My mom had RNY last Tuesday. I agreed to be her "coach" or support person or whatever each surgeon likes to call it. I stayed with her in the hospital, leaving only long enough to go down to the cafeteria. I am overweight myself, and hoping this is the answer she's been praying for. At this point, however, I'm worried. She's supposed to be on liquids only for 2 weeks. Last night I caught her licking a piece of cheese, and I nearly fainted with worry that she might swallow it. Tonight she was straining the soup from chicken noodle and I saw her put a noodle in her mouth and stood there with my jaw down. She spit it out and said, "What? I just wanted the soup off of it." She keeps telling me she wants to lick a potato chip, because she wants that salty taste. I am working half days this week and next in an attempt to not take so much time away from my job (I teach band, and there is no sub for me when I'm away -- my classes are pulled out, so they just stay in their normal classes if I'm not there), but now I'm scared that I should stay home in case she does something crazy and eats what she shouldn't. I need help from those of you who've been through this. I'd love advice, and I really want to know what to do to be supportive but not the food police at the same time.
Thanks for any help you can offer!!
Kim