Today I wanted to give you an idea of what it is like to be Jimmy right now. As he gets better things will change--including his routine--but some things are now a permanent part of his life like taking vitamins. So here it is, a day in the life of Jimmy's recovery.
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Get up and take pain medicine to help with the tenderness in the incisions and Prilosec to help with the temporarily increased heartburn and other daily medications
9:30 a.m. Start protein intake (have to consume a minimum of 40g a day but the nutritionist would really like me to get in 60-80g) usually through protein shakes
10:00 a.m. Take first multi-vitamin with iron
10:30 a.m. Snack time - Possibly pudding, yogurt, or a scrambled egg with cheese
11:00 a.m. Take first calcium pill -- must be separated from iron pill for maximum absorption and intake more protein 11:30 a.m. Get up and walk around for exercise
12:00 p.m. Take second multi-vitamin with iron
12:30 p.m. Christiana comes home and we have lunch together. Possibly oatmeal with peanut butter or a scrambled egg with cheese
1:30 p.m. Christiana heads back to work. Get up and walk around for exercise
2:00 p.m. Take second calcium pill. Plus more protein
2:30 p.m. Snack time
3:00 p.m. Up and walking. Take B Complex vitamin
3:30 p.m. More protein
6:00 p.m. Christiana comes home and fixes dinner
7:00 p.m. Take second dose of Prilosec for heartburn and other daily medications
8:00 p.m. Up and walking
11:00 p.m. Trying to get to bed but having trouble sleeping
These things are all approximate and subject to change. But I wanted to give you a basic idea of what he is going through and doing every day. I will try to actually get Jimmy on here to answer any questions that you have about his routine since he knows better than I do what he does all day. :)
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