I’ve really been thinking about this since my swallow test last Thursday. But before I say seriously write about this and all of my concerns regarding my chewing abilities, I first need to write about it using my inappropriate humor before I think you read about it seriously.
i’ve been drinking my breakfast and lunch for a while now but I am extremely concerned about my chewing abilities these days. Sean came over yesterday and brought pierogi from Sabina‘s. When he brought the food in, I explained to him that he should cut the pirogi in half and put that in the largest Pampered Chef bowl and bring me a fork.
He did just that and brought me milk to eat. We sat and ate and it takes me a lot longer to eat now! He brought me a ramekin of sour cream. He ate the food and we talked. I couldn’t believe how long it was taking me to eat potato pirogi! Chewing is seriously an issue for me now!
I asked Sean to bring me more sour cream as I was finished with that and still had pirogi left. He got it and said to me, “I can’t believe you are ruining a good pierogi with sour cream“ I started to laugh and explained to him that I am NOT Polish! It was his turn to laugh and he said yes he put more sour cream in the ramekin, “You Mexicans LOVE your sour cream!”
We both laughed for a while because he is Mexican to! When I was first introduced out to pierogi, It was served with sour cream and I really like it! Seriously though, the speech pathologist told me last Thursday that I should use lots of sauces and gravies when I eat to make what I am eating softer and easier to chew.
I really don’t like thinking about that because there’s so many foods that I no longer can enjoy but I would used to laugh at Sean and me having differences in the evening pierogi because I can eat that! I just think that from now on, my pierogi needs to be cut in fourths so it’s easier for me to chew. But for now, I will just laugh about pierogi and sour cream instead of thinking about my loss of ability to chew.