For Whom the Taco Bell Tolls

June 11, 2000

Hi All,

Today wasn't the best food day for Ms. Claire.

I tried Taco Bell for the first time since long before surgery. Had their 49

cent Nacho Supreme (cheap date lol). They tasted a bit greasy but okay going

down. But I wasn't home for 20 minutes before they came right back up. Yuck!

Earlier we went out for lunch with my Stepkids to Cracker Barrel. I ordered

a pork chop, hashbrown casserole, cottage cheese, corn bread and hot

chocolate. Well, the pork chop was great. ate my cottage cheese and

after looking at my hashbrown casserole I wasn't interested in it. I really

enjoyed my cornbread and hot chocolate, but apparently the feeling wasn't

mutual. We did'nt get out of the restaurant before those two came up.

I know this is a gross subject, but since " barfing " sort of seems the subject

of the week (hee hee) I thought I'd share (sorry...) Maybe this will be

helpful to some of the preops at any rate. For me, throwing up post surgery

is not at all like throwing up pre surgery. It has always been the worst

feeling in the world to me, but generally speaking it doesn't involve the

same retching that it did pre-surgery. Now, I may be the only postop with

this experience, but there definitely is a difference.

Since surgery, if I eat too much I generally just throw that up and then feel

fine. If I eat something that my tummy doesn't like (like the hot chocolate

and corn bread mixed) only that comes up, but everything else stays. It's so

weird. I had hot chocolate on our day cruse in Alaska and had no problem

with it. Since then I've tried several times to have it with something else

and got sick every time. Very weird.

With all that said, I'll continue experimenting when something seems

appealing and hope for the best. Generally speaking most foods I've tried

sit quite well with me, so I count myself as blessed.

Sorry for such a gross topic. Someone tell me it helped them okay? Yeah,

even if you have to lie to me okay? < >

Claire

MGB 4/10/00

300/264

15.25 inches lost forever!!

Dr. Rutledge (http:/clos.net)

" He who began a good work in you will be faithful to complete it until the

day of Christ Jesus. " - Phil. 1:6

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