Hi everyone, day 11 after my surgery, and I am starving!!! I cheated and had me some noddle soup with some mash potatoes with mashed carrots, started to feel alittle wierd after I ate, is this normal? hate liquid diets I am tired of the same chicken and beef broth! please advise! thanks

It's definitely not going to kill you. The post op diet can be hard. Just stick to it and you will be on to solids soon!

What you ate does not sound bad. But be careful. Your body is still healing and adjusting to the band. Just make sure to puree and eat really soft, mushy foods. If you have to, add chicken broth to the foods to really soften them up. But really try to stick to liquids as much as you can. Good luck on your journey!! It'll be the best decision you ever made!

I have cheated a little bit myself. I wouldnt worry to much. I think the weird feeling is psychological

Chinese Hot and Sour soup. Take out all the stuff and just have the broth. Nice break from plain old broth.

This is the hardest phase you'll have to go through after surgery. It's not going to kill you to cheat a little, and at least what you cheated with wasn't too bad, but try to keep on track as much as possible, especially if you felt weird after eating it. You can do it!!!

I had my surgery November 7 th......I was able to go to liquid puree right after surgery.....that's for week 1-2. Puree meat. Puree veges and fruits cottage cheese. Mashed potatoes. Yogurt So I'm very careful. But I am still able to start making good choices for myself.......the dietitian wanted us to get our protien from regular foods....... Weeks 3-4. Soft foods....then on to regular foods............ Hugs Laura

I did liquids for a week and a half and had such heartburn from it that I couldn't take it anymore. I decided to do mashed potatoes and noodle soup four days before my two week check up which was when I was supposed to start mushy foods. I felt so much better after I put some consistancy in my belly! Do small bites and if it settles well do some more..but don't over do it, throwing up is NOT FUN! good luck!!

I cheated today. I am 2wks post op and I had bread that I baked. I think it got stuck and I am dying. I have burped and thrown up foamy stuff for 21/2 hrs. I will NEVER do that again. I hope I haven't messed anything up.

I did that too! I was one week post op and tried to eat baked potato and beans and it got stuck, I have never been stuck again so I'm really careful. I really don't eat too much now. Good Luck!

Chinese Hot and Sour Soup. Take out all the stuff and just have the broth. Nice break from plain old broth.

Definitely!!!Strained mine, gave the veggies to Hubby! Yummy!!!

I cheated today. I am 2wks post op and I had bread that I baked. I think it got stuck and I am dying. I have burped and thrown up foamy stuff for 21/2 hrs. I will NEVER do that again. I hope I haven't messed anything up.

My sons 1st stuck episode was toast. And I thought was going to die when I tried to eat a a roast beef on a small bun. Worst case of pb'ing ever!

I took 2 nibbles of bread and started coughing. And I'm curious how this happens when all I have is the empty band on me. I am 14 days post op with no restriction. Why must I do liquids??? Grrrr!

I did the same thing. After a week and a half of the liquid diet I couldn't take it anymore (bandster hell for sure) so I took 1/2 cup of mashed potatoes with chicken broth and I made it very very soupy and I was in heaven!! I never ventured towards breads or pieces of meet during my post op, but I had to do something and the mashed potatoes blended with chicken broth did the trick. Good luck to you

I took 2 nibbles of bread and started coughing. And I'm curious how this happens when all I have is the empty band on me. I am 14 days post op with no restriction. Why must I do liquids??? Grrrr!

At 14 days, you likely still have swelling. Also, you can have restriction with nothing in the band. I do. I am 5 weeks post op and went for my first fill last Friday , but didn't need one. I'm losing with just the band in place. You still have a band around your stomach. That in itself, is restricting. Lots of people can't do bread anyway. It balls up in there and is difficult to get down.