Anna E.
Mushies & PB!
May 14, 2009
Well today I was supposed to start on mushies and I was nervous because I had been having problems with water not going down well yesterday. I got up late and purposely didn't go to a meeting I was supposed to attend so that I would be home if I had any problems when I ate.I had my shake and that went down fine with my pills. I waited a little bit and then decided to have some tuna with mayo that I made up yesterday. First, it seemed a little dry even with the mayo but I continued. Then I felt a tightness in my chest and waited for it to pass, which it did, then I had another couple of bites. I did this a second time then on the third time I encountered the hiccups which are my signal to stop so I did.
I was on the phone with my sister and it seemed to be going down fine and 30 minutes went by. Then all of a sudden I started to slime and rushed to the bathroom where I slimed a few times then out it came, a ball of tuna. Great.
So now I am back on liquids for the rest of today and I stopped by the store and picked up some applesauce and jello for tomorrow. My sister thought maybe those would be better choices.
We discussed the PB and agreed that 1. the tuna was maybe not the right choice to start with and 2. I should have stopped after the first sign of tightness in my chest and not pushed it to the hiccups. I am still learning about this band and as my therapist said I need to let it teach me and not me trying to force or trick it to do what I want. Guess I still have some learnin' to do. Anyway I'll post again as I try to venture into eating again tomorrow. More later...
