Thank you for your input. Yes I'm UK. My diet is healthy lots of leafy green, veg and proteins. I am signed off work. Have been off 8 weeks and hospital informed me yesterday will be at least another month before I go back to work. I sleep poorly however I can nap in the day and to be honest find I'm doing that as I feel wiped out. Just tested my bloods 1st thing and they are 8.8 but I'm finding they spike really easily. I always have greek yogurt and berries for breakfast. 11 is snack, maybe a small piece of cheese, lunch is high protein bread (2 slices) with generally ham and salad. Tea is protein and veg. Last thing another small price of cheese to combat dawn phenomenon which I get. Lots of water and mint tea during the day. Apart from meds I supplement daily with magnesium, I take apple cider vinegar diluted too. I could post a photo of what I've been coping with but I think you'd all be shocked and feel a sick!! Haha. Thank you for the advice.
You've had a lot to contend with and whilst you are healing you are likely still to have high(er) levels of inflammation in your body.
Your diet looks considered, but in your shoes I would consider dropping the bread (or at least reducing it) at lunchtime, and replace it with a protein - maybe something like a cooked chicken portion or high quality sausages, or tinned fish.
A few years ago I had a nasty post-op haematoma which was considered to by mildly infected. Firstly the antibiotics knocked my system for 6 but I was left, a bit like you, with a packed, then open wound to heal.
The ANP I was seeing for wound management really stressed getting enough proteins, but also not to be impatient. I lost a couple of kilos in that time which took a full couple of months to regain. our bodies can only do so much at any given time when it's under stress.
Be kind to yourself. Don't be despondent. You need to heal, but infected, and recently infected tissue can take a while. Provided you are making progress, take that as a win.
