HELP!!!

EXTREMILY NERVOUS its 4 days away my mom is driving me nuts with all this protien stuff and im not that worried all that much about a week or 2 after surgery because i know she will get through i**** im realy worried about is that she will screw up and streach her pouch out at x-mas HELP HELP HELP!!! WAT DO I DO???!!! ps srry if i mispelled anything

Well hun, im not sure theres much of anything you can do ,but remind her why she had the sugery done in the first place and try to guild her though the holiday season.Good luck! Im sure she will do ok..

Hi Rebekah Your mom is probably not going to feel like eating a whole lot around Christmastime if her surgery is in a few days. Even if she does, and eats a little too much, her new tool - the pouch, will fill up very quickly and she'll feel pretty nasty. Best wishes, Cathy

Rebekah, I'm about at the point now where your mom will be at Christmas (my surgery was about 3 weeks ago). She may WANT to eat ... she may even TRY to eat.. but I promise you, her pouchy pouch will say NO pretty loudly.. she simply won't be able to. One of the tools I ended up getting (and what got me through Thanksgiving) was a baby food grinder. That way, I could eat a little bit of "regular food" -- even though I had to grind it up -- and I felt like I could participate in the holiday with my friends and family. Sugary things -- well, your mom has heard the horror stories about dumping (as we all have) and I'll tell you, it's a big deterrent. No matter how much you want that sugary thing, in the front of your mind is the idea that you're going to dump on the sugar and it's not a very pleasant thought. It's been enough to keep me away and I LOVE sweets! Just relax.. it'll all be okay. You'll probably have more trouble convincing your mom to get food IN than you will convincing her to keep food OUT in the first few weeks. Stef