How do you deal with not being able to eat at birthdays?

My 26th birthday is coming up soon, followed by my brother's 40th. I'm 3 weeks post ops [down 14 kilos or 30 pounds] and still have to stay on mushy foods for another 3 weeks. How do you deal with not being able to eat at parties? <br> Yesterday I went to party and was almost in tears on the inside because I couldn't enjoy the pizza and other nibbleys like everyone else was. Of course, everything looked so much better than usual. I came home and cried about not being normal. <br> I'm worried I won't be able to handle my birthday or my brother's. So do any of you have any tips? My family is supportive, but I don't want to deny them yummy foods just because I'm eating like this.

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