every swallow and every sip

[lkcraig316 4]

I'm having a hard time too. The first couple days every sip would have to stop at my diaphragm for a few seconds, make some gurgling sounds and then I could feel it go on down through my tube. For those few seconds I would have a very sharp pain that would almost make me gasp. Now at 4 days post-op, the pain has gone away, unless I take too large of a sip.

I was trying really hard to get in the Protein shake yesterday, but then I realized that I was already getting Protein in my multi-Vitamin and that I needed to focus more on the fluids. My tastes have changed greatly since pre-op and I can barely "stomach" the taste of SF Jello or SF popsicles. I'm hoping as time passes, this will change. The broth does feel good going down, though, and it's a nice change with the salty flavor.