Stuck stuck stuck

[bandedbunny 2]

Hiya guys! I am really annoyed at the moment. I'm on my 4th week postop and really struggling with soft foods. A few days ago I tried some really we'll cooked stewed beef. It was very tender and stringy. I had one bite and got that awful stuck feeling, so I stopped, and called my doc office for advice. The nurse said no more beef and to go on liquids again for 2 days as I was probably swollen. So, for 2 days I did exactly as told. Today, I'm back on soft food and tried a small amount of egg salad (2 tiny bites)... And again stuck terribly....it took about 2 hours to pass and 4 papaya enzyme tablets.

I'm feeling really clueless about what I'm doing wrong. It seems that I will never be able to have normal foods again as everything sticks and I haven't even had my first fill yet! Am I still swollen in the stoma? Is something irritating it? I crush to powder all my tablets and do my best to chew chew chew.

Please say it gets better

[tomdelo 120]

you might be eating too fast or not hewing enough.. remember 1 min between bites.. I had a fill 1 month ago and I tried pot roast last night, oh my god it got stuck on second bite, I eat slow and still, put that in memory bank no pot-roast for me ... good luck if that does not work, call you doctors. don't panic it makes it worse.

[bandedbunny 2]

I certainly wasn't waiting a minute between bites. My surgeon said 20 seconds. Hmmm maybe that's the problem?! thanks for the advice! I just wonder how I will ever be able to eat normal foods again... After that one episode, it is even taking a while for Water to go down! Does the stoma swell up badly if something ever gets stuck?

[tomdelo 120]

Sometimes it does. Look for the tells before it does... You will start to burp and the then it will tell you time to stop..

[bandedbunny 2]

Good to know! Thanks so much!