I had my first fill yesterday. (You all were right. I had nothing to fear! No big deal at all; what a relief!) After my fill the nurse told me I was to be on clear liquids for 24 hours and full liquids for an entire week. We have two holiday parties this weekend; one Friday and one Saturday. I asked her about eating a small amount of soft foods at both parties. She said it would be totally fine and to just eat "what I could, when I could". I'm a play-by-the-rules kind of girl, so I'm confused by this. Is it important to stay on liquids for an entire week or not? Being good to my band is more important to me than a holiday party, but at the same time I'll be living a social nightmare at my husband's office party sitting with my empty plate at a very upscale restaurant. Help!

After my fills, I'm told to stay on liquids the rest of the day and then mushies the following day. After that, it's back to normal food. If I were you, I would see what you can tolerate after a few days and then go that route.

Every doctor is different, and by all means you should follow his rules as much as you can.

My doctor has me do liquids the remainder of the day of the fill, and then he stresses to go back on solids the next day.