Hi @laurensk367 Oh your poor mom…I can so relate to her experience! Some of us have a more challenging time than others when it comes to weight loss and nutrition post transplant. I think some of that comes from our months of chemo for AML preceding the transplant.

As you’ve read, I can account for some of my happy weight gain with Lactaid Ice cream! Eaten with reckless abandon. LOL. As for recipe for the smoothies, I know my husband didn’t have one. He just used the Lactaid Salted Caramel Ice Cream as a base and then added bananas or peanut butter or he’d sneak in some protein powder. But ughhh I could tell the second that stuff was in my food. My body and tummy rebelled! I think he also put in cottage cheese or plain Greek yogurt for protein. He just tossed things in the blender and hoped for the best!☺️

There are a ton of recipes online. Just be cautious. No fresh or frozen fruit or honey until your mom’s transplant team gives her the ok. Bananas are ok if you wash the peel first before slicing.

Now that your mom is home, I hope familiar surroundings will help her recover faster. It will be helpful to have little snacks available for her in the fridge. They can be simple containers of leftovers and such. My husband had an array of bits of cheese, crackers, half sandwiches, that type of thing so I could pick and choose when my appetite would periodically resurface.

Just don’t expect her to sit down to full meals. Her appetite will return gradually. Simple meats like seared chicken breast, a simple 96% beef burger, canned chicken, tuna, etc…no greasy, spicy or tomato saucy foods. It’s just too much for her tummy to handle.

She’ll also build more endurance now being home where she can walk around the house or outdoors for shorter spells until she feels stronger.
How many days post transplant is your mom?