I am 9 days post op. I have been healing well and went to work last Thursday. As of two days ago, I had a little bread with my soup. I later had mashed potatoes for dinner and then refried beans the next day. I am feeling well and have not had any stomach pains after eating. I thought I was following my diet, but in browsing through my materials realized that I should still be on foods that fit through a straw...and this is for another week! OMG I don’t want to mess this up, but I feel fine. If my body is not giving me negative signs, and I doing okay? Or, is there another reason that I should not be having thicker foods yet? Any thoughts?

I am 9 days post op. I have been healing well and went to work last Thursday. As of two days ago, I had a little bread with my soup. I later had mashed potatoes for dinner and then refried beans the next day. I am feeling well and have not had any stomach pains after eating. I thought I was following my diet, but in browsing through my materials realized that I should still be on foods that fit through a straw...and this is for another week! OMG I don’t want to mess this up, but I feel fine. If my body is not giving me negative signs, and I doing okay? Or, is there another reason that I should not be having thicker foods yet? Any thoughts?

Bread especially. It expands in your pouch when it gets wet. I can not have bread even now because it gets stuck. You should follow your doctors instructions. I don't think you have done any harm but you could wind up getting stuck if you push yourself ahead of where you are supposed to be. You aren't on regular foods normally until after 6 weeks. So stick to the stages. Take it slow. You will experience the taste of real food again.:wink2:

Congratulations by the way.