katie09/21/2016

I felt the same way. Fat-free refried Beans with melted cheese was my go to!! Lots of Protein. Hang in there!!

I also did not puree anything. I basically stuck with scrambled eggs, canned tuna or chicken and Protein shakes. Just start with soft foods and chew chew chew!

The one thing that was good to me pureed was rotisserie chicken in a processor w/chicken broth to keep it moist. You've got a lot of great suggestions on this thread. I'm sure you'll do just fine.
Love this site, such great support.

Plain Greek yogurt flavored with Protein powder, blended split pea Soup, blended bean soup, sweet potatoes or mashed potatoes with unflavored Protein Powder, egg salad, pureed cauliflower, soft cheeses, guacamole, hummus, cream of wheat with vanilla or chocolate Protein Powder, pureed tuna salad, refried Beans, scrambled eggs, cottage cheese, (these last 3 along with green chili sauce makes a great huevos rancheros!). And cottage cheese with Muscle Milk cake batter Protein powder makes a tasty cheesecake.
Honestly, this was my favorite food stage because everything tasted SO GOOD after a month of liquids!

Elode, you are so helpful to everyone. Just want to say thank you bunches!

@@katmaar If you don't already have something to blend with you can get the mini ninja blended/chopper at Walmart for 20 bucks. I really only used mine maybe 2-3 times though I mainly stuck with really soft foods. I hope this helps. I know it can be frustrating but take a breath and don't make it hard on yourself! Now, that will be enough of that "giving up" nonsense!!ha!

Ricotta bake was one of my favorites, along with refried Beans and homemade crab cakes ( these things are already soft so you don't need to blend them) my stage was purée /mushy combined. Look at it that way not everything had to go into A blender.

@@katmaar No that's exactly the opposite of what you need to do. Purée food is just that, food that's puréed. You can Have egg salad, tuna salad, any Soup, chili, mashed potatoes, cottage cheese, applesauce, heck just about anything. Don't worry about the calories ect...so much at this point your not going to be able to eat enough for it to really matter..( I wouldn't eat a bunch of sugar though) just make what ever you like and blend it up. Heck eat baby food if you need too. Some is actually yummy! If you need to add unflavored Protein to the mix do it. If you can get your protein from shakes ect...Then don't worry about adding it into the blend. Just eat!

@@katmaar Read this...great ideas! The Ricotta bake is to die for!
http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/2007/08/pureed-foods.html

I'm starting puréed foods and have no fucking idea what I'm doing or what to eat and it literally makes me cry. I'm ready to just give up and stop trying to eat. Sorry for the annoying rant.

I feel for you, honey. I was in the same boat! I am now 2 years post op and loving my life! For the first 10 days I was miserable and hated my decision. Everyone on this site was amazing and told me it would get better. They were right! It gets better hang in there! I found that chewing or sucking on ice chips helped get some Water down and also, making Popsicles with the flavored Protein helped me to get it down.

It definitely gets easier! The first week sucked, quite frankly...the swelling is overwhelming your stomach and just getting enough Fluid to support your body is difficult.
My surgery was 6/21 and other than the restriction I feel when eating, it's like I never had surgery. Hang in there, it does get much, much better! Congratulations on getting your surgery, you're on the loser's bench now

It definitely gets better. Your new sleeve gets used to getting fluids and figures out what to do with it, and the swelling goes down as it heals. I could only sip about an ounce (sometimes less) to start, and the bubble sensation was way weird. I'd sip sip sip for hours and barely make a dent in my bottle. Every day my tolerance got better. Now at 3 weeks, I can drink fluids normally, though I still have to go a little slow. I can take two full swallows in a row with no problem, but if I don't wait a couple of minutes before taking the next, I'll get really uncomfortable. Soft foods are going down fine, but again I'm having to REALLY slow down.
It gets better, and it gets better pretty quickly. I'm in love with my sleeve. Can't quit gushing over it.
Good luck!!

Thank you so much guys! You give me hope!!!
ChelsiCurrently

It is common to have serious buyer's remorse int he first couple of days. I had a really terrible time getting fluids in too. Some people do, some people don't. It really just depends on swelling and how your body reacts. The good news is, the swelling only lasts a few days to a week or two. So it is temporary and will get much better. My situation with fluids was that every single time I took even the *tiniest* sip, I would experience this whole sequence of events where my esophagus constricted, then I had this gurgling in the back of my throat, then I would usually have to burp. It was a whole production with every single sip.
I did find that marching in place while sipping made it a little easier. And also tried experimenting with different temperatures of liquids. Hot liquids (tea and broth) definitely seemed easier in the very beginning.
It really does get better every single day. Just focus on one minute to the next, getting your fluids and Protein in, walking as much as possible, taking your Vitamins, etc. Taking care of yourself in this first stretch is your full time job. It sucks and it is hard, but you will get through it! And if you need to cry it out, then cry it out. I cried SO MUCH in those early days!

That's awesome @@LowBMISleever I cannot guzzle liquids at all and I'm 10 weeks tommorrow. If I take 5 gulps I'll be chuckin it right back up!!! I'm sure eventually I will be able to but right now I take 3 good gulps like the old days and stop. Wait a few minutes and repeat. I'm still not clearing 64 oz a day without tons of concentration or focus on it. I'm lucky to get through 40 oz. But I agree it gets better. Try not to focus on the negatives. I loved the challenges of figuring my way around the obstacles. You will get the hang of it and things will start to feel normal. Hang in there!!!

64oz of Fluid for the first week for me was laughable. I was so excited when I got 24oz. Tomorrow, I'm exactly 8 weeks out, and I can guzzle 16 ounces at once at the gym like I used to. EVERYTHING gets better!!! Week 1 sucked. Week 2 I was hungry bc the fluids were going straight through me, sweet wonderful week 3 started purees for me and I've been the happiest little sleever since then!! Baby yourself for the next 2 weeks. It is SO worth it!! I'm down 32 pounds and can't wipe the smile off my face
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I struggled to get fluids in the first week. As in would start sipping at 6am, wouldn't go to bed until midnight and still wouldn't reach 48oz some days. You have a lot of swelling from the trauma of the surgery. Be patient with yourself but do keep sipping. It does get easier - towards the end of that first week, I turned a corner overnight and went from barely getting 44oz in to easily getting in 64oz just from one day to the next. The first week post op sucks for a lot of us, be patient and kind with yourself.

The first week post op is no fun....then things get easier, but truthfully, i didnt feel fully energetic and just normal until around 6 months post op
Concentrate on sipping and walking and if u are like the majority of folks here u will be ok
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Just try to be patient with yourself.......expecting too much too fast will certainly lead to regret. Give yourself time to heal. For me the first 6 days were difficult to get in enough Fluid but I just kept at it.....After that 6th day it was like a miracle and everything seemed back to normal. So know that it does get better.....just be a patient patient. :-)

It will get better. After the first week, it should get just a tiny bit better daily. Before you know it, you'll be able to get your Water in. But it will always be a challenge -- or, it is for me. I still have problems with plain Water at 5 months out, but I can make it work if there are no other options (finally). I add a splash of juice to everything. Lots of lemon, in a pinch. Tepid water is the most difficult thing to deal with. But quantity is no problem now.
Some people have no issues at all at this stage. Everyone's going to be a little bit different. But it gets better, and will very soon!

First, if you have a sleeve, you don't have a pouch. There truly is a difference.

Second. Yes. Liquids' sucked hard for me for a long time but they are an evil must. I could only tolerate room temperature Gatorade which I diluted 50/50 with Water. Plain Water is very hard on many sleeved people. Something about the pH (science science blah blah) something or other.

Third. Yes, it does get easier.

Fourth. Just keep sipping...

I had my sleeve done on Tuesday. I am still in a crazy amount of pain. To be expected. What I didn't realize was going to happen was going to be how hard it is to get fluids in. Currently the only thing i can get down is hot Water or hot tea. But even when i take super tiny sips of those they sit at the bottom of my esophagus and gurgle till it goes into my pouch. It's very nauseating and painful. I'm definitely in the regret stage in this surgery Did this happen to you?? Does it get easier?
ChelsiCurrently

It's kind of painful for me personally...the habit kind of forces your hand if it's hard to do
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Wow I didn't know it could cause weight gain down the road, thanks for that info.
I'm struggling with this too. Once or twice I've drank my meals and had no room for nutrients. One time I ate and drank and got sick.
I have to break this bad habit and I think it'll be the hard way for me.
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