Today I'm 8 days post op. I have been hungry for the past couple of days. My doctor has me on 2 weeks full liquids. Today I ate about 3 teaspoons of refried beans. I'm not having any problems. I'm just scared that I might cause a leak..... I've read post were people were already eating soft foods by day 8.... Anyone know if it's okay to eat this early post op?

Today I'm 8 days post op. I have been hungry for the past couple of days. My doctor has me on 2 weeks full liquids. Today I ate about 3 teaspoons of refried Beans. I'm not having any problems. I'm just scared that I might cause a leak..... I've read post were people were already eating soft foods by day 8.... Anyone know if it's okay to eat this early post op?

No it shouldn't hurt you at all. . . it was refried beans and that is on the list of mushies. . . however, go back to your full liquids. . .it's a bit safer just cause your tummy is still healing. . .HEY, you could add some broth to those refried beans and make them a full liquid and it wouldn't hurt at all! I know people who ate after 1 week post op. . . but again it depends on what your doctor wants you to do. . it's temporary and you'll be eating soon. . . just hang in there ! Good luck!

Today I'm 8 days post op. I have been hungry for the past couple of days. My doctor has me on 2 weeks full liquids. Today I ate about 3 teaspoons of refried Beans. I'm not having any problems. I'm just scared that I might cause a leak..... I've read post were people were already eating soft foods by day 8.... Anyone know if it's okay to eat this early post op?

I know how tempting it can be to eat mushies when your still on full liquids... lol i was there.. but follow your doctors diet My dr's diet goes from full liquids for 5 wks straight to solids.. so because of that.. he has allowed me to incorporate some mushies like refried beans. They are SO good compared to the full liquid diet but at only 8 days out I'd stay strict to your diet. You want to maximize your weight loss as much as possible.. and you'll do that by following it exactly. Your on day 8 and you have full liquids for 2 wks.. so less than a week and you can eat those refried beans and many other things, hang tight you'll get there!!!!

I just finished my full liquids this week (week 4), so I totally understand. I ended up searching for new and different soups constantly.....I think I went to 5 different grocery store chains to see what different choices they had. One brand I found that had flavors that were better than the normal tomato and chicken broth was Imagine. They had some like potato garlic and currried lentil. And all of their soups were smooth. So, hang in there, and get lots and lots of different soups!

I am sure that you will be fine! However, you really should follow your dr.'s plan for you.

Kelly

One thing that helped me was getting good soups to go and straining them when I got home. Getting different flavors made it a lot easier on me. Some of my faves were, egg drop soup, french onion soup and tomato soups from La Madelaine, and tortilla soup.