Stomach Peg Original Soup™ SPOS Updated February 24th, 2015
Since I have 6 cartons of IsoSource to consume a day I pour them down my tube at Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner - or in my case 9:00 AM; 3:00PM and 9:00PM.
Every three hours, between those meals I pour 120 cc of SPOS per "SNACK" the major reason is pain meds that might upset my stomach.
STOMACH PEG ORIGINAL SOUP™ RECIPE with IsoSource
7 leaves of Kale Chopped
7 finely chopped carrots
2 turnips finely chopped
1 Onion finely chopped
2 celery stalks finely chopped
1-2 teaspoons of turmeric
1 DASH of Bell’s Seasoning
1 teaspoon of salt
1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 Mystery vegetable
From the large pot of pureed veggies I take a long handled mesh strainer over a 2 cup measuring cup to screen out the last of the large pieces that would not fit down the G-tube. I find tapping the center of the strainer helps drains the strainer better.
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Monday, February 23, 2015
Stomach Peg Original Soup(tm) SPOS - Ingestible Medicines
Stomach Peg Original Soup™ SPOS Updated January 2016
Currently my Nutritionist has asked me to consume 6 containers of IsoSource 1.5 Cal Tube feeding Formula. the simple answer is two cans each at Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. Which for me is 9:00 AM; 3:00 PM and 9:00 PM.
UPDATE: December 2015 - my Nutritionist said that I could switch to Soylent or Orgain if my insurance won't pay for IsoSource. The reasoning was that half my diet was "REAL FOOD" and I have maintained my weight for almost a year. I opted for monthly 36 bottles of Soylent delivered to the house.
INGESTIBLE MEDICINES/VITAMINS
I also have several ingestible pills that I need to consume at those times. I prepare a small ceramic coffee creamer cup of tap-hot-water, about an inch (3 cm) and drop each pill into the cup and wait until they dissolve. Usually less than two minutes. I then add room or refridgerator cold liquid like non-dairy milk or IsoSource to cool it down to luke warm. I use the creamer to fill the 60 cc monoject syringe which is connected to my G-tube. I've also used a Pyrex 2 cup measuring bowl. I find the one cup version does not give me enough room to put in enough cooling liquid.
UPDATE: January 2016- I have discovered that the Aleve green Liqui-Gels, in hot water, pops open in a few minutes and releases the medicine in the water, so I don't have to wait until the gel dissolves. And Yes, the medicine is a white powder and the Liqui-Gel is colored green. I puck the Liqui-Gel out once the medicine is released
I prefer to hand fill the "powdery" medicines slurry to make sure that I eventually wash them into my G-tube. I pour the IsoSource into my creamer too, to further wash the medicines into the tube. And follow up with a minimum of 60 cc of clear water to clear the G-tube. This doesn't leave much room for SPOS.
There are other medicines I need to ingest every three hours, and I use the SPOS as both a push, and a way to comfort the stomach from harsh chemicals. I typically ingest 120 cc of SPOS and a final rinse of water to clean out the G-tube system.
STOMACH PEG ORIGINAL SOUP™ RECIPE (Protein-less stock)
7 leaves of Kale Chopped
7 finely chopped carrots
2 turnips finely chopped
1 Onion finely chopped
2 celery stalks finely chopped
1-2 teaspoons of turmeric
1 DASH of Bell’s Seasoning
1 teaspoon of salt
1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 Mystery vegetable (finely chopped)
I have a large pot on the stove, which I screen out the larger chunks on an as need basis.
Enjoy
Jeff Scott Hoyland
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I have created a companion page on Facebook called: 100 Meals Pureed - Recipes for Head and Neck Cancer Survivors. Sometimes it is easier to share a FB page than send a blog address.
Currently my Nutritionist has asked me to consume 6 containers of IsoSource 1.5 Cal Tube feeding Formula. the simple answer is two cans each at Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. Which for me is 9:00 AM; 3:00 PM and 9:00 PM.
UPDATE: December 2015 - my Nutritionist said that I could switch to Soylent or Orgain if my insurance won't pay for IsoSource. The reasoning was that half my diet was "REAL FOOD" and I have maintained my weight for almost a year. I opted for monthly 36 bottles of Soylent delivered to the house.
INGESTIBLE MEDICINES/VITAMINS
I also have several ingestible pills that I need to consume at those times. I prepare a small ceramic coffee creamer cup of tap-hot-water, about an inch (3 cm) and drop each pill into the cup and wait until they dissolve. Usually less than two minutes. I then add room or refridgerator cold liquid like non-dairy milk or IsoSource to cool it down to luke warm. I use the creamer to fill the 60 cc monoject syringe which is connected to my G-tube. I've also used a Pyrex 2 cup measuring bowl. I find the one cup version does not give me enough room to put in enough cooling liquid.
UPDATE: January 2016- I have discovered that the Aleve green Liqui-Gels, in hot water, pops open in a few minutes and releases the medicine in the water, so I don't have to wait until the gel dissolves. And Yes, the medicine is a white powder and the Liqui-Gel is colored green. I puck the Liqui-Gel out once the medicine is released
I prefer to hand fill the "powdery" medicines slurry to make sure that I eventually wash them into my G-tube. I pour the IsoSource into my creamer too, to further wash the medicines into the tube. And follow up with a minimum of 60 cc of clear water to clear the G-tube. This doesn't leave much room for SPOS.
There are other medicines I need to ingest every three hours, and I use the SPOS as both a push, and a way to comfort the stomach from harsh chemicals. I typically ingest 120 cc of SPOS and a final rinse of water to clean out the G-tube system.
STOMACH PEG ORIGINAL SOUP™ RECIPE (Protein-less stock)
7 leaves of Kale Chopped
7 finely chopped carrots
2 turnips finely chopped
1 Onion finely chopped
2 celery stalks finely chopped
1-2 teaspoons of turmeric
1 DASH of Bell’s Seasoning
1 teaspoon of salt
1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 Mystery vegetable (finely chopped)
I have a large pot on the stove, which I screen out the larger chunks on an as need basis.
Enjoy
Jeff Scott Hoyland
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I have created a companion page on Facebook called: 100 Meals Pureed - Recipes for Head and Neck Cancer Survivors. Sometimes it is easier to share a FB page than send a blog address.
Monday, February 16, 2015
Moving from 100 Meals You Never Thought You Would Eat Pureed - Recipes for Head and Neck Cancer patients to Stomach Peg Original Soup ™
WOW the world is an amazing place.
After two different bouts with oral cancer, the side-effects of radiation treatment finally caught up with me. Between my trismus and inability to swallow, I lost about 20 pounds in 3 weeks (finally bottoming out at 137 pounds). The professionals at Dana Farber agreed with me that I should surgically re-install a G-tube.
I am going back to blogging about SPOS (Stomach Peg Original Soup). I learned a lot about what constitutes a quality meal for people on a liquefied/pureed diet while writing "100 Meals You Never Thought You Would Eat Pureed - Recipes for Head and Neck Cancer patients" and plan to take that expertise back to blogging about food for the G-tube.
You would think that flavor doesn't matter if you are just pouring it directly into the stomach. Clearly you have never burped. I should be released from Brigham and Women's Hospital this week, and will start writing recipes soon after that. My original blog post on SPOS date back to 2011.
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Please add your comments and suggestions to my blog. Nice to see people from around the globe reading my blog. Please follow you want the latest recipes.
FACEBOOK
I have created a companion page on Facebook called: 100 Meals Pureed - Recipes for Head and Neck Cancer Survivors. Sometimes it is easier to share a FB page than send a blog address.
I have an additional FACEBOOK PAGE that is all about people sharing positive energy by doing good deeds that might be as simple as saying "GOOD MORNING" - TeamGoodMorning
After two different bouts with oral cancer, the side-effects of radiation treatment finally caught up with me. Between my trismus and inability to swallow, I lost about 20 pounds in 3 weeks (finally bottoming out at 137 pounds). The professionals at Dana Farber agreed with me that I should surgically re-install a G-tube.
I am going back to blogging about SPOS (Stomach Peg Original Soup). I learned a lot about what constitutes a quality meal for people on a liquefied/pureed diet while writing "100 Meals You Never Thought You Would Eat Pureed - Recipes for Head and Neck Cancer patients" and plan to take that expertise back to blogging about food for the G-tube.
You would think that flavor doesn't matter if you are just pouring it directly into the stomach. Clearly you have never burped. I should be released from Brigham and Women's Hospital this week, and will start writing recipes soon after that. My original blog post on SPOS date back to 2011.
COMMENTS
Please add your comments and suggestions to my blog. Nice to see people from around the globe reading my blog. Please follow you want the latest recipes.
I have created a companion page on Facebook called: 100 Meals Pureed - Recipes for Head and Neck Cancer Survivors. Sometimes it is easier to share a FB page than send a blog address.
I have an additional FACEBOOK PAGE that is all about people sharing positive energy by doing good deeds that might be as simple as saying "GOOD MORNING" - TeamGoodMorning
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