Hello Mary,
I fully understand what you are going through in the food department..lol...I was about 2 weeks post-op at Thanksgiving (what you will be at Christmas). Will you be allowed to be on a soft diet by then? At our dinner I had mashed potatoes with gravy, a very small amount of turkey with gravy and a very small amount of cornbread dressing with gravy!! It was awesome! As long as I had gravy over everything to make it that very soft stage, I did just fine! Anyway, just thought I would pass on some ideas. Always follow Dr.'s orders, but if he gives you the "ok" for a soft diet, you can have a very good meal! Hope your holidays are awesome...and let "everyone" there take care of you! Let them entertain each other and do all the cleaning up! You "deserve" the rest! Be pampered! Love and Light,