I was sleeved on 3/21 so I am almost 3 weeks out. I was on liquids for 7 days after surgery and then moved to pureed foods. I stayed on pureed foods for a couple days and then started incorporating soft foods.

Did I mess up by doing that? I've been able to eat grilled chicken, small bites of baked/smashed potatoes, lean turkey deli meat, crackers (only 1 or 2), oatmeal..pretty much any food that I can chew up really well.

I haven't had any problems digesting it at all! Did my stomach maybe just heal faster or did I move on too quickly?

I feel like I'm eating a healthy diet now, instead of being on just mushies.

you did move to quickly ,as the reason ur suppose to be on liquid and phase 2 for 20 days is to let your stomach heal and not have to processor the harder foods. but if you feel okay i think you should just keep it that way,but u need to start following directions as a simple mistake may cause problems such as ulcers,hernias and so forth

And a leak. People get leaks from putting too much pressure on the staple line.

Ii would back off and follow what your doctor said to do. For all the reasons mentioned- a little vigilance now for a healthy life with a healed whole stomach is not too much to do...

I agree with those suggesting you follow your doctor's advice at this point! The last think you want is to damage the staple line!

FWIW, my program moves to basically all foods (with a few exceptions) from day three/four post-op. The underlying approach is, as long as food is tolerated by the sleeve, very well-chewed and not stuffed in too much, it's allowed. Though Protein is important, the program calls for a balance of fruit/veg and carbs as well. And, as the OP alluded to, they believe it's much better for the body/energy and the entire digestive system to not get "lazy" on liquids and purees; they also don't have evidence that this approach causes leaks. (My program is very experienced and academically oriented, and the surgeons and head doctors have done several major studies (esp in re: to the VSG; they also stopped doing lap-band already a couple year ago) and are all well-published in the literature.)

So the "stages" aren't written in stone. However, at the end of the day, I think this is just another example of how pre-op and post-op diets and approaches vary so widely for different surgeons/programs.

I would check the literature from your surgeon or call the office to find out what his/her diet progression is. Mine is 7 days liquids then 3 weeks of pureed or mushies. Then at 1 mo I go to soft food stage. But every surgeon's office is different so its important to do what yours tell you to do.

Call your doc or doc assistant and tell them you might have misunderstood the post op diet, tell them how you've been eating and ask them what to do. My sense is they'll say it's okay and as long as you're tolerating you should be fine. I wouldn't * assume* that though, make the call.

I called him and he said that as long as I am not eating over 1/2 a cup of food at a time, and I am tolerating everything well that it is okay. I am eating about 1/4 cup of food at a time right now and feeling satisfied.

You'll never know how bad this makes me want to whip up some tuna salad or egg salad. I was sleeved before you and I'm still on darn full liquids. I've never craved tuna so bad in my life!! LOL!

I did exactly as you did. From the day I was released from the hospital I was drinking soup that had been pureed. Some of my paperwork was contradicting and so I got confused. Anyway, after a week I was eating baby food and didn't have any problems. Now it has been just over 3 weeks and I'm eating turkey and fish and alot of cottage cheese without any problems. I did sort of have a problem when I tried eating part of a fried egg but not a problem when I ate a soft boiled egg. I think it's because the soft boiled is softer and glides down easier. I also don't understand why people had such a problem getting the liquid protein down. The kind I bought was delicious and you only have to mix it with 3 ounces of water. It tastes just like chocolate milk and it has 18 grams of protein and 100 calories in that little amount. Downing that 3 times per day was easy. I purchased it from Trader Joe's and also a Health Food store. On the front it says "#1 Designer Whey Protein in America" or something like that.