This was the day I was originally going to be released from the hospital. They started me on soft foods in the morning. I had half an ounce of scrambled eggs in the morning. Dr. Wongsa wants his patients to eat mostly protein, then vegetables, then fruit (in that order of importance). A half ounce of food 3 times per day. That’s it. Sounds incredibly small. You wouldn’t believe how full you can get off a half ounce of food! How small is a half ounce, you ask? You know those medicine cups on Pepto Bismol? HALF of that. 
Amazing. Later that day, the stupid cafeteria workers actually brought me lasagna, salad and chocolate cake! My husband FREAKED! He took it out to the nurse’s station… “SHE CAN’T EAT THIS!” They sent up some chicken salad instead. But get this… the lady next to me got her tray of liquids that day. She started eating the popscicle! I told her that we were not supposed to have sugar, and you need to watch what the cafeteria brings you. We started discussing how you shouldn’t have to second guess what the cafeteria brings you. You think you’d be on a Doctor’s prescribed diet. How odd is that?
By that night I was doing well taking care of myself. Luckily so, since I wouldn’t have anyone there to help me. I had the hardest time sleeping through the night. The lady next to me didn’t, though. And the funny thing was that I was walking ALL THE TIME. She walked ONCE. You’d think I would be tired from all the exercise I was getting. She never had to pee in the night either. I was thinking she was not doing well at all. Not peeing enough and not walking at all. Tisk. Tisk.
