Only four more days of solid food

"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury) 01/30/2019 at 18:33 • Filed to: None

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Since I’ll be on a liquid diet for a couple of  weeks and then a bland, mushy diet for a several weeks after that, I figured that I’d better make these last few meals count.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 01/30/2019 at 18:47

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aaand now im hungry again.... with no food in the house till i go shopping again tomorow

thats just mean!

(well... i have a nice steak in the fridge... but im not wasting that on half arsed midnight cooking with farscythe)

whats in the cup tho? looks kinda cheeselike?

WilliamsSW > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 01/30/2019 at 18:49

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Enjoy those meals - I take it you’re completely unrestricted for these few days?

Guessing that beef might be off the menu permanently after the procedure?  

Tekamul > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 01/30/2019 at 18:52

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Very nice. I whole heartedly support this approach.

The night before my surgery- that- never- was last week, I went out for a porterhouse with the same intentions. Food is worth celebrating. 

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 01/30/2019 at 19:01

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French onion soup maybe? Cheese baked on top if so.

Chariotoflove > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 01/30/2019 at 19:04

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Oh that looks good.

I think you’re doing this right.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 01/30/2019 at 19:05

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oooo... could be

its interesting is what it is :p

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 01/30/2019 at 19:10

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If french onion, tasty is also what it is. But very, very rich.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 01/30/2019 at 19:11

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Yup - French onion soup. I haven’t had it in years and figured that there was no time like the present.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > WilliamsSW 01/30/2019 at 19:18

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They haven’t put any restrictions on me for the next few days, although that may change tomorrow (pre-op consultation) . I haven’t heard anything about permanent restrictions afterwards, but that too will probably be brought up in the future.

I don’t eat a lot of beef these days; maybe a steak or two a year and the occasional burger and whatever that stuff is that Arby’s serves. Mostly chicken and some pork , although I have been leaning more towards vegetarian/pescatarian in the last year or so.

I’ll probably have to give up some favorites, like salami and other cured meats, and that’s going to be tough.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 01/30/2019 at 19:20

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fair dee doos :)

make the most of it whilst you can

like everyone else said.. i think you’ve got the right idea

DipodomysDeserti > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 01/30/2019 at 19:25

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Godspeed. There’s a lot of good liquud foods out there. Not sure how thicc is too thicc, potato  leek soup comes to mind.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > DipodomysDeserti 01/30/2019 at 19:29

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Well, after the colonoscopy I found that mashed potatoes caused too much pain. With sutures inside I’m not going to take any chances. Hopefully mom will be able to come up with some decent liquid meals; I did find a couple of immersion blenders she can use to concoct something tasty.

WilliamsSW > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 01/30/2019 at 19:39

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Yeah, the cured meats may have to go. A buddy of mine has it in his family, so he gave up red meat years ago - not sure if a doctor told him to do that or if it was on his own, but he’s always been clean, and he’s ~53 now.

When is the procedure -a few weeks away?  Good luck! 

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 01/30/2019 at 19:43

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I presume high- fiber low- stool- hardening foods are in order.

Normally for liquids I turn to something like Soylent or a meal supplement, but I presume you already have a good idea of what you are planning to eat for the coming weeks.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > WilliamsSW 01/30/2019 at 19:44

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I have to be at the hospital at 0530 on the 4th. Mom is coming in Friday afternoon, which means I have one day to get the house in shape and find a place to sleep; since I probably won’t be able to handle the 19 steps to my loft, I’ll let mom sleep up there . I have a friend coming over tomorrow after my consultation to get the rest of my surplus crap down to the basement, polish the floors and clean the dishes .

Cash Rewards > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 01/30/2019 at 19:46

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Good luck! You're braver than I am, and am definitely an inspiration. I struggle with giving up food and changing my diet following Crohn's diagnosis, and you're handling this way better. 

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 01/30/2019 at 19:52

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My normal high-fiber diet turned out to be a problem during the colonoscopy, so I’m actually avoiding that. I’ve been on stool softeners for the last week or two, and with the medicinal Drano I have to consume over the weekend I should be nice and clean internally...

My shelves are stocked with Ensure-like substances, broths, Jello, tea (I have an awesome Breville tea maker), Gatorade and ginger ale. It’s essentially the same stuff I get in the hospital when in for diverticulitis attacks.

I figure I should be fairly thin by the end of February, and that a lot of my old wardrobe will fit again. I was buying XXL sweats a few months ago and now even XL are too loose. With any luck I’ll be down to just a regular old Large in a few months.

TheRealBicycleBuck > DipodomysDeserti 01/30/2019 at 19:54

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Potato-leek soup is one of my favorites!

TheRealBicycleBuck > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 01/30/2019 at 19:55

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I would imagine that many flavors  will still be available to you as long as you have a good blender.

f86sabre > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 01/30/2019 at 20:06

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When my wife was on the liquid diet for two months last fall she went to the local frozen yogurt place and bought a big tub of the flavored bubbles. It was functionally the same as Jello. Have her a little something to chew on, but easy to digest.

We also went to the gormet section of the grocery store and got every kind of broth they had. Trips to the local pho place were also popular.

Good luck on your healing!

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 01/30/2019 at 20:19

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Sounds like you're going through a lot, and I'm glad you have a silver lining for the whole affair.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Cash Rewards 01/30/2019 at 20:20

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You would think a diagnosis of cancer would have me all depressed and melancholy, but I’ve been told that I’m taking it well. My primary care physician, who I saw yesterday, basically said that if she didn’t know my condition it would have been almost impossible to tell based on how I’m handling it. I guess I figured that this disease was in my future, and when it did finally get diagnosed I was therefore mentally prepared for it.

Today was a little more difficult as I’ve had to stop taking pain meds. Not that I was on anything serious, just OTC NSAIDs, but this is the first time in a long time that I’ve had to do without. All my old aches and pains made themselves felt, and it was a little tough to work. Whenever I wasn’t feeling all that great I’d get up and take a walk, and since we were fully staffed for the first time in a long time I didn’t feel all that guilty about it. My co-workers are quite understanding, at least on the surface, and I try not to take advantage of the situation.

Most people are actually surprised that I’m continuing to work at this rather stressful job until just a few days before surgery, although I have to admit that with all of the doctor’s appointments this month I can’t remember the last time I worked a full five days in a row ...

WilliamsSW > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 01/30/2019 at 20:22

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That will keep you busy until the 4th - will be nice to have mom around I’m sure. 

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 01/30/2019 at 20:32

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All I can do is laugh at the absurdity of this whole ordeal. I have damage to my left colon, and every year or two I end up in the hospital for treatment when I get an infection. I figured that if I was going to get colon cancer it would be on that side, in one of the polyps, and eventually I’d need surgery and then with the damaged part cut out I’d be back to a normal life like I had in my twenties and thirties.

Nope - no such luck. The tumor is in my right colon, and that’s what they’re slicing out. After all of this is done, I will still have my damaged left colon, and will continue to have a lifetime of infections and pain. ¯\_()_/¯ If there is one positive note out of all of this, they will be yanking my appendix during the surgery, so at least I’ll never have to worry about appendicitis...

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 01/30/2019 at 20:34

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Hey, if you’re gonna have the engine out, might as well do the belts, you know? 

Cash Rewards > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 01/30/2019 at 21:08

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You sound awesome!

My issue is that I’ve always had a problem with food, in that my metabolism was so high even into my thirties that it didn’t ever matter what or how much I ate. I could eat nothing but fast food and drink beer, weigh 145, have perfect cholesterol, and d o a triathlon . But now I have to watch what I eat, and give up things, and I struggle to do it because I spent my whole life not having to. In my mind it sucks, bu t in reality it really is nothing.

DipodomysDeserti > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/30/2019 at 21:10

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We had a bunch of stuff left over after Thanksgiving and decided to have friends over and cook it all up. Ended up making potato leek soup and pouring it over a bowl of stuffing. Life changing experience. That’s my new St. Paddy’s day alcohol sponge.

nermal > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 01/30/2019 at 21:40

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Make sure you get a good donut. 

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > nermal 01/30/2019 at 21:49

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Are you under the impression that anything is going to stay inside of me for any measurable length of time?

TheRealBicycleBuck > DipodomysDeserti 01/30/2019 at 22:05

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That sounds good. My favorite meal is turkey-carcass gumbo. It’s exactly what it sounds like - gumbo made from the turkey leftovers.

I just started salivating....

nermal > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 01/30/2019 at 22:06

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Good point. Make sure you eat several donuts then. 

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > nermal 01/30/2019 at 22:27

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Oh - that kind of donut...