Many years ago, we named our best chopper Beaver Cleaver. A funny story about the Beaver - the Beaver used to live in the bottom drawer of the kitchen cabinets. Shortly after our son was born, we had a party. One our our friends suggested we consider baby proofing our kitchen when his two year old pulled the knife out of the bottom drawer.
A good knife makes the post arch bar diet possible. I'm cleared to eat only soft foods. With a good knife, you can make mush out of just about anything.
Today I ate in a restaurant for the first time. There were ten of us celebrating my niece's high school graduation. I ordered salmon, potatoes (self mashed), and mushroom risotto. When the meal was served, I mashed, chopped, and mushed the food all together to make it nice and soft. It took tremendous concentration. When I finally looked up, I realized that everyone else had finished their meal, and while I had thought that I did a pretty good job finishing my portion, my son pointed out that at most, I consumed just a little bit of the meal and seemed to spend most of the time "playing and mashing" my food together. Based on the amount of food I brought home in the doggie bag, the boy was right.
As far as the recovery goes, the chin pain continues, and has improved slightly . The surgeon called me to check on the chin and said any improvement, even if only slightly is a positive step. I return to see the surgeon on Monday.
