To Ellen

[Guest guest]

Hi Ellen,

I'm Val and I'm 18 years old. I don't know what type of surgery you

had but I had my lower jaw extended. The food situation might seem

really hard but there is a lot you can do for it. I drink lots of

chocolate milkshakes (who doesn't like chocolate milkshakes =) and

different juices and soups. You don't have to just drink soup all

day, there are lots of liquids. The one I really really like is

Carnation Instant Breakfast which is a powder that you can add to milk

and they have different flavors, it is really good because it has lots

and lots of vitamins and all the good stuff that is hard to get on a

liquid diet.

As far as the throwing up, I threw up the first two days I was home -

its not fun but it gets better and better. It can be kind of scary

especially if you cant open your mouth at all. If you really really

need pizza and chinese food you could always blend it all up and drink

it (although I don't know how appetizing that sounds...). Good luck

in your recovery! Hang in there!

Val

> hello,my name is ellen i am 15 almost 16 and i am worried about

> what

> is going to become of me? i had surgery last week and i am scared

> because i have been throwing up a lot so please help or tell me what

> is wrong? i dont like eating soup for the whole day i need some

> reall

> real food like pizza,chinese food, chicken and fries,onion rings

> anything help!!!! i am going crazy here talk to me whenever see ya

> later, ellen