Great Valentines Day...I Hope!

[danaymacklin 177]

Hi Everyone!

So I go to see my surgeon on Valentine's Day for my release to transition to regular food. Have two questions:

1. What advice do you have for transitioning? Please feel free to share any specific experiences that may help me.

2. When did you stomach begin to feel normal where you could eat just about anything with no issues? I'm not trying to eat everything jut want to know when stomach will "settle" so to speak.

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[Martha Parker-mcneal 166]

first go very slow. very small bites and chew chew chew. have the food very moist ( I use chicken thighs rather than breasts because the are more moist and usually have some type of broth with them) try only one new food at a time that way you will know if it works for your tummy or not. if it doesn't wait a week or two and try it again. there is just no way to know what will work for you and what wont some of us can eat meat and some cant some can eat salads and some cant some can eat eggs and some cant etc.

I am 13 years out and there are still things I can not eat so don't have the expectation that some day you will be able to eat anything you want. some can but most can not. you learn to adjust and after a time you just wont miss what ever it is you can not eat. I still can not eat some meats ( beef unless ground and pork loins) salads and raw veggies just give me horrible gas and hurt tho I do not dump on them and with sweets I can only have about three bites before I dump.

[danaymacklin 177]

first go very slow. very small bites and chew chew chew. have the food very moist ( I use chicken thighs rather than breasts because the are more moist and usually have some type of broth with them) try only one new food at a time that way you will know if it works for your tummy or not. if it doesn't wait a week or two and try it again. there is just no way to know what will work for you and what wont some of us can eat meat and some cant some can eat salads and some cant some can eat eggs and some cant etc.
I am 13 years out and there are still things I can not eat so don't have the expectation that some day you will be able to eat anything you want. some can but most can not. you learn to adjust and after a time you just wont miss what ever it is you can not eat. I still can not eat some meats ( beef unless ground and pork loins) salads and raw veggies just give me horrible gas and hurt tho I do not dump on them and with sweets I can only have about three bites before I dump.

Thank you so much for ALL of the above!
Really appreciate the input and managing of expectations.