Countdown to surgery : Day 11

Breakfast:

• 1 and half weetbix with light milk, small sprinkle sugar
• 2 cups tea with light milk
• Vitamins

Symptoms:

Nil

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Morning tea:

• Skim milk cappuccino 
• 1 apple

Symptoms:

Nil

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Lunch:

• 3/4 cup dried fruit, nuts & seeds
• Cup ginger and honey tea

Symptoms:

Mild pain in tummy, like I've eaten something passed it's use-by date. I was going to have a crusket or sandwich, but honestly didn't feel like eating anything else.

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Dinner:

• Minestrone Soup

Symptoms:
Mild chest pain, back ache and mild flatulence.

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Note: Awoke feeling great and energetic with no pain until afternoon. I'm sure the back-ache was due to sitting in an uncomfortable chair at the cinema for 2hrs. There was no reason for the chest pain in my opinion. Minestrone soup is full of veggies and I only had a small bowl so that is a mystery. 2 days until surgery.

Countdown to surgery : Day 5

Breakfast:

• 1 and half weetbix
• 1/4 cup light milk
• Small sprinkle of brown sugar
• 2 cups tea with light milk
• Vitamins

Symptoms:

Nil

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Lunch:

• Left over pasta salad

Symptoms:

Nil

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Afternoon tea:

• Small tub yoghurt with 1 tablespoon dried fruit & nuts
• 5-6 water crackers

Symptoms:
Nil

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Dinner:

• Teriyaki Chicken with Vermicelli
• Apple before bed

Symptoms:
Nil after dinner, mild flatulence after the apple.

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Note: I woke up with back ache again so needed 2 panadol, heat pack and  a lay down until it passed. I also needed Ventolin again this morning due to shortness of breath. I needed more panadol after lunch and another lay down. I laid face down in the sun on the deck and the heat was really therapeutic on my back. I only came inside when I started to burn! Day 3 without a bowel movement. Getting scared! Took 3 Coloxyl before bed.

Countdown to surgery : Day 4

Breakfast:

• 1 and half weetbix
• 1/4 cup light milk
• 1/4 tsp brown sugar
• 1 cup diluted apple juice with freshly grated ginger
• Cup tea with light milk
• Vitamins

Symptoms:

Nil

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Lunch:

• 3 cups of steamed cauliflower, broccoli, and zucchini sprinkled lightly with salt & pepper

Symptoms:
Bloating, mild flatulence and back ache returned requiring laying down with heat pack.

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Afternoon tea:

• Small tub yoghurt with 1 tablespoon dried fruit & nuts

Symptoms:

Nil

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Dinner:

• Steamed Chicken & Warm Pasta Salad

Symptoms:
Mild flatulence

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Note: This morning I awoke with back pain so after a long hot shower I took 2 Panadol and laid down with the heat pack on my back. I also felt short of breath and needed 2 puffs of Ventolin. I needed another lay down, 2 panadol with heat pack in the afternoon. No bowel movement today (for the 2nd consecutive day) so I took 2 Coloxyl tablets before bed. Today I sipped diluted apple juice with grated ginger for a detox affect. 

Countdown to surgery : Day 3

Breakfast:

• 1 piece wholemeal toast
• Half cup cooked corn kernels
• Salt & pepper
• Cup tea with light milk
• Vitamins

Symptoms:

Nil

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Lunch:

• Leftover Red Lentil & Carrot Soup
• Half cup of fruit/veg juice

Symptoms:

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Afternoon tea:

• 10-12 water crackers with salsa

Symptoms:
Mild flatulence

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Dinner:

• Small T-Bone steak, fat removed
• Steamed broccoli, cauliflower and potato
• Tomato and zucchini ratatouille
• 2 cups tea with light milk

Symptoms:
Slight bloating probably due to drinking 2 cups of tea with dinner. This is the first time in a week I've eaten red meat. I ate the veggies first then could only manage about 6 mouthfuls of meat.

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Note:

I needed Ventolin this morning due to a tightness in my chest, like shortness of breath. Back ache during the early evening requiring heat pack. I swept the decks and stairs today then sat in a fairly uncomfortable chair for an hour or 2 so those reasons could be to blame (as apposed to the actual gall bladder). No bowel movement today so took one Coloxyl tablet before bed.