in case you don't know what goes into a Cobb salad, which
originated at The Brown Derby in Hollywood, CA, the ingredients from the
original are: Mixed greens, chicken breast, chopped tomatoes, crisp
crumbled bacon, sliced hard cooked eggs, avocado slices, crumbled
roquefort
cheese, chives and (a special Brown Derby) vinaigrette dressing.

Being a hospital, they substituted thinly sliced turkey breast for the
chicken and brought him low-fat Italian dressing rather than a
traditional
vinaigrette. And they didn't put avocado on it. (They added sliced
black
olives, which I gather is something a lot of places/people do these
days.)
He doesn't like blue cheeses so he skipped over the roquefort. The
Minestrone probably came out of an industrial-sized can, but he enjoyed
it.
He also got a cup of Peach Crisp for dessert.

He has a few complaints about the hospital food. For breakfast they cook
the scrambled eggs until they are so dry they are practically rubber and
the
home-fried potatoes are dry and unseasoned. (They didn't mess up the
bacon!) He told me he'd welcome a small box of cereal, such as
Cornflakes
or Cheerios, and some milk instead.

The Cobb salad was huge. I suppose that's fine if you're healthy and
ordering one for lunch or dinner in a restaurant. For someone
recuperating
from radical surgery, he said it's just too much.... expecially given the
meal schedule in this particular hospital. Breakfast between 8-8:30am,
lunch at 11:30, dinner at 4:30pm. Maybe some people are ready to eat
again
that soon after each meal. He's not. I wouldn't be, either.

At any rate, he'll probably be released tomorrow afternoon. They could
extend it to Wednesday. He doesn't know yet. I'll be there to drive him
home and help him out for a few days afterwards. The doctor indicated
he'd
need full-time assistance for at least 2-3 days. I'll only need to run
home
to provide my pets with a little care. No word yet about chemo or
radiation
therapies.

Jill

Narcissism?

You think?

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Went to visit Scott this morning. They finally moved him out of ICU to a
regular room late yesterday. (Clipped Here & There)>
He was given a choice of food to have for lunch. He selected a Cobb salad
with a cup of Minestrone. They brought his lunch while I was there.

He has a few complaints about the hospital food. For breakfast they cook
the scrambled eggs until they are so dry they are practically rubber and
the
home-fried potatoes are dry and unseasoned. (They didn't mess up the
bacon!) He told me he'd welcome a small box of cereal, such as Cornflakes
or Cheerios, and some milk instead.

Jill

Ol'Whiskerface has an appointment at 5:30 tomorrow morning in pre-op for
much the same surgery. We figgered we'd just stay up and party all night.
Forthcoming - military hospital Bed Spread Report.
Best of luck for Scott's recovery. They got any physical therapy planned
for him? We told our docs he needed to be strong enough to get back on the
Harley....
Edrena

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Went to visit Scott this morning. They finally moved him out of ICU
to a regular room late yesterday. (Clipped Here & There)>
He was given a choice of food to have for lunch. He selected a Cobb
salad with a cup of Minestrone. They brought his lunch while I was
there.

He has a few complaints about the hospital food. For breakfast they
cook the scrambled eggs until they are so dry they are practically
rubber and the
home-fried potatoes are dry and unseasoned. (They didn't mess up the
bacon!) He told me he'd welcome a small box of cereal, such as
Cornflakes or Cheerios, and some milk instead.

Jill

Ol'Whiskerface has an appointment at 5:30 tomorrow morning in
pre-op for much the same surgery. We figgered we'd just stay up and
party all night. Forthcoming - military hospital Bed Spread Report.
Best of luck for Scott's recovery. They got any physical therapy
planned for him? We told our docs he needed to be strong enough to
get back on the Harley....
Edrena

Thanks, Edrena. The PT guy came by to see him this afternoon. So far the
prescribed therapy is walking. Lots of it. Seeing as how he nearly fell
over (with assistance) trying to get to the bathroom and back to his
hospital bed (and trying to put on his boxer shorts so he wouldn't just be
in the hospital gown), this should be quite interesting.

I like the term "Bed Spread" 😉

Jill

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Went to visit Scott this morning. They finally moved him out of ICU
to a regular room late yesterday. (Clipped Here & There)>
He was given a choice of food to have for lunch. He selected a Cobb
salad with a cup of Minestrone. They brought his lunch while I was
there.

He has a few complaints about the hospital food.

Jill

Forthcoming - military hospital Bed Spread Report.

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Edrena

Thanks, Edrena. The PT guy came by to see him this afternoon. So far the
prescribed therapy is walking. Lots of it. Seeing as how he nearly fell
over (with assistance) trying to get to the bathroom and back to his
hospital bed (and trying to put on his boxer shorts so he wouldn't just be
in the hospital gown), this should be quite interesting.

I like the term "Bed Spread" 😉

Jill

The last time he was in I knew he'd been fasting o'nite before a test. I, of
course, brought his favorite apple fritters, deep fried & coated in sugar
varnish, about a half pound. And a pint of strong coffee. The subsequent
blood sugar test (I had to show the medic how to do it) was a trifle high -
clear up to 135. When they attempted to give him insulin (he's not a
diabetic) I hit the roof. No more leaving people alone in the hospital.
Hardly ever anyway. I got to shower sometime.
I'm a nervous wreck.
OB food - found a new sort of tortilla wrap at Whole Foods subsidiary, high
protein (13 g per tort!), lower carb (12g?), low fat. Very tasty and pliable
as well:
name of Tofuyan or something similar. Very tasty indeed. We had leftover
chicken simmered with a bit of cumin & chipotle, homemade Spanish rice made
with leftover stuff & pico de gallo, lots of veggies, and some new sprouts.
I didn't tell him the sour cream was tofu sour cream. Not bad. Not the real
deal, but not half as much fat, and not bad at all, at all.
Edrena

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> Went to visit Scott this morning. They finally moved him out of
> ICU to a regular room late yesterday. (Clipped Here & There)>
> He was given a choice of food to have for lunch. He selected a
> Cobb salad with a cup of Minestrone.
>

Forthcoming - military hospital Bed Spread Report.

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Edrena

Thanks, Edrena. The PT guy came by to see him this afternoon. So
far the prescribed therapy is walking. Lots of it.

I like the term "Bed Spread" 😉

The last time he was in I knew he'd been fasting o'nite before a
test. I, of course, brought his favorite apple fritters, deep fried &
coated in sugar varnish, about a half pound. And a pint of strong
coffee. The subsequent blood sugar test (I had to show the medic how
to do it) was a trifle high - clear up to 135. When they attempted to
give him insulin (he's not a diabetic) I hit the roof. No more
leaving people alone in the hospital. Hardly ever anyway. I got to
shower sometime.
I'm a nervous wreck.

When's he scheduled? I'll have him and you in my thoughts.

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OB food - found a new sort of tortilla wrap at Whole Foods
subsidiary, high protein (13 g per tort!), lower carb (12g?), low
fat. Very tasty and pliable as well:
name of Tofuyan or something similar. Very tasty indeed. We had
leftover chicken simmered with a bit of cumin & chipotle, homemade
Spanish rice made with leftover stuff & pico de gallo, lots of
veggies, and some new sprouts. I didn't tell him the sour cream was
tofu sour cream. Not bad. Not the real deal, but not half as much
fat, and not bad at all, at all.
Edrena

If you can slip tofu by (in any form) and they like it you've accomplished
something in my book. Just looking at tofu makes me grimace! Best of luck
to you and yours. Please keep us (or me) apprised. And thanks again,
Edrena for the good wishes.

Jill

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jmcquown said:

The Cobb salad was huge. I suppose that's fine if you're healthy and
ordering one for lunch or dinner in a restaurant. For someone recuperating
from radical surgery, he said it's just too much.... expecially given the
meal schedule in this particular hospital. Breakfast between 8-8:30am,
lunch at 11:30, dinner at 4:30pm. Maybe some people are ready to eat again
that soon after each meal. He's not. I wouldn't be, either.

At any rate, he'll probably be released tomorrow afternoon. They could
extend it to Wednesday. He doesn't know yet. I'll be there to drive him
home and help him out for a few days afterwards. The doctor indicated he'd
need full-time assistance for at least 2-3 days. I'll only need to run home
to provide my pets with a little care. No word yet about chemo or radiation
therapies.

Jill

Sounds like good news so far. :-)
Sending good wishes and prayers yours (and his) way!
--
Peace, Om

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"Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down." -- Steve Rothstein

Gentle Friends:
Ol'Whiskerface had his surgery this morning, they feel they got all the
cancer. He's sassy & mean as usual before I left. Doc had the gall to order
a clear diet this evening, even after our nurse-who-knew-us urged normal
diet. Bob wanted a meatlovers' pizza. Or Philly steak & cheese sub, no
onions. Or roast turkey & things. Or meatloaf & stuff. He got powdered
yellow salt broth and green jello. And Water. I got his pallid tea, being
thirsty for hot, er warm. Then I remembered the high protein, low fat bars I
carry everywhere. He ate about 600 calories' worth. Strawberry/yogurt and
s'mores flavors. That hit the spot for now. It's nice having friends on the
ward who will turn the other way whilst discussing chardonnays and prime
beef.
I'm to report for rounds tomorrow early and let docs know just how spoiled
he is for real food.
Many thanks for the good wishes & prayers.
Love,
Edrena

The Joneses said:

The last time he was in I knew he'd been fasting o'nite before a test. I, of
course, brought his favorite apple fritters, deep fried & coated in sugar
varnish, about a half pound. And a pint of strong coffee. The subsequent
blood sugar test (I had to show the medic how to do it) was a trifle high -
clear up to 135. When they attempted to give him insulin (he's not a
diabetic) I hit the roof. No more leaving people alone in the hospital.
Hardly ever anyway. I got to shower sometime.
I'm a nervous wreck.

I tried responding to this last night but for some reason dejanews
didn't post it?? Lemme try again-
It is not uncommon at all to monitor blood glucose levels and
administer insulin in NON-diabetic patients in the hospital these
days. Research shows us that keeping blood glucose levels under very
tight control (say 70-110 max) promotes better healing, fewer
infections and far better outcomes. Injuries, Illnesses as well as
some meds and special feeding regimes can temporarily raise glucose
levels and these levels do not promote an ideal healing environment.
This doesn't mean the patient is a diabetic *or* getting the wrong
medicine. Perhaps someone just needed to do a better job explaining
this to you and your husband, assuming this was the case?

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Gentle Friends:
Ol'Whiskerface had his surgery this morning, they feel they got all the
cancer. He's sassy & mean as usual before I left. Doc had the gall to
order a clear diet this evening, even after our nurse-who-knew-us urged
normal diet. Bob wanted a meatlovers' pizza. Or Philly steak & cheese sub,
no onions. Or roast turkey & things. Or meatloaf & stuff. He got powdered
yellow salt broth and green jello. And Water. I got his pallid tea, being
thirsty for hot, er warm. Then I remembered the high protein, low fat bars
I carry everywhere. He ate about 600 calories' worth. Strawberry/yogurt
and s'mores flavors. That hit the spot for now. It's nice having friends
on the ward who will turn the other way whilst discussing chardonnays and
prime beef.
I'm to report for rounds tomorrow early and let docs know just how
spoiled he is for real food.
Many thanks for the good wishes & prayers.
Love,
Edrena

Happy to hear that he is sassy. I didn't realize that the green Jell-O diet
was still in existence ;o[
Janet

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The Joneses said:

The last time he was in I knew he'd been fasting o'nite before a test. I,
of
course, brought his favorite apple fritters, deep fried & coated in sugar
varnish, about a half pound. And a pint of strong coffee. The subsequent
blood sugar test (I had to show the medic how to do it) was a trifle
high -
clear up to 135. When they attempted to give him insulin (he's not a
diabetic) I hit the roof. No more leaving people alone in the hospital.
Hardly ever anyway. I got to shower sometime.
I'm a nervous wreck.

I tried responding to this last night but for some reason dejanews
didn't post it?? Lemme try again-
It is not uncommon at all to monitor blood glucose levels and
administer insulin in NON-diabetic patients in the hospital these
days. Research shows us that keeping blood glucose levels under very
tight control (say 70-110 max) promotes better healing, fewer
infections and far better outcomes. Injuries, Illnesses as well as
some meds and special feeding regimes can temporarily raise glucose
levels and these levels do not promote an ideal healing environment.
This doesn't mean the patient is a diabetic *or* getting the wrong
medicine. Perhaps someone just needed to do a better job explaining
this to you and your husband, assuming this was the case?

And so this was the case yesterday. His fasting blood sugar was over 200.
The nurse explained all that and also stress and large doses of steroids
used in conjunction with surgery & this condition, etc., etc. He got the
insulin, we didn't fuss. Now we know. Our nurse is a great guy.
Edrena

The Joneses said:

Gentle Friends:
Ol'Whiskerface had his surgery this morning, they feel they got all the
cancer. He's sassy & mean as usual before I left. Doc had the gall to order
a clear diet this evening, even after our nurse-who-knew-us urged normal
diet. Bob wanted a meatlovers' pizza. Or Philly steak & cheese sub, no
onions. Or roast turkey & things. Or meatloaf & stuff. He got powdered
yellow salt broth and green jello. And Water. I got his pallid tea, being
thirsty for hot, er warm. Then I remembered the high protein, low fat bars I
carry everywhere. He ate about 600 calories' worth. Strawberry/yogurt and
s'mores flavors. That hit the spot for now. It's nice having friends on the
ward who will turn the other way whilst discussing chardonnays and prime
beef.
I'm to report for rounds tomorrow early and let docs know just how spoiled
he is for real food.
Many thanks for the good wishes & prayers.
Love,
Edrena

That's really good news Edrena. Give ol' whiskers our best.

George

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Gentle Friends:
Ol'Whiskerface had his surgery this morning, they feel they got all the
cancer. He's sassy & mean as usual before I left. Doc had the gall to
order a clear diet this evening, even after our nurse-who-knew-us urged
normal diet. Bob wanted a meatlovers' pizza. Or Philly steak & cheese sub,
no onions. Or roast turkey & things. Or meatloaf & stuff. He got powdered
yellow salt broth and green jello. And Water. I got his pallid tea, being
thirsty for hot, er warm. Then I remembered the high protein, low fat bars
I carry everywhere. He ate about 600 calories' worth. Strawberry/yogurt
and s'mores flavors. That hit the spot for now. It's nice having friends
on the ward who will turn the other way whilst discussing chardonnays and
prime beef.
I'm to report for rounds tomorrow early and let docs know just how
spoiled he is for real food.
Many thanks for the good wishes & prayers.
Love,
Edrena

Really...what is it about hospitals and their food? You'd think they'd know
that a body needs good nutrition to heal itself. What part of all that salt
and sugar is gonna do that ?

Glad to hear Ol'Whiskerface is on the mend, keep sneakin' in the good stuff!

Kathi

Kathi Jones said:

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Gentle Friends:
Ol'Whiskerface had his surgery this morning, they feel they got all the
cancer. He's sassy & mean as usual before I left. Doc had the gall to
order a clear diet this evening, even after our nurse-who-knew-us urged
normal diet. Bob wanted a meatlovers' pizza. Or Philly steak & cheese sub,
no onions. Or roast turkey & things. Or meatloaf & stuff. He got powdered
yellow salt broth and green jello. And Water. I got his pallid tea, being
thirsty for hot, er warm. Then I remembered the high protein, low fat bars
I carry everywhere. He ate about 600 calories' worth. Strawberry/yogurt
and s'mores flavors. That hit the spot for now. It's nice having friends
on the ward who will turn the other way whilst discussing chardonnays and
prime beef.
I'm to report for rounds tomorrow early and let docs know just how
spoiled he is for real food.
Many thanks for the good wishes & prayers.
Love,
Edrena

Really...what is it about hospitals and their food? You'd think they'd know
that a body needs good nutrition to heal itself. What part of all that salt
and sugar is gonna do that ?

Glad to hear Ol'Whiskerface is on the mend, keep sneakin' in the good stuff!

Kathi

I used to think the same thing and our local publicly owned hospital
served stewed cardboard and green jello all the time. My last stay there
they had hired a new dietician and the food was great. I specified a low
sodium, no sugar diet and they set me up well. Three very good meals a
day with a mid-morning fruit snack and a mid-afternoon sugar free
pudding or red jello snack and then another about 9 pm. All the food was
brought to me hot, presentation was good, everything was spotless and
the staff were easy to get along with. I nearly died from the shock of
it all as my last visit there was anything but nice. Found out they had
a new hospital administrator too so that might explain it. I don't want
to go back to find out if it's still serving good food. My wife did
bring me a cup of live culture yoghurt every day as I was on a heavy
course of antibiotics at the time. I certainly hope Sir Whiskers Jones
is getting better food by now. Edrena is probably bringing him pickled
beets and pickled okra to snack on. B-})

George

George

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Gentle Friends:
Ol'Whiskerface had his surgery this morning, they feel they got all the
cancer. He's sassy & mean as usual before I left. Doc had the gall to
order a clear diet this evening, even after our nurse-who-knew-us urged
normal diet.

The doctor was probably recommending based on the surgery, anaesthetic
or theatre procedures/drugs he knows the patient just received, and
which may be quite different from that patient's previous theatre
experience. The digestive system doesn't function much immediately
following stress and injury, so there is little nutritional benefit
obtained from any food put into it.
Solid food the body can't digest, may provoke vomiting, or constipation
and bloating a day or two later; which can be sore on recent incisions,
bruising or stitching. Light/liquid diet rests the system while helping
rehydration, and promotes faster recovery of normal digestion.. HTH.

Janet.

On Tue, 2 Oct 2007 20:30:16 -0600, "The Joneses" <[email hidden]>

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Gentle Friends:
Ol'Whiskerface had his surgery this morning, they feel they got all the
cancer. He's sassy & mean as usual before I left. Doc had the gall to order
a clear diet this evening, even after our nurse-who-knew-us urged normal
diet. Bob wanted a meatlovers' pizza. Or Philly steak & cheese sub, no
onions. Or roast turkey & things. Or meatloaf & stuff. He got powdered
yellow salt broth and green jello. And Water. I got his pallid tea, being
thirsty for hot, er warm. Then I remembered the high protein, low fat bars I
carry everywhere. He ate about 600 calories' worth. Strawberry/yogurt and
s'mores flavors. That hit the spot for now. It's nice having friends on the
ward who will turn the other way whilst discussing chardonnays and prime
beef.
I'm to report for rounds tomorrow early and let docs know just how spoiled
he is for real food.
Many thanks for the good wishes & prayers.
Love,
Edrena

Thanks for the update, Edrena.

May he heal quickly, and all of this become a dim memory that you can
reminisce about many, many years form now.

Boron