MY SON HAS EATEN SOME REAL FOOD! WOO HOO

[Guest guest]

That is great to hear that he is doing better. Stress does have an effect on how our bodies cope with things. I know for myself that when I am over stresses I have more problems eating. As for letting him eat whatever, my surgeon said to take it slow and eat only things that I could tolerate.

in Suffolk

[Guest guest]

I rebounded pretty fast from my last surgery. In fact the docotrs kind of got mad at me cause I was eating stuff they felt I should not have right after surgery. I was eating bread rolls 2 days after surgery. lol

in Suffolk

[Guest guest]

HELLO EVERYONE.JUST WANTED TO LET YALL KNOW THAT JAMES WAS ABLE TO

EAT A PIECE OF A TOSTINOS PIZZA(YUCK)YA KNOW THOSE ONES THAT ARE

LIKE A $ 1.00 IN THE STORE AND BASICALLY LIKE A CRACKER.WELL HE

WANTED TO TRY ONE AND HE ACTUALLY GOT IT DOWN.HE HAS ALSO HAD COUPLE

BITES SHRIMP SCAMPI AND FOR DINNER HE HAD BEEF ENCHILIDAS AND

REFRIED BEANS.HE DIDNT SEEM TO HAVE MUCH TROUBLE AT ALL.FEW TIMES HE

KINDA GOT STUCK BUT FINALLY WOULD GO DOWN.HE EVEN HAD A COUPLE

COOKIES.I AM SO THANKFULL HE SEEMS TO BE DOING BETTER!!!!!! HE

NEEDED TO HAVE A REAL DAY AND BE ABLE TO EAT.LETS HIM KNOW HES ON

THE PATH TO RECOVERY.I HOPE HE HAS ANOTHER GREAT DAY TODAY- HE GIRL

FRIEND(HIS 1ST ONE) BROKE UP WITH HIM LAST NIGHT AND I KNOW HES

GONNA BE REALLY DOWN ABOUT THAT SO HE DOESNT NEED TO HAVE A BAD DAY

WITH HIS EATING.GEESH,THAT WOULD BE TOOOO MUCH.I HOPE ITS NOT OVER

HIM NOT BEING AT SCHOOL CAUSE THEN THATS REALLY GONNA SEND HIM

THROUGH THE ROOF.BUT , IF THATS THE CASE HE DOESNT NEED A GIRL

FRIEND LIKE THAT ANYWAY!!!!! I CANT BELIEVE HES AT THAT AGE.WOW!

ANYWAY,JUST WANTED TO SHARE OUR UPDATE AND LET EVERYONE KNOW HE HAS

HAD 2 GOOD DAYS.DO ANY OF YOU SEE IT AS A PROBLEM TO LET HIM TRY TO

EAT WHAT HE WANTS TOO> DIDNT KNOW IF I SHOULD BE WEARY OF LETTING

HIM EAT WHATEVER.OF COURSE YALLS ADVICE AND SUGGESTIONS MEAN THE

WORLD TO ME!!!!! THANKS AGAIN.

[Guest guest]

My doctor said don't eat rice, but it was one of the

few things I tolerated well at that time.

My point is that each of our E reacts in different

ways. Just from the last few days discussion you've

seen how we all tolerate food differently.

My opinion is to let him eat what he thinks sounds

good, but both of you pay close attention, even keep

notes, about what he can and can't tolerate. Pretty

soon he 'll have his own personal menu of stuff he can

eat and not eat.

good luck

Dave

--- toniasdogsandi <toniasdogsandi@...> wrote:

>DO ANY OF YOU SEE IT AS A PROBLEM TO

> LET HIM TRY TO

> EAT WHAT HE WANTS TOO> DIDNT KNOW IF I SHOULD BE

> WEARY OF LETTING

> HIM EAT WHATEVER.OF COURSE YALLS ADVICE AND

> SUGGESTIONS MEAN THE

> WORLD TO ME!!!!! THANKS AGAIN.

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

THANKS MARTIN! his Dr told him to eat as he could tolerable so i

decided to let him try it.I think you are right about the stress.Tonia

>

> That is great to hear that he is doing better. Stress does have an

effect

> on how our bodies cope with things. I know for myself that when I

am over

> stresses I have more problems eating. As for letting him eat

whatever, my

> surgeon said to take it slow and eat only things that I could

tolerate.

>

> in Suffolk

>

[Guest guest]

Such good news Tonia- yeah for you both! is right about

stress, If I'm stressed out, I definately have problems swallowing.

As far as foods go, he should probably still take it slow with really

heavy foods or things that are spicy. You are going to find with time

that there are foods that are just no-no's for him, it's alot of

trial and error. I think the only food that we ALL have trouble with

is raw carrots. Everything else is hit or miss and you're going to

spend a lot of time experimenting with him.

Please make sure he understands now and gets into the habit of ALWAYS

having water or something to drink with his meals.

Take Care,

Happy Swallowing!

- in Va.

> >

> > That is great to hear that he is doing better. Stress does have

an

> effect

> > on how our bodies cope with things. I know for myself that when

I

> am over

> > stresses I have more problems eating. As for letting him eat

> whatever, my

> > surgeon said to take it slow and eat only things that I could

> tolerate.

> >

> > in Suffolk

> >

>

[Guest guest]

toniasdogsandi wrote:

.... DIDNT KNOW IF I SHOULD BE WEARY OF LETTING HIM EAT WHATEVER. ...

As people have been point out, we are all different, so also one day

is different from another. The same food on one day may go down just

fine and on another it is trouble. Stress, thick mucus, hydration and

who knows what, can make one day worse than another. I would let him be

the judge of what he can eat. Achalasia makes us feel like we have lost

some control in out lives. Children love to gain control. Choosing what

will be on todays menu is a moment of control that most children enjoy

when giving the chance. I even know families where each child has a

night where the family's menu for super is theirs if they have earned

it (done well in school or what have you). Anyway, I think it would be

positive to let him have control and even to make and learn from

mistakes.

notan

[Guest guest]

Dear Notan,What a lovely and thoughtful piece of advice that was. You are just a big softie underneath all the brains, aren't you ? XXX

[Guest guest]

I am so happy for you. I have kids myself and I can totally

understand your excitement. I was so happy to read your post. Here's

to continued good days for him!.....Cheers!

Dawn in Ohio

>

> HELLO EVERYONE.JUST WANTED TO LET YALL KNOW THAT JAMES WAS ABLE

TO

> EAT A PIECE OF A TOSTINOS PIZZA(YUCK)YA KNOW THOSE ONES THAT ARE

> LIKE A $ 1.00 IN THE STORE AND BASICALLY LIKE A CRACKER.WELL HE

> WANTED TO TRY ONE AND HE ACTUALLY GOT IT DOWN.HE HAS ALSO HAD

COUPLE

> BITES SHRIMP SCAMPI AND FOR DINNER HE HAD BEEF ENCHILIDAS AND

> REFRIED BEANS.HE DIDNT SEEM TO HAVE MUCH TROUBLE AT ALL.FEW TIMES

HE

> KINDA GOT STUCK BUT FINALLY WOULD GO DOWN.HE EVEN HAD A COUPLE

> COOKIES.I AM SO THANKFULL HE SEEMS TO BE DOING BETTER!!!!!! HE

> NEEDED TO HAVE A REAL DAY AND BE ABLE TO EAT.LETS HIM KNOW HES ON

> THE PATH TO RECOVERY.I HOPE HE HAS ANOTHER GREAT DAY TODAY- HE

GIRL

> FRIEND(HIS 1ST ONE) BROKE UP WITH HIM LAST NIGHT AND I KNOW HES

> GONNA BE REALLY DOWN ABOUT THAT SO HE DOESNT NEED TO HAVE A BAD

DAY

> WITH HIS EATING.GEESH,THAT WOULD BE TOOOO MUCH.I HOPE ITS NOT OVER

> HIM NOT BEING AT SCHOOL CAUSE THEN THATS REALLY GONNA SEND HIM

> THROUGH THE ROOF.BUT , IF THATS THE CASE HE DOESNT NEED A GIRL

> FRIEND LIKE THAT ANYWAY!!!!! I CANT BELIEVE HES AT THAT AGE.WOW!

> ANYWAY,JUST WANTED TO SHARE OUR UPDATE AND LET EVERYONE KNOW HE

HAS

> HAD 2 GOOD DAYS.DO ANY OF YOU SEE IT AS A PROBLEM TO LET HIM TRY

TO

> EAT WHAT HE WANTS TOO> DIDNT KNOW IF I SHOULD BE WEARY OF LETTING

> HIM EAT WHATEVER.OF COURSE YALLS ADVICE AND SUGGESTIONS MEAN THE

> WORLD TO ME!!!!! THANKS AGAIN.

>