Re: spoons?

[Guest guest]

Becky

even though I haven't had the surgery yet I would say definitely a

baby spoon rather than a huge adult spoon, to begin with at least. I

have been collecting items too pre-surgery. Yesterday I went into

Duanne Reade and bought myself a baby cup with a tip that will

hopefully allow me to drink without spilling all of the contents onto

myself. As for Ensure and Slim Fast try drugstore.com. They should

have it. I still need to stock up on them.

Wow, i can't believe how fast the surgery is approaching!

Sara

> Hi everyone! As you all know by now, I'm only having a LeFortI to

> bring the upper jaw forward - although I am having a bone graft to

> close the cleft. They say I will not be completely wired - that the

> splint will be attached to the top and then I'll be banded. After

the

> first two weeks (I think) they said it would be ok to eat really

soft

> foods (although I'm not supposed to chew anything because of the

bone

> graft). I'm also not supposed to suck on a straw because of the

bone

> graft. In all they said the splint would be in around 8-12 weeks

> (leaning toward the longer...again because of the graft).

>

> My question is - will I be able to use a normal size spoon to eat

> yogurt or things after two weeks? Or would it be better to buy a

baby

> spoon - maybe one of those plastic covered ones? Additionally -

have

> you found it easier to drink out of any one type of glass - plastic,

> small, large - or do they all just take practice?

>

> I'm starting to collect things I will need after the surgery. I

> ordered the zip-n-squeeze bags, and heat pack/ice pack to go around

my

> jaw, the aquaphor for my lips, and today I'm going to buy some

ensure

> and baby food. I'm also going to get some extra pillows for my

bed.

> Is there anything I'm missing? I have a blender and a juicer. Oh -

> has anyone found a good place to order ensure/slim fast on line?

> Living in the city makes it a b@#$h to carry really heavy stuff

home.

>

> Thanks for everything!!

>

> -becky

[Guest guest]

I have found that the spoons you would use for soup at a Japanese or

Chinese restaurant work pretty well. Oh, a coffee cup with a lid or

a commutter cup is also pretty useful too.

I used zip and squeeze bags for the first couple of days but then

was able to drink insure out of the bottle. Chocolate is my

favorite. Another thing that is pretty good is Carnation

Instant Breakfast. Strawberry actually tastes pretty good!

Hang in there guys, your surgery will be here before you know it.

> > Hi everyone! As you all know by now, I'm only having a LeFortI

to

> > bring the upper jaw forward - although I am having a bone graft

to

> > close the cleft. They say I will not be completely wired - that

the

> > splint will be attached to the top and then I'll be banded.

After

> the

> > first two weeks (I think) they said it would be ok to eat really

> soft

> > foods (although I'm not supposed to chew anything because of the

> bone

> > graft). I'm also not supposed to suck on a straw because of the

> bone

> > graft. In all they said the splint would be in around 8-12 weeks

> > (leaning toward the longer...again because of the graft).

> >

> > My question is - will I be able to use a normal size spoon to eat

> > yogurt or things after two weeks? Or would it be better to buy

a

> baby

> > spoon - maybe one of those plastic covered ones? Additionally -

> have

> > you found it easier to drink out of any one type of glass -

plastic,

> > small, large - or do they all just take practice?

> >

> > I'm starting to collect things I will need after the surgery. I

> > ordered the zip-n-squeeze bags, and heat pack/ice pack to go

around

> my

> > jaw, the aquaphor for my lips, and today I'm going to buy some

> ensure

> > and baby food. I'm also going to get some extra pillows for my

> bed.

> > Is there anything I'm missing? I have a blender and a juicer.

Oh -

> > has anyone found a good place to order ensure/slim fast on line?

> > Living in the city makes it a b@#$h to carry really heavy stuff

> home.

> >

> > Thanks for everything!!

> >

> > -becky