i am going to call my nutritionist tomorrow to make sure this is ok. i am eating the suggested portions for each meal, just not all at the same time. for example, i am allowed 1/2 cup of cottage cheese with 1/4 cup of pureed pears. i can not eat more than 1/4 cup of food at once so i just spread it out and eat a little at a time and come back later for the rest. does anyone think this is not good or is it fine? i am not eating more than i should volume wise, just more frequently!

sounds normal to me, just know once the swelling is reduced in there you will be able to eat a larger portion, and less often!

Good luck!

i am going to call my nutritionist tomorrow to make sure this is ok. i am eating the suggested portions for each meal, just not all at the same time. for example, i am allowed 1/2 cup of cottage cheese with 1/4 cup of pureed pears. i can not eat more than 1/4 cup of food at once so i just spread it out and eat a little at a time and come back later for the rest. does anyone think this is not good or is it fine? i am not eating more than i should volume wise, just more frequently!

I am SO where you are right now, in fact, I can't even tolerate as much as you at a single sitting.....

I will be four weeks out on Saturday and at MOST, I am able to take two tablespoons of anything.... doesn't matter what it is - liquids, mushies or soft solids - - - nothing goes down over two tablespoons - I just can't take it.

More than that and I get the classic "full feelings" under the breastbone, ribcage, etc. - nausea - and gassy feelings / heartburn... which is more discomfort than I care to endure.

So.... I just "graze" all day - - which I'm finding is something that is not preferred, but I figure if that's the ONLY way it's getting in, then that's the way I have to do it until I am able to tolerate more and more regularly.

Hope you are able to come to some quick resolve, but in the mean time, I say, get in what you can get in! :tongue_smilie:

actually as of today im only able to eat a teaspoon at once. yesterday i ate some avocado chunks and it really did me in. it was a classic case of head hunger and before i knew it i was feeling so sick! i didnt vomit but came close and all day today i have felt like crap! i have tried to sip on a carnation instant breakfast throughout the day and had a tablespoon of cottage cheese, but not at once, it was a small amount a few times. im hoping tomorrow will be better. i put in a call for the nutritionist but she was busy so i hope to hear from her tomorrow!

You're doing fine Hope. Remember I said I stayed on liquids longer than I needed to because I could only eat two bites at first. I wanted to make sure I was getting the Protein I was supposed to be getting, so I made sure I sipped my Protein drinks or unflavored protein with Crystal lite, etc.

Do the best you can. You're doing just fine.