Hi all, I am soooooooooo confused as to what I can and can't eat the first days/weeks. Many of you are on liquids for the first two weeks but I was banded on June 1st and on June 3rd my doc called me to see how I was doing and in the conversation he said i can begin my mushy stage. So what is mushy stage? Can I eat anything as long as I chew the heck out of it and make it mushy.

Please help me understand a bit more. Thanks

According to my doctor's office, mush means blended up or pureed before it goes into your mouth. That way you can't accidentally swallow something too big. So yogurt, applesauce, thin oatmeal, are good choices. What I did was to put whatever I made for my family for dinner into a blender with some liquid (chicken broth, mushroom soup- depending on what I was blending up). The beginning of the mushy stage I made it the consistency of applesauce. During the second week, I made it a bit thicker.

It's normal not to have any restriction at this point. (or to have very little.) You won't start to get restriction until you start to get fills.

Thanks Jen that helps. I actually have been doing the yogurt, applesauce, etc I just been wanting to do other stuff. But I guess I must stick to the rules.