So, I am 2 weeks and 1 day post op- and I visited with my surgeon yesterday. He said that for this week to do puree food, and then next wednesday I can start introducing real food (Such as shredded chicken, string cheese, etc.) I also have some kaiser papers that give information on when/how to introduce veggies and how to cook them for a while. I was just wondering if anyone else was given similar information about re-introducing food? He said I'd be eating pretty normally by the second week of May.

Wow, that's fast. I'd say just take it easy and if anything bothers you just back off, mushies are always an option.

Day 5 post op my doctor said I could eat mushies... I didn't try until today.. day 9.. and I thought I was going to die... I took 2 really small bites of mushy quiche.. just the egg part..i chewed well and it just seemed to get stuck somewhere along the way.... it gave me hiccups, to i took a tiny sip of Water.. then ended up in the bathroom puking.... I'm going back on liquids for 2 more weeks to give the swelling time to go down then I'm going to do mushies... I'm just going to stick with the Cornell VSG Diet Guidelines.. here's a link: http://www.sleeveguide.com/new-post-op.html

Just do whatever makes you feel comfortable.... and good luck!!

Day 5 post op my doctor said I could eat mushies... I didn't try until today.. day 9.. and I thought I was going to die... I took 2 really small bites of mushy quiche.. just the egg part..i chewed well and it just seemed to get stuck somewhere along the way.... it gave me hiccups, to i took a tiny sip of Water.. then ended up in the bathroom puking.... I'm going back on liquids for 2 more weeks to give the swelling time to go down then I'm going to do mushies... I'm just going to stick with the Cornell VSG Diet Guidelines.. here's a link: http://www.sleevegui...ew-post-op.html

Just do whatever makes you feel comfortable.... and good luck!!

Thanks for posting the link to the Cornell guidelines Starygirl. I have pretty extensive instructions from my nutritionist but I am going to take a look at these and compare! We are all unique in how quickly we can transition to foods. I tried a bit of oatmeal for Breakfast this morning and that was an adventure. I made 1/2 cup which was a joke of course. I put about 1/4 cup of cooked oatmeal in my bowl with splenda and had a couple of tiny bites. It took me 45 minutes to eat about 1/8 of a cup and I reheated it during that time too. It tasted good though to have something that wasn't a pureed Soup or Protein shake! Can't wait for a scrambled egg!