I Can Eat!

I went back to the dentist on Monday. I was kind of nervous, because last week's visit wasn't all that I had hoped for. This week, I got the same person who took my initial impressions for my actual dentures. She is incredibly kind and patient, and she is my favorite, because of this. She had to do multiple tries this week to get it right, but she never got impatient or told me that I had to get used to it. She looked at where they were rubbing, and told me she could fix it and that is what she proceeded to do.

After that, I went to the fancy grocery store that they have in Tyler. It's called Fresh and it's owned by a local chain as their one and only upscale store. It's a trial run and if it goes well here, they may expand that branch of their company. They have the most incredible food there. I bought hummus and gluten-free crackers, some rare roast beef, chicken salad, and some sliced turkey. The store is one giant sample-fest. I swear that with little effort you could easily eat your entire lunch there without visiting each sampler more than once. I had a sample of turkey (yay! meat!), steak (that was a little ambitious, but I did it!), a cheese cracker with a schmear of flavored feta, and a bite of bread (just one!) It is amazing being able to chew again. I am forever astounded at the number of things that we take for granted in our lives. Simple things like being able to walk and talk and eat, lose the ability to do any of these things and then re-gain the ability and your life is forever changed.

Last night I ate a chili dog from Sonic. Just the 6 inch. I cut it up and ate it with a fork, but being able to eat meat again is wonderful. I'm giving myself a small break from worrying about what I eat while I continue to learn how to eat and have a small respite eating somethings that I thought I'd never be able to eat again. And don't worry, few of them are carby. Mostly I've missed eating meat and salad, but a taco might find it's way here as well.