What are ya'll eating?

Hi Lisa! My daughter is doing the cooking now, since I cant eat much of anything, I dont feel like cooking. She made spaghetti the other night, without meat, and used angel hair pasta. I ate some of this after I cut the pasta up really fine and I was able to tolerate it. I love fetuccine, so I may have to try this! I have felt nauseous like I was going to be sick, just once. I ate too much of my mashed potatoes and gravy and I havent had the desire to try it again since. The sick feeling itself was horrible. So far no dumping and I hope it stays that way! I just have one more week then I can move on to mechanical soft and then I am required to have 3 meals a day, right now I do good to get in 2! NEVER thought I would have such a time trying to get in food but I love it, sure neats overeating and stuffing myself until I am sick, anyday! Sandy

Hi Sandy! I'm still amazed that I dread eating. It's become a real fear. I had the experience with the mashed potatoes as well, I don't know if it was too much or too fast. Now I almost instinctively reach for a drink which I know I can get down and not bother me rather than try food. I am able to do crackers and small pretzels if I let them dissolve in my mouth first, so at least I can satisfy the crunchy/salty thing. I think my spaghetti problem was an old binge habit that didn't work out this time. Blech Lisa

Hey Lisa, Your not alone. I do find myself afraid to try more complex foods, and basically sticking with what I know is soft and will go down. If I can squi**** with my fork, then I will try it. Crackers satisfy me too, but Im gonna wring my daughters neck. Last night she comes in with hot wings, onion rings and a peach cobbler on top of it. There was no way I was gonna risk anything by even trying that stuff, this early out. I am running out of ideas so have no idea what I will eat today. Sandy

I tried mashed potatoes last night. Just instant ones with milk instead of water. Gave me protein & stayed pretty well. I'm not allowed pasta yet & haven't tried crackers as I'm still working on trying to get as much protein as I can. (Still can't eat that much but it's getting better). Hope you're feeling well, A _____________________________ April 11, 2005/Duodenal Switch Dr. Alfons Pomp New York City, New York

hi there, well i am gong on my 4th week today. and i can tell you that i am eating alot more stuff. for instance i still have mashed potaoes, baked potatoes, pintos n cheese, i have some saltine crackers with fT FREE CREAM CHEESE, I Hve had some lean turley sliced thin with low fat cheese rolled into a lil pig in the blnket and i remeber to chew chew chew and to make it real mushy. also as for protein i do the isopure protein shakes it has 5o grams of protein in i cup of serving so this is what i do i do 4oz of ice 4oz if fat free skim milk and then i put hlf of a banana and two coops of the protein blend it up and it taste just like a banana shake. its great i usually have it in the morning on my way to work and it gives me energy.... anyways im going to try tuna and chicken salad today or this week and also i had scrambled eggs with cheese and half of a half of real real whaeat dry toast and it sat well.. so jut a lil input .. alos i have already lost -30 lbs that are goone forever... goodluck, jennifer

WOW jennifer your doing FANTASTIC!!! I never thought about Fat Free cream cheese! Im gonna get some, I love the sour cream and chives cream cheese! I will have to check and see if it is fat free but pre op I would take a slice of a thin deli meat, spread the sour cream and chives cream cheese on this, place a scallion in the middle and roll it up, put it in the freezer and chilled well, then made it into spiral slices. Good horderve for a gathering, but I could eat this now! I also use the Isopure supplements, love that high protein count! Im pretty much used to this now, where all the other protein shakes just made me sick... I have dreamed of toast but havent tried it yet, I still have about 6 more weeks before I can have breads. I have some cinnamon cream cheese, with some brown sugar and I guess I am just ready to tempt fate and see if I can tolerate it...LOL, but it would be good on toast! Keep up the great work! Sandy

SANDY, WELL I WASN'T CLEARED FOR BREAD EITHER BUT I WAS CLEARED FOR SALTINES LOW FAT OR FAT FREE SO I FUGURED IF I TOASTED IT TO CRISP ITS BASICALLY THE SAME THNG. IM TEELING YOU I CHEW CHEW CHEW THEY SAY TO CHEW IT AT LEAST 30X BEFORE SWALLOWING AND URE DO THAT AND MORE SOMETIMES. I TRY A NIBLBLE HERE AND THERE ANDSEE IF I CANHACK IT. LUCKILY AND I THANK GOD THAT IHAVE NOTTHROWN UP OR FELT LIKE IT SO FAR. I FEEL VERY BLESSED THAT EVERYTHING HAS COME OUT OK.. THERE ARE ALOT OF THINGS WE CANEAT WE JUST HAVE TO BECOME LABEL READERS NOW AS FOR BEFORE I KNOW I JUST THREW IT IN THE SHOPPING CART. SO ITS ALL A MATTER OF ADJUSTMENT AND TIME. OH I ALOS HAD SOME CANNNED FRIUT DEL MONTE FRUIT HAS CARB SMART HAS ONLY 6 GRAMS OF SUGAR AND ITS MADE WITH SPLENDA I GOT SOME PEACHES AND I TRIED IT WITH SOME COTTAGE CHEESE AND IT WAS GREAT TOO., YOUKNOW EATING HEALTHY ISNT SO BAD.. IF YOUNEED ANYTHING JUST EMAIL ME... TAKECARE, JENNIFER

thanks sooo much guys for all your posts you gave me some great tideas on things to try when i can!!!! i am sooo looking forward to eating something more solid than soup and jello! since i am i week postop and i have a follow up appt with dr tomarrow i am hoping that will be sooner than later!

You know what's really good? The double-stuffed potatoes in the frozen food section. The cheddar cheese, 3 minutes in the microwave - perfect!

I've had to move on to more substantial foods. I am absolutely fatigued beyond belief today with no appetite whatsoever and I started the B-12 injection. That was okay and I feel a little better. I had some tuna salad and the low carb canned fruit (with Splenda). I feel so much better. Still wiped but emotionally better. I'm pretty much cleared for anything I can tolerate so I try things in very small bites and if I'm good in a couple of minutes, I go on