Yo Claramae! Don't sweat the mushies. It should actually be a time of rejoicing because you are heading into the soft food arena and it's so much better than liquids! Do you like cottage cheese? Cottage cheese is another great mushie food. Don't worry about "eating too much"....once again, this is a healing time, not a strict losing time. Your band is not working yet. Also you can have things like fish filets (try the Groton flavored ones (Lemon Butter, Cajun, etc.). I ate a LOT of fish filets and Cottage Cheese during this time and actually I was pretty satisfied because I felt like I was chewing. Egg salad by itself sounds wonderful (a few bites anyway...cuz that's pretty rich stuff by itself...as you say, it is better with crackers). You're going great! Do NOT worry about the amounts you eat right now.

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Kacee


Dr. Hadar Spivak, Houston
Banding: 05-23-07, High225/Surgery218/135/140
1st Fill 06/21/07 - Total 1.8cc, 2nd Fill 06/27/07 - Total ~2.2cc
3rd Fill 07/31/07 - Total 2.8cc, 4th Fill 09/06/07 - Total 3.1cc
5th Fill 12/05/07 - Total 3.3cc, 6th Unfill 03/20/08 - (1.3 out) Total 2.0 cc
7th Fill 04/03/08 - Total 2.5 cc, 12/30/08 Unfill to 1.5