Hospital plan

[dreamof145]

I mentioned in a recent post that I made special plans for things that were happening in my life. I made a hospital plan when I had my knees done.
One of the members wrote to ask me what I did to make the hospital plan...

I thought I'd post my plan here so that anyone who is contemplating a trip to the hospital can get an idea of what I did and maybe it will help them stay on their low-carb life-style during a hospital stay:

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I called ahead at the hospital and asked them what they would serve me for low-carb menu. They advised me they could substitute corn, carrots and mashed potatoes (which they serve a lot of) with green beans, broccoli and salads.

They have sugar-free jello that they serve their diabetic patients, so I could order that every day for my dessert instead of cake or pudding. Then, I took some flaxseed in my tote bag(to avoid constipation cause I'd be taking a lot of painpills). I also had some cheese sticks, pork rinds and a few 'snacks' in my bag in case I was hungry between meals.

When I got the menu sheet every day to fill out my meals, I specified that I didn't want the gravy, rolls or bread with my meal. I had a very good dietician and it worked out great!

I also double-checked with the dietician each time a meal was brought to make sure I'd received what was on the list. It was a little extra work on my part, but my WOL is worth it to me.

Hope this helps anyone who is worried about staying in the hospital for any length of time.

[ttdriver]

Girl, YOU ROCK! Most folk would just say 'I had no choice' and go ahead and eat the crap.

YOU!!

Betty

[Analog6]

You did well, Becky. Planning ahead for unusual situations is really worthwhile. As well as knowing you were on plan you probably felt a lot better than you would have if you had eaten 'carby' food.

I'm incredulous that a hospital's main veges are the high GI ones, and for people who are mostly non-ambulatory (for at least poart of the stay). Why not beans and salads for EVERYONE! Sheesh.

[2big4mysize]

looks very good
another thing you should do is tell every medical person from your doc to the doc knocking you out that you are doing low carb because it can influence their reading of your blood tests and their med choices for you.

[Katlam]

Becky I am going to PM you to ask about the surgery itself. Mine's tomorrow and I want to be sure my IV is not going to blow up my ketosis due to the amount of sugar in it.

Kathy

[2big4mysize]

Talk with your doc about it the last thing they want is you in blood sugar crisis cause they pumped you full of sugar. most IV as long as you are eating is a saline solution mostly for easy medication distribution and hydration.