I would like to know what your Dr.'s post op diet consists of? Seems like mine is so rushed....I dont understand why some ppl have clear liquids, why the post op diets are SO different but we all had the same surgery!?

First 6 weeks: PUREED FOODS

BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER

2oz PROTEIN, 2oz PROTEIN, 2oz PROTEIN

1oz fruit, 1oz veg., 1oz starch

WEEKS 7-12

Same as above but NOT pureed.

MONTH 3-6

BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER

2oz PROTEIN 2oz PROTEIN 2oz PROTEIN

2 FRUIT 2oz VEG 2oz STARCH

MONTHS 6-9

Same as months 3-6 but add 1 oz protein to each meal.

days after surgery

1-10 clear liquids

11-20 refried Beans, cottage cheese, eggs, & Protein

21-30 chicken, turkey, & fish string cheese

1 mth veggies & other cheeses

4 mths everything (no red meat til 4 mths)

This is their diet for bypass patients though they don't have anything different at this time.

It wasn't hard for me and everything I was eating "felt safe" on my new tummy.

I am just having a really hard time getting in all my calories.. nut told me I am not eating enough.

Mine is similar to Libby's. 10 days of clears, a week of full liquids, mushies for a week to 10 days, then soft foods for as long as necessary. No meats, even pureed, for at least the first 30 days.

Every surgeon is different. Follow your surgeon's advice, unless eating purees that early out is difficult for you. If you start to have heartburn or pain, maybe step back and do liquids for a day or two. But there are other people here that left the hospital on purees, even if they are the minority.

Do what your surgeon says, unless you have an issue.

~Cheri

Thanks guys!