I can eat turkey!
I have to cut it into itty bitty bites, chew it until my jaws cramp, but I can eat turkey.
We visited with Dr. Tseng yesterday. He said he thought it was time I graduated to more solid foods.
This means I can have a Thanksgiving dinner. Of course, with a stomach the size of a medium potato it will be a very small Thanksgiving dinner. But it will be a Thanksgiving dinner none-the-less.
Obviously, this is a huge step forward.
What is left on my “do not eat” list are foods that are hard to digest (steak), foods that have sharp edges (popcorn, hard bread crusts), and spicy foods. There are other foods I need to be careful about, but those are the main ones to avoid.
Last night I had some of Marcia’s Tuna Noodle Casserole. Boy was that good. It’s been months since I ate anything that actually had flavor. It was wonderful.
The other thing Dr. Tseng did was order the calories in the TPN to be reduced from 2000 a day to 1000. This means I will increasingly be getting my nutrition the traditional way rather than through a TPN tube.
I could be off TPN in a few weeks.
Yeah.
Happy Thanksgiving! I’ll bet that turkey will taste mighty fine. I hope the new stomach likes it, too. Sure hope you can gain more strength now and feel better more of the time…or even all of the time!
We had Dijon Chicken for dinner and my stomach liked it fine. I suspect the turkey will work out fine as well. Things are looking up.
What great news for Thanksgiving! Enjoy your day (and your meal).
Hey! Congratulations, and happy thanksgiving.
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Hooray! Sounds like the “stomach” has at last forgiven you. Amazing how the little pleasures in life mean so much ~ Enjoy your Thanksgiving, probably one of the best ones ever, huh?
Thanksgiving dinner was wonderful. Turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, olives, pumpkin pie, and ice cream. I ate more than I should have. My stomach rebelled but it was worth it. Thank you Marcia for a wonderful meal.
I think that I received more satisfaction from your being able to eat and enjoy the food than for any other meal I have ever cooked. Ever!