my grandma is buying dinner tonight and i feel so sad cause i probably cant have anyof it..she was going to buy pizza, but the dough probably get stuck, then she was going to buy chinese food, but then the rice would get stuck, i only like the chicken anyways =/ i feel stupid. and i dont like wong ton soup, however you say that, its sesame chicken, UGH! i dont know its so effin hard. i dont know what to do and i would seriously hate if they ate infront of me...what could i do?? and i know this is not a good food choice, but my mom doesnt feel like cooking and theres nothing i could really have besides mac and cheese and i dont feel like mac n cheese and i probably cant even have it anyways*sigh*.......wow...

what if i pureed the chicken or cut small pieces? and chewed it really well 30 times?

At 19 days since surgery it depends on what your doctor has you on. Are you back to full diet or supposed to be on mushies? If you are back to mushies... there are things on the chinese menu that you could do. There are lots of dishes that have a fair amount of sauce, like almond chicken, if you were to take the breading off the chicken and cut it very small and use the gravy, and chew really really well that could become mushie... This is a long term process and you have to understand that there are times when your food does not match up to others... On pizza I doubt at 19 days that it would be a good choice. Sesame chicken is probably not a good choice, but think about small amounts of b b que pork with a sauce, ask for a side of either sweet and sour or the almond gravy they use for almond chicken. Also do you like any vegetables? Hang in there it does get easier...

Do you like tofu? I just ordered Chinese the other day and everything on the menu they could make with tofu (and since I don't eat red meat or chicken this was helpful). I ended up getting sesame tofu (like sesame chicken but with tofu instead) and I asked for it steamed (or fresh...also means the same thing) instead of fried. Delicious. And I don't eat the rice. I just ask them not to include it or I give it to someone else. If you're on mushies, tofu is a great, healthy, protein-rich thing to eat. Good luck!

It IS harder in the first, say, 3 weeks when you're still transitioning all the way back to a fully normal diet.

What are you allowed now? Are you eating mushy food? Are you already to "real" food?

Mushy food, let's see....I had egg drop soup. I just really chewed up the mushrooms and stuff that was in mine.

Real food....Let's face it, pizza can be a little daunting. I only eat THIN crust and have no problems with that. A slice or maybe 2 at the most, though.

Remember, Erin, the band is not not meant as punishment. You should be able to eat almost anything. The key is take small bites (about the size of a nickel) and chew well. Then just use good judgment when you make your choices ... like grilled instead of fried, etc.

thanks everyone. my doc said whithin the week i cant start on solid food. i never had tofu so i dont know if id like it, i was actually talking about it on my way home from seeing my doc and my mom said it wasnt bad, but i dunno, what is it really? i really like the sesame chicken, and the sauce they put on it is really good, do you think they could grill the chicken instead of frying it?, and i do like vegtables but i hate mushrooms, suquini(how ever you spell that, i love brocoli and i love peas and carrots mixed...ugh! and my mom already ordered it ): so help, what could i do? we always get the one with the rice and sesame chicken and brocoli, ahhh well next time whenever i get take out ill keep all your suggestions in mind

Chicken Chop Suey

thanks everyone. my doc said whithin the week i cant start on solid food. i never had tofu so i dont know if id like it, i was actually talking about it on my way home from seeing my doc and my mom said it wasnt bad, but i dunno, what is it really? i really like the sesame chicken, and the sauce they put on it is really good, do you think they could grill the chicken instead of frying it?, and i do like vegtables but i hate mushrooms, suquini(how ever you spell that, i love brocoli and i love peas and carrots mixed...ugh! and my mom already ordered it ): so help, what could i do? we always get the one with the rice and sesame chicken and brocoli, ahhh well next time whenever i get take out ill keep all your suggestions in mind

what i did was i pureed it and i pureed the brocoli too and put duck sauce in it to make sure it went down good. nothing got stuck and went down smoothly. next time ill try tofu

chicken Chop Suey

what's that?

If I have chinese, I have Chicken Egg Foo Yung... it's essentially scrambled egg / omlette with beansrouts, mushrooms and chicken... very yummy and very low fat, and if you're still on mushies - dead easy to eat.

Quick note .... tofu doesn't have much taste of its own. It's firm, soy Protein, smooth texture...and it tastes like whatever you cook it in. My fave Mexican restaurant offers beef, chicken and tofu .... and the tofu is marinated and cooked with Mexican spices and it tastes like, you guessed it! Mexican food.

I've had tofu with vegetables from Chinese and it tastes like the sauce.

Erin,

Glad you found something that worked for you!

TPG

thanks and I never had any of that before