Need suggestions on food - completely wired shut

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xtina86
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Rnjennyc I just had my surgery on the 26th. I am in tight rubber bands with a splint. I can't open my mouth at all. How did you make the chicken pot pie soo thin & watery so you can eat it? I tried spaghetti sauce the other day & I didn't have much luck. Little parts of the meat from the meatballs kept getting stuck in the syringe. "/ I'm starving!!

Posted 7 months ago #
Rnjennyc
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I went through the same things with different spices getting stuck. With the pot pie I just kept adding broth until it was thin enough and luckily it kept all its flavor. Or maybe I was so hungry I didnt care. it did take a long time to eat....just would suck a little bit down at a time. It would help to keep a glass of water or broth to sip in between just to be sure that I didntt get choked! Good luck!!

Posted 7 months ago #
jawbreaker911
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what about sippy cups do they work?

Posted 7 months ago #
kscott
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The first week or two I was really excited to try blending things cause I was starving.
However I wasn't ready to, I was too swollen. I can only swallow what can fit in through the gap between my back teeth and cheek. In the first few weeks that was mostly water and broth.

I'd say once week 3 hit I was much better.
I still can't do meat bits, however if things are a bit thicker they are much easier.
Maybe give yourself a few more days :)

How long are you banded tight with a splint xtina?

Posted 7 months ago #

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