Surgeon Said Skip Mushies?

[Nicole W 0]

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.

[Rootman 1,101]

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

[Coookies 13]

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!!

[Beadingnurse 116]

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!