Question:
How did you handle the holidays?

At Thanksgiving I will be only onw week post op. And at Christmas I will be 4-5 weeks post op. Any ideas on what I can eat a the holidays? Did you feel left out because you could not eat what everyone else was?    — Mini Gadget (posted on September 22, 2003)

September 22, 2003
i can understand how you say you will feel "left out", but remember what the holidays are for...and it's not food.
   — franbvan

September 22, 2003
Hello. I am only 3 weeks post-op so I'm not sure either. If you have a food processor I would blend the turkey and add gravy to it then put it over the mashed potatoes. I have this a lot now and it's really good. That will probably be all you eat because our meals are so small now. The thing that worries me is all the cookies. : )
   — AmyWollet

September 22, 2003
I would not worry too much about this. First off you probably will not want to eat anyway. I found that when I was in the first three months I had no hunger at all, and it DID NOT bother me to watch other people eat. It did amaze me though...to think I used to eat that much! Good Luck you'll be fine. Mark 5 months...down 101#
   — Mark

September 22, 2003
My surgery was 10/22/02, so I was about 1 mo out at Thanksgiving and still didn't care if I ate or not. I didn't feel left out because I had a bite of mashed potatoes and a little dressing and a tiny peice of turkey. I just ate what I could and sat at the table with everyone else. By Christmas I was eating a little more but then you have to deal with everyone watching you to see what you are eating.
   — Tawnda C.

September 22, 2003
hi..lol.. i was about 2 weeks post op last thanksgivin.. i made a sugar free pupkin pie(with hubbys help)..let my hubby and a friend make the dinner.. *coulnd bend over or move that much at the time*.. so..when dinner time came.. i put one very small piece turkey on my plate..and like a teaspoon of everythign..*which was way more than i needed..lol*.. i basically just tasted it all..the turkey i chewed for a while then spit out..*got the taste thats all i really wanted*.. then later when everyone had desert i had a few bites of the pie..*this time..i over did it a bit*.. was pretty ill..had to lay down.. but..in the end..it was ok.. so..i would say..just taste the food if ya have to..dont really eat it..have a yummy drink..thats something i did after that..for dinner occasions.. and for christmas..we didnt do a dinner..lol..so..it was easy..lol..maybe for thanks giving..make yourself a spiced chai latte(using sf soy milk)..tastes like thanksgivin to me..lol..*im addicted*..huggles n bb..good luck..feel free to email me..
   — johanna F.

September 22, 2003
I was 2 weeks post-op when Thanksgiving came. I had NO appetite for the first 8 weeks after surgery so I skated through Thanksgiving AND Christmas without a problem!!
   — Patty H.

September 23, 2003
I'll be having my surgery this Thursday the 25th (waa-HOO!!!!) and that's Rosh Hashonah, so I told family that I'm out of commission for this holiday but I will definitely be there for Hannukah even if I have to put the damn potato latkes in the blender! ;-) If I think I'm going to be uneasy about the food thing, then I'm just going to come a bit later and join folks for dessert (mmmmm, sugar free jello for me!) and presents.
   — Deborah M.