about impatience....

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, Friend, this stuff is all about patience.

So you don't like blended. You don't want, don't enjoy blended.

Time to rethink, friend.

You need nutrition to heal.

What the format is, really doesn't matter unless it undoes all the

good things you've spent time and money doing for your mouth. But you

do need some calories and some fluids to help you recover from the

surgery. So stop, already, being picky. And look for things you can

enjoy about liquids, rather than insisting on things you dislike

about where you are. Ho-kay?

Annoying? yep. big time. Frustrating? yep. big time. " fries and

stuff " ??? Probably, depending on what the " stuff " might be. You can

probably blend chili (or, for that matter, even pizza or refried

beans and Spanish rice, with enough broth, to make them work). But

not if you're gonna rule out the blender from the get-go. Fish also

is usually easy, if it's broiled, or baked, or you can peel off the

battered crust on fried bits.

You'll get back to a steak and a baked potato, eventually; but for

now, know that you can manage this and get the better of it, if you

just don't slam your mind shut to the options you have.

Cammie

> Hi, I'm , from PEI, Canada. I'm 17 years old..and I just had

jaw

> surgery on my upper and lower jaws..and I'm two weeks post-op. I

> found there was no pain to it at all..I just find it very annoying

> and I get very frustrated very easily..I'm starving..like I'm so

sick

> of soup and milkshakes ..it's not funny..I'm really picky and won't

> eat anything blended because just the look turns my stomach..My

> orthadontist said it's only 4 weeks..not 6...and then I get 2

little

> wires in my mouth..I'm just wondering what I'll most likely be able

> to eat after my mouth is unwired..mostly soft foods eh? Would I be

> able to eat fries and stuff..what kinds of foods? I just can't wait

> to eat again..I lost 14lbs..I'm down to 128..but I'm tall also..so

I

> like my weight but I need food! haha..so anyone who has gotten it

> done ..I'd appreciate it so much if you could reply to me about

your

> surgery and what you ate after etc etc..thanks a lot:)