Please help!! 7 weeks out and still tough to eat

Bmspc
on 7/9/14 6:50 am

I am on a cruise ship. I am trying to eat foods. Not much goes down or stays in. It feels like someone is pushing a thick wet rag down my esophagus. I even tried broken up ground beef chewing endlessly. Egg over easy couldn't do. Shouldn't I be progressing by joe?

noftessa0401
on 7/9/14 7:28 am - San Diego, CA

RNY on 12/27/12

Does it feel that way when you drink? What about protein shakes? I can't remember which surgery you had.

Ground beef can be tough to eat - I think it took me about 3 months before I could do ground beef without pain/weirdness. I still can't do eggs unless they are poached - and I am almost 19 months out.

Soups, broths, chilli, tuna, moist fish, seafood, shrimp, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, hard cheese, protein shakes - those are the things I ate for the first 3 months or so. Chicken was hard until about 9 months to 1 year out - now it is fine if it is moist.

Good luck!

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Valerie G.
on 7/9/14 8:52 am - Northwest Mountains, GA

DS on 10/31/05

On a cruise and not able to fully enjoy the lovely foods must be torture! I agree - ground beef, surprisingly is a tough one to start off with. Try shrimp and moist, tender meats and cheeses. Try soft scrambled eggs with cheese instead.

Valerie
DS 2005

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