Horrible Dining Experience

Oct 25, 2015

Oh what a night.  

I am on Pre-Op Diet Stage One, Day 12 - 3-4 protein shakes and 1 meal/day.  Last night, I made a really yummy meal consisting of teriyaki salmon and steamed broccoli.  It was delicious!  I picked out the pin bones from my fish and put them on the side of my plate, like I usually do.  I finished eating and felt something in my throat, so I drank some water.  Well, that didn't help, so I stuck my finger back there to see if I could get it, but I ended up gagging myself.  I threw up my WHOLE dinner before I was able to reach back there and get the pin bone out of my throat and get the involuntary muscles to stop forcing me to throw up.  I was absolutely devastated, but at least I got to taste it, unlike other situations like dropping it on the floor.  My one meal for the day, ruined.  It was sad.  My son was scared to death because I was sitting there and all the sudden I'm throwing up in my garbage can next to my desk.  Apparently the pin bone that got lodged in my throat slid over to my broccoli and was disguised because my last bite was broccoli.  Ugh.... :(  Of course I only bought enough for the one meal, no extras.  From now on, I will be picking the bones out before I even put it on my plate. 

I don't know if it's normal or just me, but I've been very edgy the past 2-3 days - irritable for no apparent reason.  I don't know if it's me being frustrated with seeing and smelling all the good things everybody around me is eating or just me being bitchy - maybe a bit of both.  I see my endocrinologist tomorrow and then the dietician on Tuesday...  Hopefully I've made good progress and can move on to Pre-Op Diet Stage Two - All shakes.  Eeks!  

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