Surgery Recovery - Week 1
posted 4 months ago in UpdatesThe first week of my recovery from a procedure to repair a defect from my previous surgery has gone pretty well. The wound vac is doing its job and healing is certainly moving fast, but it is weird to live with a fish tank pump attached to your belly.
I talk a lot about the importance of getting enough protein, especially while healing (30% or more than baseline) and the impact of inflammation on the amount of protein your body uses, so I've been focusing on getting as much as possible in the days following my surgery.
I'm averaging about 150g per day coming from a variety of sources, including eggs, Codeage multi-collagen, whey powder, grass-fed proteins, and dairy. My second breakfast from this morning (pictured above) was two eggs with pesto (from our gf focaccia round fame) and gruyere, Applegate chicken apple sausage, and one our gf blueberry scones to go with a cappuccino I made with A2/A2 whole milk.
I also got on the peloton for a power zone workout where I spent 75 minutes going between zone 1 and zone 3, but keeping my heart rate in zone 1 (under 120 bpm for me.) Keeping gentle activity going is vital for preserving conditioning, and signaling to your body to continue to optimize for protein synthesis. So much of our protein goes to muscle tissue, creating the right signaling environment is key for healing, especially, if you are already dealing with a deficit from an autoimmune or inflammatory condition.
I talk a lot about the importance of getting enough protein, especially while healing (30% or more than baseline) and the impact of inflammation on the amount of protein your body uses, so I've been focusing on getting as much as possible in the days following my surgery.
I'm averaging about 150g per day coming from a variety of sources, including eggs, Codeage multi-collagen, whey powder, grass-fed proteins, and dairy. My second breakfast from this morning (pictured above) was two eggs with pesto (from our gf focaccia round fame) and gruyere, Applegate chicken apple sausage, and one our gf blueberry scones to go with a cappuccino I made with A2/A2 whole milk.
I also got on the peloton for a power zone workout where I spent 75 minutes going between zone 1 and zone 3, but keeping my heart rate in zone 1 (under 120 bpm for me.) Keeping gentle activity going is vital for preserving conditioning, and signaling to your body to continue to optimize for protein synthesis. So much of our protein goes to muscle tissue, creating the right signaling environment is key for healing, especially, if you are already dealing with a deficit from an autoimmune or inflammatory condition.