Extra Considerations / Food Restrictions

Since her immune system is so compromised, she is on a somewhat restricted diet.
No fruits or veggies that can't be peeled. (like no rasberries or any kind of lettuce. If she really wants lettuce we would need to buy veggie spray and wash it thoroughly. They are worried about the bacteria from the ground)

• Everything has to be washed before she eats it and cooked through
• No fast food (if she has to get it, must be freshly prepared to prevent bacteria from sitting under the light)
• No buffet type places
• no veggie sprouts
• No deli meat, hot dogs, or processed meats they have high sodium (must be recooked if we give her any)

Food restrictions because the steroids are going to make her almost diabetic she can't have things that are high in sugar or sodium.

• No chocolate milk, no regular pudding, no sweetened yogurt. (has to be sugar-free or low fat)
• No doughnuts or pastries
• No prepared rice and pasta mixes like hamburger helper
• No bacon, sausage, bologna, scrapple, ham, corned beef, sardines, hot dogs, salami, lunch meats
• No meat prepared in sweetened sauce
• No canned fruit that is in heavy syrup
• No V8
• No chips, pretzels, or popcorn
• No canned soups
• No canned veggies

Other restrictions

• No fresh flowers
• No use of a humidifier (due to the water sitting)
• No crowded places, like the mall
• No brushing her teeth w/ a regular toothbrush because it could cause cuts in her mouth and she doesn't have the ability to clot well. Also there is a lot of bacteria in the mouth so they wouldn't want anything to get infected because she has not immune system.
• No flossing
• No cleaning out her ears w/q-tips
• No cutting her nails

There is more I need to write but we are going to the procedure and need to get ready