Hi - I didn't have "major" surgery. I had rotator cuff surgery January 2011 and started IP at that time. I did not have to stay in the hospital over night or anything. The fact that you're not supposed to exercise worked out well! I was in a lot of pain and took pain meds. I had been on 3fc site - where I first heard about IP-so I came to the site for support. It was a good time for me to start because: 1. I had cleared my social schedule and other obligations for over a month because I didn't know what my recovery was going to be like. Thus, I avoided a lot of temptation of being in the real world. I had a lot of dvds and shows on t.v. I could fast forward through all the food commercials - I'm not kidding - it really helped. 2. Could not exercise, just gradual physical therapy. 3. The plan was easy for dh to prepare for me and for me to do for myself. 4. If I didn't have this food plan I would have eaten all sorts of junk - you know - comfort foods.
Good luck.
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