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If you are wired shut this is a great product to help you eat

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  • Started 7 months ago by JawBoneHamBone
  • Latest reply from jayneylane
  1. JawBoneHamBone
    Member

    I'm wired shut for six weeks and it's been very difficult to get anything thicker than diluted creamy soup through my wires due to my splint and also, I assume, my small mouth? Anyway, my doc gave me the catheter syringes but those don't get in behind your teeth (between the teeth and back of your mouth. So, I tried for awhile to find a solution.

    http://www.dinnerthroughastraw.net/ has what's called a "Complete Kit" for around $15 and includes a squeeze bottle (not that useful in my opinion), handbook with lots of recipes but more importantly syringe and two tubes (one is actually a urethral catheter and is the only one I can fit). It's been great for me. I can actually eat blended soups now that aren't just broth (couldn't get the mac and cheese in but I should've diluted it more).

    This has been a true godsend for me to get substantial food down and if anyone else is in my situation, I would highly recommend buying the syringe with tubes if your surgeon doesn't give you some.

    Posted 7 months ago #
  2. jayneylane
    Member

    I think I'm being given some, I'll find out on Thursday, if not I will definitely look into this. Thank you for sharing :)

    (The link isn't working for me, but Google I'm sure will help me!)

    Posted 7 months ago #

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