Re: new poster with recipe ideas

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what if you have to take pills. what do you do?

>

>Reply-To: orthognathicsurgerysupport

>To: orthognathicsurgerysupport

>Subject: [Orthognathic Surgery Support ] new poster with recipe ideas

>Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2004 00:44:18 -0000

>

>Hello, everyone!

>

>I am eleven days post-op from a lower jaw advancement. I haven't posted

>before but

>have gotten a lot of information as a lurker. I thought I would join

>the party and

>offer what I can (kinda like bringing a hostess gift).

>

>I've read through a lot of the posts (albeit not all!), and I've seen a lot

>of people ask

>for good liquid/soft food ideas. Here are my four favorites so far:

>

>1. If you love apple pie as much as I do, go out and get some Mott's

>Cinnamon

>Applesauce. If you're using the Zip-n-Squeeze, dilute it down with a

>little bit of

>water. The minute I tasted it, I felt like I was eating my mom's pie (the

>ultimate

>comfort food). I saw somewhere to try it with baby oatmeal, but I haven't

>done that

>yet.

>

>2. Make some chili (I just do meat, chili beans, tomato soup, water, and

>seasoning)

>and throw it in the blender with shredded cheese and sour cream. You might

>need a

>little more water (or tomato juice) to dilute it a bit. This has GREAT

>flavor and made

>me almost forget I was drinking it.

>

>3. A twist on smoothies: I don't want to get sick of strawberry and

>chocolate

>flavored stuff, so I've been experimenting a bit. This morning I threw

>ice, vanilla

>yogurt, milk, OJ, orange pop, a banana, and vanilla protein powder in the

>blender...ooooooooh, yeeeeaaaah.

>

>4. Make instant mashed potatoes with extra butter. Throw it in the (you

>guessed it)

>blender with sour cream and milk until it's creamy but thin enough to go

>throw the

>straw. Mmmmmmm.

>

>One last thing...my sister is a dietician and recommended a product called

> " Scandishake. " When you combine it with whole milk, it can give you 600

>calories in

>one shot! (I've mixed it in with smoothies, and I use 1%. It's good that

>way, too.) I

>think you can get it at a pharmacy, but if you Google it, you'll find a Web

>site to order

>it. These were especially helpful the first week when I was hungry ALL THE

>TIME!!!

>

>I'll share whatever other knowledge I can. Thanks to everyone who has

>unknowingly

>helped me through this experience.

>

>Carleen

>

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[Guest guest]

Good ideas, saima23! You sound as though you're taking the

opportunity to do some experimenting. Good for you! And for sharing,

too... Never heard of a scandishake, but may check it out, for other

reasons than jaw surgery. Thank you.

What if you have to take pills?

Ask your surgeon, and ask your pharmacist. Some things may be crushed

and dissolved. Some may not. Other things may be available in

liquids. But ask your docs -- they know lots more than we do!

Cammie

> what if you have to take pills. what do you do?

>

>

> >From: " saima23 "

> >Reply-To: orthognathicsurgerysupport

> >To: orthognathicsurgerysupport

> >Subject: [Orthognathic Surgery Support ] new poster with recipe

ideas

> >Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2004 00:44:18 -0000

> >

> >Hello, everyone!

> >

> >I am eleven days post-op from a lower jaw advancement. I haven't

posted

> >before but

> >have gotten a lot of information as a lurker. I thought I

would join

> >the party and

> >offer what I can (kinda like bringing a hostess gift).

> >

> >I've read through a lot of the posts (albeit not all!), and I've

seen a lot

> >of people ask

> >for good liquid/soft food ideas. Here are my four favorites so

far:

> >

> >1. If you love apple pie as much as I do, go out and get some

Mott's

> >Cinnamon

> >Applesauce. If you're using the Zip-n-Squeeze, dilute it down

with a

> >little bit of

> >water. The minute I tasted it, I felt like I was eating my mom's

pie (the

> >ultimate

> >comfort food). I saw somewhere to try it with baby oatmeal, but I

haven't

> >done that

> >yet.

> >

> >2. Make some chili (I just do meat, chili beans, tomato soup,

water, and

> >seasoning)

> >and throw it in the blender with shredded cheese and sour cream.

You might

> >need a

> >little more water (or tomato juice) to dilute it a bit. This has

GREAT

> >flavor and made

> >me almost forget I was drinking it.

> >

> >3. A twist on smoothies: I don't want to get sick of strawberry

and

> >chocolate

> >flavored stuff, so I've been experimenting a bit. This morning I

threw

> >ice, vanilla

> >yogurt, milk, OJ, orange pop, a banana, and vanilla protein powder

in the

> >blender...ooooooooh, yeeeeaaaah.

> >

> >4. Make instant mashed potatoes with extra butter. Throw it in

the (you

> >guessed it)

> >blender with sour cream and milk until it's creamy but thin enough

to go

> >throw the

> >straw. Mmmmmmm.

> >

> >One last thing...my sister is a dietician and recommended a

product called

> > " Scandishake. " When you combine it with whole milk, it can give

you 600

> >calories in

> >one shot! (I've mixed it in with smoothies, and I use 1%. It's

good that

> >way, too.) I

> >think you can get it at a pharmacy, but if you Google it, you'll

find a Web

> >site to order

> >it. These were especially helpful the first week when I was

hungry ALL THE

> >TIME!!!

> >

> >I'll share whatever other knowledge I can. Thanks to everyone who

has

> >unknowingly

> >helped me through this experience.

> >

> >Carleen

> >

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi, !

I am on 50 mg of Zoloft right now, so I actually had to take that pill in the

hospital

before I left. At first I thought, " What? They're not going to give it to me

in liquid

form? " But then the nurse told me that most people do fine if they put it on

the front

of their tongue and then drink their water. I figured I'd give it a try.

I had the Zip-N-Squeeze bag (which I HIGHLY recommend), so I snuck the pill

between my teeth (I am banded shut) and stuck the ZNS straw through an opening

on

the side and squeezed some water in. I was able to swallow the pill very

successfully,

and I was very happy. I didn't think I could do it, but I did. That gave me

the

confidence to handle the antibiotic, Advil, and an occasional Vicodin. No

sweat.

The nurse said you can also grind up certain pills and put it in things, but I

think if

you can manage to swallow them, it's better, because then you're assured to get

your

full dosage. I'd also suggest looking in a mirror so you can see where you're

putting

the pill.

Hope this helps!

Carleen

[Guest guest]

thanks for your information. i have to take paxil. i thought my mouth was

going to be wired shut teeth to teeth. i have no idea. i've never seen it. i

didn't know there was any space to slide anything in there. there is space?

>

>Reply-To: orthognathicsurgerysupport

>To: orthognathicsurgerysupport

>Subject: [Orthognathic Surgery Support ] Re: [Orthognathic Surgery

>Support ] new poster with recipe ideas

>Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2004 01:59:45 -0000

>

>Hi, !

>

>I am on 50 mg of Zoloft right now, so I actually had to take that pill in

>the hospital

>before I left. At first I thought, " What? They're not going to give it to

>me in liquid

>form? " But then the nurse told me that most people do fine if they put it

>on the front

>of their tongue and then drink their water. I figured I'd give it a try.

>

>I had the Zip-N-Squeeze bag (which I HIGHLY recommend), so I snuck the pill

>between my teeth (I am banded shut) and stuck the ZNS straw through an

>opening on

>the side and squeezed some water in. I was able to swallow the pill very

>successfully,

>and I was very happy. I didn't think I could do it, but I did. That gave

>me the

>confidence to handle the antibiotic, Advil, and an occasional Vicodin. No

>sweat.

>

>The nurse said you can also grind up certain pills and put it in things,

>but I think if

>you can manage to swallow them, it's better, because then you're assured to

>get your

>full dosage. I'd also suggest looking in a mirror so you can see where

>you're putting

>the pill.

>

>Hope this helps!

>Carleen

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Carleen,

Those are all great ideas. If you like corned beef, you can also

blend up a corned beef brisket (you'll need broth of some kind, and a

bit of butter, or it gets pretty dry). It looks like cat food, but

has the most awesome taste! I put mustard on it, and all I was

missing was rye bread for the perfect sandwich.

I also loved pureed turnip (rutabaga) - it's my favourite vegetable.

> Hello, everyone!

>

> I am eleven days post-op from a lower jaw advancement. I haven't

posted before but

> have gotten a lot of information as a lurker. I thought I

would join the party and

> offer what I can (kinda like bringing a hostess gift).

>

> I've read through a lot of the posts (albeit not all!), and I've

seen a lot of people ask

> for good liquid/soft food ideas. Here are my four favorites so far:

>

> 1. If you love apple pie as much as I do, go out and get some

Mott's Cinnamon

> Applesauce. If you're using the Zip-n-Squeeze, dilute it down with

a little bit of

> water. The minute I tasted it, I felt like I was eating my mom's

pie (the ultimate

> comfort food). I saw somewhere to try it with baby oatmeal, but I

haven't done that

> yet.

>

> 2. Make some chili (I just do meat, chili beans, tomato soup,

water, and seasoning)

> and throw it in the blender with shredded cheese and sour cream.

You might need a

> little more water (or tomato juice) to dilute it a bit. This has

GREAT flavor and made

> me almost forget I was drinking it.

>

> 3. A twist on smoothies: I don't want to get sick of strawberry

and chocolate

> flavored stuff, so I've been experimenting a bit. This morning I

threw ice, vanilla

> yogurt, milk, OJ, orange pop, a banana, and vanilla protein powder

in the

> blender...ooooooooh, yeeeeaaaah.

>

> 4. Make instant mashed potatoes with extra butter. Throw it in

the (you guessed it)

> blender with sour cream and milk until it's creamy but thin enough

to go throw the

> straw. Mmmmmmm.

>

> One last thing...my sister is a dietician and recommended a product

called

> " Scandishake. " When you combine it with whole milk, it can give

you 600 calories in

> one shot! (I've mixed it in with smoothies, and I use 1%. It's

good that way, too.) I

> think you can get it at a pharmacy, but if you Google it, you'll

find a Web site to order

> it. These were especially helpful the first week when I was hungry

ALL THE TIME!!!

>

> I'll share whatever other knowledge I can. Thanks to everyone who

has unknowingly

> helped me through this experience.

>

> Carleen

[Guest guest]

Hi Carleen,

Those are all great ideas. If you like corned beef, you can also

blend up a corned beef brisket (you'll need broth of some kind, and a

bit of butter, or it gets pretty dry). It looks like cat food, but

has the most awesome taste! I put mustard on it, and all I was

missing was rye bread for the perfect sandwich.

I also loved pureed turnip (rutabaga) - it's my favourite vegetable.

> Hello, everyone!

>

> I am eleven days post-op from a lower jaw advancement. I haven't

posted before but

> have gotten a lot of information as a lurker. I thought I

would join the party and

> offer what I can (kinda like bringing a hostess gift).

>

> I've read through a lot of the posts (albeit not all!), and I've

seen a lot of people ask

> for good liquid/soft food ideas. Here are my four favorites so far:

>

> 1. If you love apple pie as much as I do, go out and get some

Mott's Cinnamon

> Applesauce. If you're using the Zip-n-Squeeze, dilute it down with

a little bit of

> water. The minute I tasted it, I felt like I was eating my mom's

pie (the ultimate

> comfort food). I saw somewhere to try it with baby oatmeal, but I

haven't done that

> yet.

>

> 2. Make some chili (I just do meat, chili beans, tomato soup,

water, and seasoning)

> and throw it in the blender with shredded cheese and sour cream.

You might need a

> little more water (or tomato juice) to dilute it a bit. This has

GREAT flavor and made

> me almost forget I was drinking it.

>

> 3. A twist on smoothies: I don't want to get sick of strawberry

and chocolate

> flavored stuff, so I've been experimenting a bit. This morning I

threw ice, vanilla

> yogurt, milk, OJ, orange pop, a banana, and vanilla protein powder

in the

> blender...ooooooooh, yeeeeaaaah.

>

> 4. Make instant mashed potatoes with extra butter. Throw it in

the (you guessed it)

> blender with sour cream and milk until it's creamy but thin enough

to go throw the

> straw. Mmmmmmm.

>

> One last thing...my sister is a dietician and recommended a product

called

> " Scandishake. " When you combine it with whole milk, it can give

you 600 calories in

> one shot! (I've mixed it in with smoothies, and I use 1%. It's

good that way, too.) I

> think you can get it at a pharmacy, but if you Google it, you'll

find a Web site to order

> it. These were especially helpful the first week when I was hungry

ALL THE TIME!!!

>

> I'll share whatever other knowledge I can. Thanks to everyone who

has unknowingly

> helped me through this experience.

>

> Carleen