Jo.
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Reporting in....
Boy, am I glad to be out of there, too regimented. They were insisting I drink out of these 1 oz medicine cups which would not be an issue except I have Essential Tremors (same disease Kathern Hepburn had) and as you age it gets worse. I can't hold one of those cups still to save my neck. Was spilling most of it on me. So I blindsided the nursing staff and talked to Dr. B and mentioned there needed to be exceptions to rules, and I was one of those. He agreed and gave me permission to use one of the 8 oz bottles instead as long as I finished 1 every hour.
They also didn't want you napping at all, even if you had been up all night. I mentioned about sleep being restorative to the body and they had no answer for that one. Just kept insisting on the 2 oz every 15 min.
I'll get my liquids in at home, but I know my body also needs sleep to heal.
Nice part, I lost 5.8 lbs in 2 days
Liz
I'm glad it went well Liz! Sorry about the difficulties with drinking out of those little cups - though glad you managed to get an exception to the rule for that. What's with the no napping rule? lol. I think sleep is so important for getting better too - I hope you get some good sleep now you're home!
And that's so awesome you've lost that much already!