Re: What else can I eat while wired shut

[Guest guest]

I am 3 days post-op and just started on the ensure. I think it tastes

gross.... does blending in other stuff really help? the texture of it

is a little repulsive. My mom made me chicken soup and potato leak soup

and she just strained it very well. The hot soup works well to dilute

the percoset which is the only drug that works on my pain. I am

starting to wonder what I will eat. I am naturally thin and can't

really afford to loose any weight. Apple sauce? chocolate pudding?

pureed meatballs and spaghetti? Also, cold Ice-cream is painful on my

teeth. I don't know...most foods are making me nausious anyway so I am

not eating and I know that's bad... any other suggestions?

Tova

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> I am 11 days post op.  I have mainly only been drinking an ensure or

> boost with an instant breakfast powder added and a scoop of ice

> cream and banana.  What else can I eat that has alot of calories? 

> I've tried a can of carrots blended with chicken broth blended and

> strained very thin.  I can't handle stage 2 baby food blended thin

> with water b/c too many particles in there and I don't like that

> feeling in my mouth. 

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[Guest guest]

Try carnation instant breakfast, it's by the cereal @ the store. all kinds

of flavors. Mix it w/2% or whole milk. Ensure was way too much for me!

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>Reply-To: orthognathicsurgerysupport

>To: orthognathicsurgerysupport

>Subject: Re: [Orthognathic Surgery Support ] What else can I eat while

>wired shut

>Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 13:52:49 -0500

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>I am 3 days post-op and just started on the ensure. I think it tastes

>gross.... does blending in other stuff really help? the texture of it

>is a little repulsive. My mom made me chicken soup and potato leak soup

>and she just strained it very well. The hot soup works well to dilute

>the percoset which is the only drug that works on my pain. I am

>starting to wonder what I will eat. I am naturally thin and can't

>really afford to loose any weight. Apple sauce? chocolate pudding?

>pureed meatballs and spaghetti? Also, cold Ice-cream is painful on my

>teeth. I don't know...most foods are making me nausious anyway so I am

>not eating and I know that's bad... any other suggestions?

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>Tova

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> > I am 11 days post op.  I have mainly only been drinking an ensure or

> > boost with an instant breakfast powder added and a scoop of ice

> > cream and banana.  What else can I eat that has alot of calories? 

> > I've tried a can of carrots blended with chicken broth blended and

> > strained very thin.  I can't handle stage 2 baby food blended thin

> > with water b/c too many particles in there and I don't like that

> > feeling in my mouth. 

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[Guest guest]

I was not wired but banded so I can't totally understand, but for the

first few days I could not open my mouth at all...so I stuck to

smoothies and soups.

1. Smoothies - get frozen yogurt, or reg yogurt, frozen fruit (got a

huge bag for cheap at Costco), juice or skim milk, dessert tofu

(great for protein and you can't really taste it) -- blend it all

up. Will keep you full for awhile. Very important to get protein in.

2. Milkshakes with peanut butter (get the or natural peanut

butter that is more 'runny'). Blend with frozen yogurt and milk.

Dairy are a good source of protein too.

3. Delicious soups - 's Gardennay Soup are great! Or lots of

supermarkets will carry fresh soups in their deli section. Any soups

that were too chunky for me I will quicky blend to puree. Try and get

protein!! It's important for recovery.

In week 2 I could eat softer foods like Shepherd's Pie, lasagna,

puddings, and even salmon and roasted mashed veggies.

Try allrecipes.com for smoothie recipes, soups and softer foods.

Good luck! Jen

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> I am 11 days post op. I have mainly only been drinking an ensure

or

> boost with an instant breakfast powder added and a scoop of ice

> cream and banana. What else can I eat that has alot of calories?

> I've tried a can of carrots blended with chicken broth blended and

> strained very thin. I can't handle stage 2 baby food blended thin

> with water b/c too many particles in there and I don't like that

> feeling in my mouth.

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Straws for me were not on my NO list...so I was okay to use them

from " go " ...the idea I think is that the sucking can obviously change

your structure as you heal...pull on stiches...ask the OS for

sure...maybe the sports bottle size would be ok, I mean the entire

time I was banded tight and unable to open I was not good at all with

a cup and it was such a slow process when it got actually IN my mouth

and not on my clothes, heck I was hungry just eating! ;)I did buy the

bags and I reused them for sure...but while they were OK...I didn't

love them. The smaller thinner tube ones were such a trickle...and

the larger ones still didn't push out as much as the regular

straw...plus, they were kinda awkward to hold...I remember very well

that I would wrap a dish cloth arround it to drink hot soup...and

then sit it in a mug to rest so it didn't fall over...I mean don't

get me wrong, I used them, but didn't love them. I liked my huge

syringe when I got released from the hosp, but something happened to

it and I couldn't get another...the while little ones stink for food,

but were ideal for meds...I would crush them up...add a little fruit

punch Gatorade and suck them into the syrnge and kick them back

quickly...the G seemed to but the aweful taste of meds best...and

Also, when I went to mug/cup and straws...I always used hot heat on

the mugs in the dishwasher to be sure germs died away and bought

plastic cups for water/ginerale/juice to again keep clean.

I will scratch up some more recipes for monday...unless I get extra

time today or this weekend...is there anything in particular that

interests you---type of food or what not?

JO

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> > > >  I am 11 days post op.  I have mainly only been drinking an

> > ensure or

> > > >  boost with an instant breakfast powder added and a scoop of

ice

> > > >  cream and banana.  What else can I eat that has alot of

> > calories? 

> > > >  I've tried a can of carrots blended with chicken broth

blended

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> > > >  strained very thin.  I can't handle stage 2 baby food

blended

> > thin

> > > >  with water b/c too many particles in there and I don't like

that

> > > >  feeling in my mouth. 

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