Re: Pooping and Food Questions???

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Try a glycerine suppository for the constipation.As for taste my son's taste was just dulled, he never mentioned anything tasting bad or tinny though... can she let you know what she'd like?Sounds like tart things are nice for her. Pickles, popsicles etc. Try more sour flavours...?

On 17 July 2011 18:01, Krogan <kimkrogan@...> wrote:

 

Hi All,I have been following this group for a couple months now and appreciate all the advice, help and information I've read.My four year old daughter had her first operation on Friday.  Things went very well.  The cholesteatoma was larger than expected from the CT scan (size of a grape).  They did take the incus bone (we expected that), some cells were also on the stapes bone, but it appeared to not be deteriorating yet, so they just scraped it and left it in.  Thankfully no cells were near the facial nerve.  

Now here's my questions:- She woke up too quickly two times so the first time they gave her fentanyl and the second time morphine.  I know that morphine can be very binding and she is having a hard time pooping.  Any suggestions??

- She has always been a bit of a fussy eater and now everything she tries she says tastes funny and spits it out.  I understand your tastebuds can be affected and things tend to taste 'tinny'.  How long does this typically last?  And what foods worked for you?  Yesterday all she could handle were popsicles, pickles and some cauliflower.  Even getting water, juice etc into her was hard and I was trying to get liquids in her (to help with the above problem).  What foods and drinks worked for you????

Thank you.Regards, Kim Krogan Mother of: Dalton (Oct. '03) & Shayla (Jan. '07) 

San Francisco, California

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Hi Kim,

My suggestion is a dish like Thai Curry Chicken - note that there are

two versions that I know of for the dish. The Chines version has a nasty

brown watery sauce. The Thai version is a creamier orangish sauce and it

overpowered the awful taste in my mouth. I think it will help with her

water intake as well.

Talk to your doctor about a really mild and gentle laxative for a child.

Probably your family doctor can handle that one. You'll want to be very

careful with that and don't be surprised if you're told to let nature

take its course. It's important to note that it may be four days or so

before the body wakes up completely from the anesthesia. Your family

doctor may have some advice about getting liquids in her. Maybe it will

be like when I was trying to pass a kidney stone ... my doctor said to

basically drink anything, but water was preferred.

All the best,

Matt

Krogan wrote:

>

> Hi All,

>

> I have been following this group for a couple months now and

> appreciate all the advice, help and information I've read.

>

> My four year old daughter had her first operation on Friday. Things

> went very well. The cholesteatoma was larger than expected from the CT

> scan (size of a grape). They did take the incus bone (we expected

> that), some cells were also on the stapes bone, but it appeared to not

> be deteriorating yet, so they just scraped it and left it in.

> Thankfully no cells were near the facial nerve.

>

> Now here's my questions:

> - She woke up too quickly two times so the first time they gave her

> fentanyl and the second time morphine. I know that morphine can be

> very binding and she is having a hard time pooping. Any suggestions??

> - She has always been a bit of a fussy eater and now everything she

> tries she says tastes funny and spits it out. I understand your

> tastebuds can be affected and things tend to taste 'tinny'. How long

> does this typically last? And what foods worked for you? Yesterday all

> she could handle were popsicles, pickles and some cauliflower. Even

> getting water, juice etc into her was hard and I was trying to get

> liquids in her (to help with the above problem). What foods and drinks

> worked for you????

>

> Thank you.

>

> Regards,

> Kim Krogan

>

> Mother of: Dalton (Oct. '03) & Shayla (Jan. '07)

> San Francisco, California

>

>

>

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Chloe eats a ton of popsicles post op. I sometimes get the sugar free ones, just for the post op period so I can alternate and not over sugar her. Some of the " whole fruit " variety contain peices of fruit, so better nutrition and some fiber getting into her. We also take her for short walks from time to time throughout the day. That helps things get moving. You will be amazed how much better she feels the next few days. Chloe has had 14 surgeries, 10 of which were tympanoplasty/mastoidectomies, and every time, she has been doing great by day three or four. The last one was very long-seven hours of anesthesia--so I know what you mean about the constipation, but things got moving again relatively quickly. Unless she is uncomfortable, I wouldn't start to worry for a day or two more.

 She also ate lime yogurt, strawberries, and salsa. Maybe there is something to the taste thing.  Best,On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 2:20 PM,

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,I was in my late thirties when I had my surgery and I am not a picky eater, but I did have the weird taste in my mouth. The full affect did not wear off for a few months (somethings just didn't taste the same or "right"), but it was much better and I could enjoy food again after about 10 days. I did eat, things just tasted funny. Like potato chips the salty taste just wasn't there for me. I drank tea with lemon in it. I know Shayla is four - so maybe decaf tea or perhaps lemonade? If she likes the popsicles try the pedialyte(sp) pops. I found I either wanted very bland-like cereal or mashed potatoes or spicy like salsa or chicken tortilla soup. The curry may work that Matt suggested. In regards to the pooping or not in her case. I was similar-I think part is due to meds, part to not eating regularly and part was the fluid intake. Try a cereal that has some fiber in it-like cheerios. Juice pops will give her fluid and fiber. A warm bath (being sure not to get her ear wet) just relaxing with the warm water around her belly may help too. Good luck and tell her it will get better. I wouldn't try a laxative or anything without advice from the doc and I would give it another day or two. As others have said, her body needs to fully wake up. Best Wishes,Another Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®From: Krogan <kimkrogan@...>Sender: cholesteatoma Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 09:01:29 -0700<cholesteatoma >Reply cholesteatoma Subject: Pooping and Food Questions??? Hi All,I have been following this group for a couple months now and appreciate all the advice, help and information I've read.My four year old daughter had her first operation on Friday. Things went very well. The cholesteatoma was larger than expected from the CT scan (size of a grape). They did take the incus bone (we expected that), some cells were also on the stapes bone, but it appeared to not be deteriorating yet, so they just scraped it and left it in. Thankfully no cells were near the facial nerve. Now here's my questions:- She woke up too quickly two times so the first time they gave her fentanyl and the second time morphine. I know that morphine can be very binding and she is having a hard time pooping. Any suggestions??- She has always been a bit of a fussy eater and now everything she tries she says tastes funny and spits it out. I understand your tastebuds can be affected and things tend to taste 'tinny'. How long does this typically last? And what foods worked for you? Yesterday all she could handle were popsicles, pickles and some cauliflower. Even getting water, juice etc into her was hard and I was trying to get liquids in her (to help with the above problem). What foods and drinks worked for you????Thank you.Regards, Kim Krogan Mother of: Dalton (Oct. '03) & Shayla (Jan. '07) San Francisco, California