Re: No more liquid diet - Hi Bob

[Guest guest]

Hi Bob,

I had upper only (Leforte 1, 3 pieces). I have 4 titanium plates (2

on each side) with a total of 16 screws. I have rubber bands on each

side of my mouth... it's hard to explain... they stretch over the

surgical hooks, so that they are triangle shaped... upper point over

the hook closest my upper pointy tooth (eye tooth?) and the two lower

points stretch down at angles over the lower surgical hooks... Then,

at night I have an upside triangle right in front... If I had a

digital camera I would post a photo because I don't think I'm

explaining the bands very well. Plus the rubber bands are doubled up

on the sides...am I making any sense? Without the bands, I can open

my mouth just shy of two finger widths.

Last night I ate 1/4 of a cheeseburger. I cut it up into small mushy

pieces and ate it with a fork. I also had 10 really soft french

fries.

Today I had a piece of very soft, lightly toasted, buttered toast

which I tore into pieces to eat, along with chicken and spinach

quiche. I didn't eat all of the chicken pieces because they were

hard.

~ Swanson

Oregon

> >

> > I saw my OS today for my 6 week post-op appt. I am free to eat

> real

> > food... no more liquid diet... I just cannot eat steak, but I

> hardly

> > ever ate steak before surgery so no big deal. I almost stopped

by

> > KFC for mashed potatoes, but decided to wait for maybe lasagna at

> > Olive Garden, or maybe some mexican food.... maybe a

cheeseburger.

> I

> > blended pizza last week and it was yucky, so maybe I'll eat a

real

> > piece of pizza without the crust if it is too hard. Decisions,

> > decisions...

> >

> > I also get to take the rubber bands off for 2 hours in the

morning,

> 2

> > hours in the afternoon, and 2 hours in the evening.

> >

> > I am so happy!

> >

> >

> > ~ Swanson

> > Oregon