Hi! Mollie. Congratulations one being there for your Dad, big surgery long recovery time. I am approaching my 2nd anniversary, two years ago I never believed I would be this good today. Two years down the track, small meals are the go. I never used to have breakfast, the sustagen I sprinkle on breakfast cereal, I cannot drink it as recommended on the can. Since my hospital visit in January I have changed to soy milk, body toleration improved. I have black coffee though, cannot handle the taste in coffee, only have one or two a day. When I left Hospital I was told, stringy vegetables and red meat could upset and I cannot have any form of peanuts not even peanut butter, could cause bowel blockage. Pancreatic duct goes straight into bowel. There could be a few hospital trips for your Dad and there may not, either from chemo or body not tolerating food. Everyone is different so it is trial and error. But the smaller meals work. My January Hospital trip a bit of a mystery (medically) I think it was Christmas catch up, too much over indulgence of meat. Don't expect weight gain too soon. Takes awhile, I have come to terms I will not weigh the same. I am approx. 10 kilos lighter and I have gained the 10 kilos I lost while in Hospital. Good luck Mollie and Congratulations.
