I'm 5 days out of surgery. And I'm aloud to eat chicken noodle, chicken and rice and vegetable soup on my plan. So I tried and can eat canned ravioli home made chilli and chedder and brocolli soup from Panara. I can eat it with no pain. I only eat less then 1/2c. Is this weird to be able to do this?

Were you given a post-op diet to follow? I'd stick with what the surgeon recommends.

still early post op for you..could still be very swollen inside...lucky nothing has happened...its best to go by your doctors instructions (to allow your insides to heal).

No. Not at all. I've always thought most of these post-op diets are far too cautious. I was allowed to eat pureed and noodles 4 days post op and mushies 8 days post op.

However, I see many people post here who find it hard to even drink Water a week post op. If your doc says it's OK, follow his guidelines.

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Panera stuff is high in calories I think he meant chicken soup from a can not stuff from panera. If he said you can go to soft foods I think he meant like campbells chicken and rice soup.

As long as you are following your doctors post op diet, that is fine. Every doctor has different post op instructions for various reasons. If you are unsure I would recommend calling your doctor to verify what you can and cannot eat.

Good luck to you.

I don't think that's weird that you are able to eat those foods you listed- they're soft foods and some will slide right thorugh your band. I do, however, think that this stage of your surgery is for healing and what I call "training mode". We are being reprogrammed to think, eat, and function like a person without an eating disorder. What we do now, in my opinion, is going to set the tone for the future. The more we give in and go off of our doctor's plans, we're only hurting ourselves. I recommed that you follow your doctor and nutritionists recommendations in order to ensure optimum nutrition and weight loss. You can do this! Just stay strong and don't give in to your temptations!

Oh I should also mention that I have a rare kidney disease. And salt and protein are bad for me. Have ever seen the sodium in soup? even low sodium is 900. I have already checked with my Nephrologist he said to try not to go to far. Great huh, I have IGA nephropathy. So I got this cause it will help after this protein phase. I talked to my doctor she said to make home made soup. But how many times can you eat chicken noodle. Thanks for the input. I will see my doctor in 2 days and talk more about this.

Oh I should also mention that I have a rare kidney disease. And salt and Protein are bad for me. Have ever seen the sodium in soup? even low sodium is 900. I have already checked with my Nephrologist he said to try not to go to far. Great huh, I have IGA nephropathy. So I got this cause it will help after this protein phase. I talked to my doctor she said to make home made soup. But how many times can you eat chicken noodle. Thanks for the input. I will see my doctor in 2 days and talk more about this.

I too have IGA nephropathy and wondering about the protein intake. My nutritionist wants me to put in at least 80g of protein. I am going to ask my nephrologist about this next time I see him if that is ok and what is his take on how much protein I should be taking per day. Did your nephrologist told you how much protein can you have per day?

I was allowed the can soups but I was told to blend them. I agree with others stick to what Dr says. Also those soups are not really mushie. They pretty much diseagrate. quickly.

I was allowed full liquids within 24 hours, mushies within 3 days and solids in a week. I had one day of Clear Liquids. Those were my dr's instructions so that is what I did. Every dr hones their technique for the way they do surgery and let's face it, some are cautious and some are confident. My dr had been doing lapband surgery for over 8 years when he banded me so if he told me I could eat, I ate.

I don't think it set me up badly in the long run either, because I had a lot of success with the band and over a long time too. Just don't depart from his instructions because right now, he's YOUR expert when it comes to your band.

I am already on soft foods.. It's been 10 Day since my surgery.. After my esophagram .. My doctor put me on soft foods as tolerated

The only time I eat this is lunch and dinner. I follow everything else. But I have one more question. Cause my doctors paper doesn't say. Are you not supposed drink during Snacks or only after a meal?.......breakfast,lunch and dinner.

PS: Thanks guys

My drs orders are every time I eat wait 20 minutes to drink . If you aren't sure about something calling your doctor would be the best bet.

I too have IGA nephropathy and wondering about the Protein intake. My nutritionist wants me to put in at least 80g of protein. I am going to ask my nephrologist about this next time I see him if that is ok and what is his take on how much protein I should be taking per day. Did your nephrologist told you how much protein can you have per day?

No he didn't. I have to see him in a month. Do you get headaches from salty or fryed food? Mine are nasty. It's like a migraine.

My dr doesn't have a lot of rules, but not drinking while you ate was one of them. And when I was in my green zone, to be honest I couldn't really drink if I ate hard Protein. There wasn't enough room for both.

I know some drs don't like you drinking before you eat, but I always did. For one thing, it was so I didn't get thirsty afterwards, and secondly, it dulled any 'hunger' that was actually thirst, and thirdly, I couldn't see how drinking before would cause the band to not work (mechanically). After eating, sure, but before? Didn't make sense to me.