Thanksgiving Food. Before or after take down.

Im having my takedown surgery "kinda freaked out that i have to be awake through it tho." around thanksgiving and i was wondering will they let me eat the same amounts of food or would they make me eat simple foods?

When your awake through the takedown "closing up of the stoma" surgery is it mentally painful? ehh im sure ill end up just going through it and when its over ill lie to myself and say it was nothing hehehe.

Wait what? Awake takedown? That's new. Although, I'm assuming you will have an epidural kinda like when women give birth.
My surgeon explained to me that the takedown is nothing more than reconnecting the loop ileo and pushing it back down into you then stitching up the hole.

I have never heard of this awake busuiness. What is the reasoning there? Seriously, that sounds ridiculous.

Personally, I wouldn't want to be awake for it. When it comes to surgery, ignorance is bliss, in my opinion. Since it's not for another 6 weeks, can you tell them that you would rather be asleep for it?

I had a stoma taken down once and had to be on a liquid diet at first, then cream soups, then soft food, and slowly work my way up to a normal diet. So, I'm thinking you will not be able to a Thanksgiving dinner so soon after surgery. Your mom could always cook you a nice turkey dinner with all the fixin's once you're able to pig out again!