How long was it before you ate any kind of meat after surgery? I am in phase three of my doctor's diet plan it tells me I could have tuna, fish, chicken meats like this and I am only 16 days out, I would love to know if anyone else could eat those meats at that stage.

Thanks in advance.....

Have a blessed and wonderful day!!!!

Gina

I did tuna with light miracle whip and really mashed it up or some really soft fish with tartar. Be careful with chicken so early out!!

Thank you, I wasn't going to eat any of that because I was scared it's too early, but I see you tried the tuna and fish, what kind of fish did you try?.....was it like salom or what?

Week 4, I could eat chicken, turkey, and fish. All cooked well though

The first 3 weeks I ate yougurt, pudding, and liquids along with my protein shakes. The second 3 weeks I added some fish, flaked, salmon or tuna with a tiny bit of mayo. It was okay. I tried chicken that was really moisted and it was okay, but chicken that was a little dry, wasn't too comfortable.

I ate tuna made into tuna salad (with lite miracle whip and a trace of dill relish) and chicken minced really fine and made into chicken salad the same way.

I had 2 weeks of full liquids. After that, any meat I could throw in a blender and make it a semi-solid was permitted. Some things worked better than others. Do not be afraid to add broth or some liquid to make it go down easier. I have been on solids for months and the only thing that that is hard to tolerate is turkey. I don't know why that is... About 2 small bites of it and I feel over full. I think what you can and cannot tolerate tends to be an individual thing. Try the 85 % lean hamburger rather than the 92% or 96%. YOu are not eating that much of it and the small amount of extra fat will make it easier.

Khy

I'm 18 days post op. I'm allowed chicken, fish, eggs... I find that chicken doesn't work well for me... At all. Even a bites worth hurts. Deli meat has been good. I've also done whiting, flounder, scallops, crab legs and shrimp. Seafood is very high in protein in low in all the bad stuff and I've not had any issues with it. Good luck.

Thank you all for your feed back it's very helpful to me.

God Blessing upon you all.

Gina

To paraphrase Egg Face, the key to eating meat after surgery is moisture. I bought some salad dressing and use a small dollop of it to dip my meat in if it's on the dry side. I've also used pureed veggies as a dipping sauce for chicken and deli meat. For shrimp and fish I make my own cocktail and tartar sauce, mostly because the commercial ones have too much sugar for my post-op tastebuds.

cocktail sauce: ketchup, horseradish chopped, a drop or two of hot sauce, lemon (if you like), mix. .

tartar sauce: mayo, horseradish, chopped pickle/olive/pickle relish to taste.

Put sauce in a little container in the fridge and use for a few days. Anyone who has ever worked in a restaurant knows how to make these sauces. They are really simple.

I really like imitation crab meat these days, along with rotisserie chicken from the supermarket deli. Both are easy to chew and fill me up quickly. 2 or 3 oz of either is about all I can eat at a time.

Good luck! Don't be afraid to try new meats, just remember to chew well and give your sleeve a few minutes after that first bite to make sure the sleeve tolerates the food well.

Deli meat at your stage was a key factor in my protein intake.

Lissa, thank you SO MUCH for your recipes for tartar and cocktail sauce. If anyone has any ideas for other sauces or dips for chicken please post. All of your ideas are so helpful, thanks for taking the time to post them!

Shelle, You really should check out the blog The World According to Egg Face. She's got TONS of recipes that are WLS friendly, especially stuff that can be eaten by early post-ops and Protein shakes. Her Ricotta Bake is to die for and I loved it on mushies. Actually, I still love it now!

She makes a bunch of different dipping sauces and has some great ideas for how to get veggies into our diets. My personal favorite is that she uses cucumbers instead of crackers. And, Michelle (Egg Face) is 5 years post RNY and has been maintaining for several years, so she definitely gives it to you straight on her blog.

Good luck and let us know if you come up with other recipes. You're welcome for the tartar and cocktail sauce recipes, but I learned them when I worked as a waitress years ago, so can't take credit for the original idea!

@Lisa, Thank you so much for the recipes and the information on Egg Face, I am going to check that out now.

@Imlosing big, thank you so much about the deil meat as a Protein, I really want to get all my protein for food source instead of drinking shakes, not really feeling those but is drinking because I have too.

All you ladies been such a help thanks again and God bless you all.

Gina

On my 3d week I have eggs, yoghurt, thin cereal and mashed potato and canned vegetables. Starting tomorrow I get fish for that week. Then I get chicken and turkey. The last week, I get meat (but I don't eat red meats) so that's my plan til the 15th. Then I have to start 50g of protein per day. I get only 6 0z food all day. That drives me batty.

reallyrosy - why does that drive you batty? Are you still hungry after eating 6 ounces?