Satisfying Burger Cravings !

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if you're post op, your desperation for somethinig GOOD will

overshadow how gross this might seem.

once my wires were off, i was able to eat things like eggs and other

very very soft foods. TIP-the mouth can only open a little bit, so

use a fork. put a tiny bit of food on teh edge of theh fork and

gently slip the fork between upper and lower jaws and slide the food

off w/ your tongue.

i was DESPERATE for something other than soups or eggs. so i went to

carl's jr and got a western bacon cheeseburger w/ extra barbeque

sauce and about 5 bbq packets. i went home, threw it in teh

cuisinart (withOUT the bread) w/ mayo and all teh sauce and pureed

it. it was AMAZING!!!!! it was soft enough to spoon in in small

quantities.

i also got In n Out and pureed a double double w/out the bread. you

can order extra sides of the sauce to make it softer. i just wanted

to offer up that advice if you've got a burger craving. it wn't look

pretty...but when you're on this diet, you won't care.

> > >

> > > Hi All:

> > >

> > > Well, today marks my 3rd week being post-op. Last week my doc

> > told

> > > me i could toss the bands and move to soft foods where i can

chew

> > a

> > > little, like meatloaf for example. The problem is when i

start

> > > chewing I bite my lower lip frequently like it is in the way.

I

> > even

> > > managed some chili with beans over the weekend and the taste

was

> > so

> > > good,until i felt my lip getting caught.

> > >

> > > My doc also gave me exercises to open up my jaw. My bite

before

> > > surgery was 45mm and after only 15mm, but i think after a few

> days

> > of

> > > stretching exercises i have moved that to 18 or 19, but still

a

> > long

> > > way to go. Just curious if others were able to get back to

there

> > > pre-op bite and how long did it take?

> > >

> > > Everything else seems to be progressing fine. I even worked

out

> > > lightly at the gym this morning. I still have congestion

> problems

> > at

> > > night and pain in my front teeth and burning in my chin. I

> assume

> > > because the feeling is trying to come back and it's pain i

didn't

> > > know i had. My lower lip is still numb but not completely. I

can

> > > feel some sensations when i run my finger across it, so i hope

it

> > > progresses.

> > >

> > > Good luck and hang in there to all who have just had the

surgery.

> > It

> > > does get better each day, just be patient.