Guest guest Posted March 10, 2004 Report Share Posted March 10, 2004 Thanks so much for this post. It brought a smile to my face! I can open my mouth a tiny bit, but it's been hard to shovel stuff in there (most of it ends up on my shirt). before my surgery I did a practice to see if I could eat mac & cheese without chewing. I am happy to know that hamburger helper can be done too! YUM! Thank you again!! Britt > > > Britt--you are way ahead of me, actually. I re-read my > message, > > and I > > > left out one VERY important thing: it's all liquified! I can > hardly > > > open my lips still. I'm tighly banded shut, so I have to DRINK > > > everything. A baby spoon sounds weeks away from me! My > zip-n- > > squeezes > > > are getting a workout. > > > > > > Basically, I started out with soup and easily-blended stuff > > (stews), > > > but when my husband made himself meatballs, it smelled > SO good, > > and I > > > was so sick of ensure. I said, put it in the blender. He > thinnned > > it > > > with spaghetti sauce and broth to a liquid consistency. Then > he > > > strained it and I drank it. We quickly progressed to whatever I > > could > > > think of or whatever he was eating. I had a cheese-steak > shake last > > > night. It was good. > > > > > > Maybe you could try a few " staw " meals between your > attempts at a > > > spoon. I would imagine that that is frustrating. > > > > > > Let me know what you think. > > > > > > Eileen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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