All this talk of soup made me remember what happened when I was 16 & had my lower jaw bone lengthened- and my jaw was wired shut for 8 weeks. This was 17 years ago, so I was in the hospital for a few days after my surgery & on IV fluids & such. I did eat a little at the hospital...it was funny when someone in dietary screwed up and figured I should graduate from 'liquid' diet to soft foods...didn't work very well as you can imagine. Once I got home, I was drinking a cup of broth off chicken noodle soup 4 times a day and can of soda or something like that. I wasn't hungry...but I also had no energy at all- taking a bath was a major accomplishment. It finally dawned on me that I was trying to live- and recover from surgery- on less then 400 calories per day...no wonder I felt like crap. I was so petrified my oral surgeon would make me drink Ensure (about the only option back then), that I never told him how much weight I lost in the first 10 days post op and made sure I wore clothes that hid when I saw him. I also started drinking Carnation Instant Breakfast and my mom made me home made pudding that was thin enough I could 'drink' it and a thin pumkin custard that was really good. By the time my 8 weeks was up, it was amazing to see how creative you can get to get food in when you have to be.
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