Dogs again!!! & Deborah and Chicken

[Guest guest]

Cause of achalasia.... golden retrievers.

There is another achalasia survivor in Houston... who has

Goldens also. She doesn't post often anymore.

Sandi... they have to be dirty socks don't they? Mine steals them

if someone leaves them out. A good day is when you get 3 balls,

dirty sock and a squeaky in your mouth all at once.

So sorry about your BIL. Also very glad you had good memories of

him.

We'll count on the 21st or so.

Deborah dear dear sweet woman. Quit trying to eat chicken!!!!!!

Give it up, it won't work, even deep fried. Nachos work, homemade

and baked in the oven. Cheese doesn't work any other way. Oatmeal

sometimes works w/ extra butter.

If you have a passion for protein... try peanut butter. I know,

very gross, but easy to come back up if it doesn't work and you are

craving protein. It doesn't stick badly... At least for me it

didn't.

Never ever ever chicken. Won't work. Pasta doesn't work... very

very bad. Even with me now rice can stick until I drink water.

Never ever ever rice. Pasta really is bad... no amount of sauce

helped me with pasta before myotomy.

But never ever ever chicken. Beef even works better than chicken.

A full fat crouton sometimes works... or something fatty and crispy

like that. Potato chips don't work.

At least my experience. Try it with sips of carbonation.

Plain sugar cookies work.

Dear dear Deborah, that is why surgery is such a preferred option.

Then you can usually have chicken.

Now... on the big day, do you have people to be with you? I'm not

saying I'm available... those two dreaded velcro attached kids of

mind are an issue, but we'll all gang up to make sure someone is

with you. Can your kids skip a little school?

Sandy in So Cal...

[Guest guest]

Yes...dirty socks are a must...but with 4 men living in the house and

3 of them between the ages of 14-26...it is not a problem! We pretty

much need to buy new socks once a month though unless the boys want to

wear socks with holes. What the dogs really like is water

bottles...don't know where they picked up this habit but they AlWAYS

seem to be able to find a water bottle in just about every corner of

the house!

Spaghetti was the worst coming up until I managed to find a way to get

food to go down. Drinking sweetened tea (not too hot)is what helped

relax the LES (prior to surgery)and get the food to go down but it was

still a struggle...chicken was alright for me as long as it was cut

very very small.

And Deborah, even though my myotomy " ought to be " working better now,

it is still better than before I had surgery and I don't regret having

it. Even having had complications, I was only in the hospital for a

week and my recovery was only slightly longer than most...I am sooo

much better now than I was...95% to begin with and even though this

has dropped (probably to 70-75%), it is still better than prior to

surgery.

The feelings of euphoria from the wellness you will come to feel post

surgery will do wonders for your mental state of mind and a positive

outlook for your future!

I know it is difficult, but try to relax and know we are here to offer

our support and caring friendship! Let me know if I can help out. I

will be coming down that way visiting, and I picked that week for a

reason!

(((((hugs))))))

Sandi

>

> Cause of achalasia.... golden retrievers.

> There is another achalasia survivor in Houston... who has

> Goldens also. She doesn't post often anymore.

>

> Sandi... they have to be dirty socks don't they? Mine steals them

> if someone leaves them out. A good day is when you get 3 balls,

> dirty sock and a squeaky in your mouth all at once.

>

> So sorry about your BIL. Also very glad you had good memories of

> him.

> We'll count on the 21st or so.

>

> Deborah dear dear sweet woman. Quit trying to eat chicken!!!!!!

> Give it up, it won't work, even deep fried. Nachos work, homemade

> and baked in the oven. Cheese doesn't work any other way. Oatmeal

> sometimes works w/ extra butter.

>

> If you have a passion for protein... try peanut butter. I know,

> very gross, but easy to come back up if it doesn't work and you are

> craving protein. It doesn't stick badly... At least for me it

> didn't.

>

> Never ever ever chicken. Won't work. Pasta doesn't work... very

> very bad. Even with me now rice can stick until I drink water.

> Never ever ever rice. Pasta really is bad... no amount of sauce

> helped me with pasta before myotomy.

>

> But never ever ever chicken. Beef even works better than chicken.

> A full fat crouton sometimes works... or something fatty and crispy

> like that. Potato chips don't work.

>

> At least my experience. Try it with sips of carbonation.

>

> Plain sugar cookies work.

>

> Dear dear Deborah, that is why surgery is such a preferred option.

> Then you can usually have chicken.

>

> Now... on the big day, do you have people to be with you? I'm not

> saying I'm available... those two dreaded velcro attached kids of

> mind are an issue, but we'll all gang up to make sure someone is

> with you. Can your kids skip a little school?

>

> Sandy in So Cal...

>