Guest guest Posted October 9, 2003 Report Share Posted October 9, 2003 Yesterday i tried to eat some 'mushy' food (carrots & parsips mashed). What a laugh. I managed about 4 teaspoons. Had to push the stuff to the back of my mouth with my tongue, quickly followed by a slurp of milk, very unpleasant experience. Felt like a baby being weaned onto soft food. Anway the Food felt alien, the texture was wierd and the taste just wasn't the same. My mouth felt strange (upper palette still numbish)and It was just too frustrating and stressful That i gave up and decided to stick to blended, pureed foods for the time being which is a lot easier and less stressful! Anway today i'm 8 days post-op Yeehaa! Annie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2003 Report Share Posted October 9, 2003 Dear Annie....Hi! I had upper/lower surgery over a year ago. I remember trying to eat mushy foods for the first time....It deff had to take some getting use to! But you have to crawl before you walk, so keep practicing...and soon enough you'll be " walking " . You'll get there soon enough, at long as it seems 8 days post op is actually not that far from the surgery, so you really just need to take your time, follow the doctors instructions as far as food, and exercising the jaw. Good luck with everything! ~katie~ > Yesterday i tried to eat some 'mushy' food (carrots & parsips > mashed). What a laugh. I managed about 4 teaspoons. Had to push the > stuff to the back of my mouth with my tongue, quickly followed by a > slurp of milk, very unpleasant experience. Felt like a baby being > weaned onto soft food. Anway the Food felt alien, the texture was > wierd and the taste just wasn't the same. My mouth felt strange > (upper palette still numbish)and It was just too frustrating and > stressful That i gave up and decided to stick to blended, pureed > foods for the time being which is a lot easier and less stressful! > > Anway today i'm 8 days post-op Yeehaa! > Annie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2003 Report Share Posted October 9, 2003 Haha, yes, my upper palate is weird too-- it feels numb (when i was brushing my teeth with my new baby toothbrush, I couldn't feel anything at all) and it also feels like it's being stretched, which I guess makes sense because I had a LeForte, where my upper was moved forward about 4 to 5 mm, and I guess the muscles there have to stretch. Eating is a chore, even with soft foods. I can remove my bands if I want, but I have a small mouth and it's a pain to put them on. Even without the bands I can't open my mouth that wide yet, but seeing that it's only one week, I guess I shouldn't be too surprised. My chin is still numb, and to a lesser degree, my lips. But I'm getting tingles all over the area, which means the nerves are waking up again. Gil ---- > Yesterday i tried to eat some 'mushy' food (carrots & parsips > mashed). What a laugh. I managed about 4 teaspoons. Had to push the > stuff to the back of my mouth with my tongue, quickly followed by a > slurp of milk, very unpleasant experience. Felt like a baby being > weaned onto soft food. Anway the Food felt alien, the texture was > wierd and the taste just wasn't the same. My mouth felt strange > (upper palette still numbish)and It was just too frustrating and > stressful That i gave up and decided to stick to blended, pureed > foods for the time being which is a lot easier and less stressful! > > Anway today i'm 8 days post-op Yeehaa! > Annie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2003 Report Share Posted October 9, 2003 Annie - I had the same problem. I was so excited to try stuff like that (although I could try it around week 2, so I was jumping at the opportunity!). What I really enjoyed was 's " Soup at Hand. " It's a soup you can pour in or sip - whichever your mouth will allow you to do. Flavors that are the best: Creamy tomato, Velvety Potato, and Cream of Chicken (although there are chunks of small chicken in there, just as a warning). Things slowly get better... trust me! Glad to hear that you're on day 8! Soon enough you'll be saying 1 month post op and not even believing you made it this far (even though I knew you would!) Take Care, Andy > Yesterday i tried to eat some 'mushy' food (carrots & parsips > mashed). What a laugh. I managed about 4 teaspoons. Had to push the > stuff to the back of my mouth with my tongue, quickly followed by a > slurp of milk, very unpleasant experience. Felt like a baby being > weaned onto soft food. Anway the Food felt alien, the texture was > wierd and the taste just wasn't the same. My mouth felt strange > (upper palette still numbish)and It was just too frustrating and > stressful That i gave up and decided to stick to blended, pureed > foods for the time being which is a lot easier and less stressful! > > Anway today i'm 8 days post-op Yeehaa! > Annie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2003 Report Share Posted October 9, 2003 Hi Annie! I'm 9 days post-op and going through the same thing! I saw my OS yesterday and he removed the slint and the bands!!! I still habe 2 elastics ( " guiders " ) that I can remove to eat and do exercices to open my mouth.. Feels weird though, it's not as tight as before! I'm scared to open my mouth but this morning, I was able to put my baby finger in there! So I'm graduating to thicker food, after a week of liquid only.. My heart goes out to the people that are wired for 4 weeks ++ !!! Still numb on the right side (lip and chin) but besides that, feeling pretty good! To all the post-op people, happy healing! (I hope everyone is starting to feel a little better...!) Caro > Yesterday i tried to eat some 'mushy' food (carrots & parsips > mashed). What a laugh. I managed about 4 teaspoons. Had to push the > stuff to the back of my mouth with my tongue, quickly followed by a > slurp of milk, very unpleasant experience. Felt like a baby being > weaned onto soft food. Anway the Food felt alien, the texture was > wierd and the taste just wasn't the same. My mouth felt strange > (upper palette still numbish)and It was just too frustrating and > stressful That i gave up and decided to stick to blended, pureed > foods for the time being which is a lot easier and less stressful! > > Anway today i'm 8 days post-op Yeehaa! > Annie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2003 Report Share Posted October 9, 2003 I agree. But beware the " Pizza " flavored soup in this line. It must have sounded like a good idea at the time someone came up with it. It was not. You do not want to know how I know this. Cammie > > Yesterday i tried to eat some 'mushy' food (carrots & parsips > > mashed). What a laugh. I managed about 4 teaspoons. Had to push the > > stuff to the back of my mouth with my tongue, quickly followed by a > > slurp of milk, very unpleasant experience. Felt like a baby being > > weaned onto soft food. Anway the Food felt alien, the texture was > > wierd and the taste just wasn't the same. My mouth felt strange > > (upper palette still numbish)and It was just too frustrating and > > stressful That i gave up and decided to stick to blended, pureed > > foods for the time being which is a lot easier and less stressful! > > > > Anway today i'm 8 days post-op Yeehaa! > > Annie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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