So, I'm in the first week post-op and my diet is pretty restricted. I actually don't mind, since nothing exactly appeals to me at this point. Cream of potato Soup was absolute heaven to me, especially since I decided to squeeze my Protein in another way, so I was able to eat the soup HOT, not just luke-warm.

Oddly, I'm perfectly happy to have my husband eating REAL food - hey, at least it makes the house smell good. I enjoy the smell, even if I can't have any of what he's having. Plus, he's been an absolute angel taking care of me, so it makes me feel good to be able to feed him something yummy to take care of him in return. I can tell some people are having a much harder time watching their loved ones eat real food, but I guess I'm lucky.

So, this is pretty weird, but I've discovered my absolute favorite thing post-op is "coffee kisses". I'm not supposed to have coffee yet, even decaf, because the acid in it can be tough on my healing tummy. But my husband can have coffee. The aroma is heavenly. And even better, a nice hearty good-morning kiss, and I get a bit of coffee flavor too.

Fourth of July grilled hot dog kisses somehow weren't quite as wonderful, but hey - it was worth a shot. Try it - you may like it!!

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I see lots of coffee kisses in your future (and his)!