Relearning to Chew and Swallow

Well after throwing up yesterday I felt much better. Ya see, after eating for 30 years the same way, it's hard to relearn how to chew and swallow. I have spent my entire life chewing enough to get food swallowed so that I can eat as much as possible... now I am working on chewing very thoroughly and swallowing only after my food is chewed and can be chewed no more. It's so incredibly difficult to do and if you dont believe me, try it! Try chewing a small bite of food (no big huge bites) until it is wet and mushy without swallowing any. If you can do that, you have just begun the digestive process. The reason my food must be chewed into oblivion is because there is basically no digestive juices in my tiny little pouch (belly) and I need to work hard to break down the foods in my mouth well with my saliva. That way they can be swallowed and go into the tummy to pick up what little degestive juices there are and then get into my intestines to be fully digested and absorbed... well as much as it will be absorbed.

Well it's Mother's Day today and I am really not enjoying it... my hubby, daughter and Mother-in-Law are going to be enjoying some Chinese food for dinner tonight and I will be sipping some WonTon soup broth... when I really want some Chicken LoMein with fried rice and a egg roll. Oh well it is the price I pay and it will be worth it in the end. I know that soon I will be able to have some bites of Chinese food too (steamed without sauce of course) but I must get through this soft foods - healing time first.

Happy Mothers Day to everyone out there... I wish my mother were more supportive of my decision to have this surgery... I'm not even sure we'll be talking to each other this Mothers Day. I hope everyone has a wonderful day!