FOOD CALORIES AND FEEDING TUBE

March 9, 2004

HELLO EVERYONE I READ ALL THE QUESTIONS EVERYDAY I AM HAVING A

PROBLEM AND DECIDED TO POST ONE MYSELF FOR A CHANGE. I HAD SURGERY ON

FEB 10 2003 I HAVE LOST 152 POUNDS SO FAR WHICH IS GOOD. BUT I HAD

MANY COMPLICATIONS WITH THE SURGERY. I AM LEFT WITH A FEDING TUBE AND

A COLOSTOMY BAG FOR NOW TILL THYE TRY OT REVERSE THE PROBLEM. HERE

GOES MY STORY AND QUESTION I HAVE FEEDING TUBE FOR OVER A YEAR I

HAVE NOT EATEN AND DRANK ANYTHING FOR THAT PERIOD.I NEEDED SOMETHING

IN MY LIFE SO I DECIDED TO EAT APIECE OF CHICKEN AND AND CHEW AND

CHEW AND CHEW AND THEN SPIT IT OUT I KNOW IT SOUNDS GROSS BUT I FELT

SO GOOD AND NOW I AM TRYING DIFFERENT THINGS AS LONG AS I DONT EAT

ANYTHING MUSSY SO IT WONT GO DOWN THE WRONG PIPE BUT MY QUESTION IS

WHAT KIND OF CALORIES AND STUFF AND I GETTING FROM DOING THIS DO YOU

THINK IT WOULD BE A LOT I DONT WANT TO PUT WEIGHT BACK ON I HAVECOME

TO FAR AND I HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO I WAS 427 STARTING WEIGHT.I WAS

TOLD CERTAIN THINGS BREADS AND PASTA BREAKS DOWN IMDEALITY IN YOUR

MOUTH I JUST CANT GIVE UP EATING ANYTHING NOW I GET ENJOYMENT JUST

FOR THE TASTE ITS BEEN SO HARD YOU JUST DONT KNOW I WOULD KILL FOR

PROTEIN SHAKES THAT THESE PEOPLE GRIP ABOUT HOW ABOUT NOT MAKING IT

GO DOWN I WISH I COULD GET SOMWTHING DOWN BESIDES IN A FEEDING TUBEOH

WELL ANYONE GOT ANY IDEAS I WILL WECOME ANY COMMENTS THANKS JANET

March 9, 2004