I am almost 2 months post op and I am having the hardest time being able to keep meat dowm! Almost everytime I eat meat it makes me chest hurt really bad and then I vomit it all back up! Is anyone else having this problem??

I don't vomit on anything, but I noticed that steak and pork are very hard for me to eat. I feel like I can't chew them enough to get them down. chicken feels fine.

You may want to start with very slow roasted or crock-pot meats. They are a lot softer. Also, cut it into tiny pieces and use a little sauce.

GOod luck!

The tiny pieces really help. Also I'm sticking to ground meats right now and that works well for me.

I'm 3 months out. I tried beef fajita meat, and it didn't feel so good going down. Moist, lean steak cut up small is okay for me, and so is chicken thighs/breasts, pork, and ground beef/turkey.

ETA: There's always good ol' Tuna!

I am also 2 month's out tomorrow, but I am having NO issues eating any meats. You may want to stick with tuna or canned chicken for awhile longer. You may just be healing slower. Also, the tiny bite suggestion may do the trick as well. I have read in some doc's guides to cut your meat into the size of a n eraser on the end of a pencil.

Sorry you're having such a hard time with meat...how are you doing on the rest of the foods you have tried?

My doc said to avoid red meat for 6 months following surgery because our new tummies don't take to it well, so I'm planning to follow that advice. If I do happen to have red meat, it will likely be ground beef and not steak which is tougher; especially since I like mine well which my hubby calls shoe leather!!

I just started on pureed foods, found that I need to add stock or sauce to meats or they hurt me. Thinking that I'm going to need to make super moist meats a priority when cooking.

I have a really hard time with chicken... unless its really moist - it must have sauce or gravy otherwise it gets stuck and come back up.

It was around 5-6 months before I could comfortably eat steak or pork without chooping it into tiny pieces and going real slow. Don't fret though, I had nice 4 oz of ribeye just this week and don't have to worry eating it in any special way--pretty normal now just able to split 8oz with the wife and feel nice and full.