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Three weeks post! Today all I been dealing with with nausea. I had some chicken salad...first time didn't totally agree.....second time, I ate less, no problem.... I have had few sugar free pop sicles today.... Water.... ice tea.... but I'm feeling blah!

What can I try for soft foods?

What will help my nausea?

How do you know if you have a leak?

I am pain free, just feel head and stomach icky. Like morning sickness....

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Three weeks post! Today all I been dealing with with nausea. I had some chicken salad...first time didn't totally agree.....second time' date=' I ate less, no problem.... I have had few sugar free pop sicles today.... Water.... ice tea.... but I'm feeling blah!

What can I try for soft foods?

What will help my nausea?

How do you know if you have a leak?

I am pain free, just feel head and stomach icky. Like morning sickness....[/quote']

Dont know if you can have it but my dr told me to start Beans, refried are great with no problems and im about 2 1/2 wks out

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Crab cakes, tuna, crab cakes, crab cakes lol. Fat free cream of chicken Soup

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For the nausea, you might try a ginger tea - there are a number of them out there. Ginger naturally settles the stomach for many people, including me.

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Peppermint tea or have your dr call you in some Reglan 5mg . You can take it 3 times a day

Does this cause drowsiness?

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Crab cakes' date=' tuna, crab cakes, crab cakes lol. Fat free cream of chicken soup[/quote']

Do you have a specific recipe you use? I looovvveee crab Ragoon... lol

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I did some babyfood sweet potatoes w/ a little cinnamon in it. Other than that chicken broth' date=' sugar free popsicles and Protein shakes[/quote']

My book says only fresh cooked sweet potatoes.... but I'm starting see my book is designed by Nazis. Hints I had a piece of a chicken quesadella for dinner! Soft, chicken and cheeese.... was good

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Crab rangoon would be EASY to do, minus the wonton wrapper and frying.

Try this (based on a crab rangoon recipe that I really like)

  • 8 ounces light cream cheese, softened
  • 5 oz crab meat, crumbled (canned is fine for this, but drain it!)
  • 1 green onion, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced (do this to taste - I happen to like garlic in my rangoons, but you can totally skip it if you don't like it)
  • 1 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
  • Blend this up until smooth. Voila, the insides of the crab rangoon! If you want it a bit thicker, add more crab and it should become less cream-cheesy and a bit more crabby :)

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Crab rangoon would be EASY to do' date=' minus the wonton wrapper and frying.

Try this (based on a crab rangoon recipe that I really like)

[*']8 ounces light cream cheese, softened

[*]5 oz crab meat, crumbled (canned is fine for this, but drain it!)

[*]1 green onion, chopped

[*]1 clove garlic, minced (do this to taste - I happen to like garlic in my rangoons, but you can totally skip it if you don't like it)

[*]1 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

[*]1/2 teaspoon soy sauce

[*]Blend this up until smooth. Voila, the insides of the crab rangoon! If you want it a bit thicker, add more crab and it should become less cream-cheesy and a bit more crabby :)

How far post op are you? If you don't mind me asking

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Thus sounds good. Do you cook it in the oven or just eat it cold?

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How far post op are you? If you don't mind me asking

I'm pre-op, but I've had to deal with soft food diets before, and I've done a lot of research.

Thus sounds good. Do you cook it in the oven or just eat it cold?

I'd say it would be good heated, but because it's cream cheese it would probably tend to get a little loose, so I would definitely put more crab in, or add a small amount of binder of some sort. I've done something like this as a cold appetizer on cucumber chips, which is what made me think of it.

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3-4 weeks out I was on puréed foods only. I put everything except the cottage cheese and yogurt in a food processor. Fat free refried Beans were so yummy. A helpful tip, remember its just like feeding a baby. Your new stomach can't handle some things. That's why we feed in stages. Try one new thing a day so you'll know what's upsetting your tummy. Feel better!

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