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Im 1 week and 1 day post op and I went to the dr today thinking I would be able to AT LEAST eat other Soups and they told me broth for 3 more weeks. I was sooooooo dissapointed and kinda emotional about it i have been on broth for 3 weeks now and Im reallllllllly sick of it . Did anyone else have only broth and Jello 4 weeks post op?????? I have been doing awesome on the liquids I drink all day long never been sick or anything and I was shocked I couldnt move on. Anyways I will suck it up and only have broth lol but this is the PiTS and I didnt think it would be like this. ANd for all I know its probably all in my head but at this point some other kind of Soup would have been great LoL. Just wondering how other people were able to progress???

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You were on broth for a preop diet?

I had to have Clear Liquids only for 10 days. Maybe in another week you can call your doctor and see if he will let you progress to other liquids.< /p>

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Yess 2 weeks before just broth Jello and the Optifast drink and now they were strict about broth for 4weeks post op. I just dont understand how drs have different rules ya know its crazy , I mean I understand they dont want anything to obstruct the healing but it just makes me wonder how other doctors have different rules ya know ????? I though for sure i could start purees!!!

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You were on broth for a preop diet?

I had to have Clear Liquids only for 10 days. Maybe in another week you can call your doctor and see if he will let you progress to other liquids.

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Im 1 week and 1 day post op and I went to the dr today thinking I would be able to AT LEAST eat other Soups and they told me broth for 3 more weeks. I was sooooooo dissapointed and kinda emotional about it i have been on broth for 3 weeks now and Im reallllllllly sick of it . Did anyone else have only broth and Jello 4 weeks post op?????? I have been doing awesome on the liquids I drink all day long never been sick or anything and I was shocked I couldnt move on. Anyways I will suck it up and only have broth lol but this is the PiTS and I didnt think it would be like this. ANd for all I know its probably all in my head but at this point some other kind of Soup would have been great LoL. Just wondering how other people were able to progress???

I so understand how you feel....I still have a crap load of Jello and am ready to pass it on to my friend who is getting sleeved in a couple weeks. As far as I am concerned I will NEVER eat Jello again!

I am five weeks post op today and have been taking it slow. I started with soft foods three weeks post op and have not been able to tolerate much. So needless to say I am still on canned chicken, tuna, salmon or an egg. It bites big time but I keep reminding myself...it's only TEMPORARY. Majority of it is psychological!

The biggest pay off for me is that my sugar levels have dropped dramatically and I am down 30 lbs as of 7/9/2011. I wish you much luck and will be praying you get through it too!

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Your doing great ...its def getting easier but I am counting down the days till the 20th when i can have cottage cheese ricotta and yogurt! best of luck

I so understand how you feel....I still have a crap load of Jello and am ready to pass it on to my friend who is getting sleeved in a couple weeks. As far as I am concerned I will NEVER eat Jello again!

I am five weeks post op today and have been taking it slow. I started with soft foods three weeks post op and have not been able to tolerate much. So needless to say I am still on canned chicken, tuna, salmon or an egg. It bites big time but I keep reminding myself...it's only TEMPORARY. Majority of it is psychological!

The biggest pay off for me is that my sugar levels have dropped dramatically and I am down 30 lbs as of 7/9/2011. I wish you much luck and will be praying you get through it too!

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