I am so tired of trying to eat....everything gives me chest pain...i can't deal....I don't get it...I chew until i can't chew anymore and i eat so slow....what am i doing wrong!!!! Ughhhh

It is probably the food your eating. You were just sleeved on May 21st? What are you eating? I was sleeved on May 7th and can't hardly eat anything heavy without suffering. I can only eat chicken or fish without pain. Mainly fish is the best thing I can eat that goes down smooth. My sleeve can be very tempormental and if it isn't happy aint nobody happy lol. Good luck with your food choices.

FIsh is about the only meat I can tolerate. Chicken and beef seem to just "sit" in my stomach for hours.

I did boil an egg today and mashed it with ff mayo and was able to tolerate that.

I am 4 weeks post-op.

Honestly...I've tried Eggs, Hummus, Refried beans...after the first bite i start feeling that tightness...I am following what my nut told me to do...I wouldn't dare try anything solid...i think i would die!

Have you tried soups? This sounds gross and it looks gross but pea soup with unflavored unjury protein powder agrees with me.

Mashed cottage cheese, Ricotta cheese, potted meat. I eat with a baby spoon so I don't take to big of a bite.

It is probably the food your eating. You were just sleeved on May 21st? What are you eating? I was sleeved on May 7th and can't hardly eat anything heavy without suffering. I can only eat chicken or fish without pain. Mainly fish is the best thing I can eat that goes down smooth. My sleeve can be very tempormental and if it isn't happy aint nobody happy lol. Good luck with your food choices.

Same here. I was sleeves May 7th and fish is my go to food. Everything else is up in the air. My sleeve doesn't like cherries and I'm not happy about that!!

I WAS TOLD NOT TO EAT BEEF BECAUSE IT IS THE HARDEST TO DIGEST. STAY AWAY FROM BEEF AND CHICKEN THEY ARE HEAVY. FISH SHOULD BE BETTER ON YOUR SLEEVE

I was told to eat tender chicken, fish, ground turkey, and ground beef but I am also 5 weeks out. I was told I could eat beef and told chicken was perfect for me. It however is way to early at 3 weeks to eat heavy protein like chicken or beef. I am glad I love fish and it works great for me. Everything seems to be up in the air lol. What I can eat one day I cannot eat the next. Fish is my constant and faithful.

Same here. I was sleeves May 7th and fish is my go to food. Everything else is up in the air. My sleeve doesn't like cherries and I'm not happy about that!!

Honestly...I've tried Eggs, Hummus, Refried beans...after the first bite i start feeling that tightness...I am following what my nut told me to do...I wouldn't dare try anything solid...i think i would die!

It is normal to have that type of restriction. It will get better by the time your at 5 weeks but not much. The swelling has to go down so you can get something into your stomach. Just keep sipping for you fluids so you do not add dehydration to the mix.

i was also told if you eat chicken you have to shred it the way the meat is. like i think vertiacl if that makes sense

i was also told if you eat chicken you have to shred it the way the meat is. like i think vertiacl if that makes sense

I definitely shred it because my bites need to be extremely small. I have to make sure it is moist also or I cannot eat it thats why I would rather eat fish.

We are all different. I can keep minced beef down but not fish, with the exception of canned tuna which I mix with cottage cheese. I have not yet tried chicken but plan to this weekend. Mashed potatoes have been firmly rejected. Hummus gave me heartburn as did pureed lentils. Beans have worked. Mashed avocado has been the best meal!

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I was sleeved April 16 and I still can not eat hamus, refried beans, beef, any beans other than green beans, no lentils either. They are all too heavy. Chicken is fine if it is dark meat, white meat I can't do. All this and I was sleeved with a 54!!!

At your stage fish and cheese were good. I love and do really well with Mexican fresh cheese and cottage cheese. Yogurt and cream soups. Creamy chicken is a total go to food for me.

It does get better and I remember feeling like you do now. Hang in there.

Hugs.

Not wanting to get off topic, but your bougie was a 54? Is that what your surgeon does for all his patients? Just curious. I've never heard of someone having that size for their surgery. How much can you eat at a time?

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I was sleeved April 16 and I still can not eat hamus, refried beans, beef, any beans other than green beans, no lentils either. They are all too heavy. Chicken is fine if it is dark meat, white meat I can't do. All this and I was sleeved with a 54!!!

At your stage fish and cheese were good. I love and do really well with Mexican fresh cheese and cottage cheese. Yogurt and cream soups. Creamy chicken is a total go to food for me.

It does get better and I remember feeling like you do now. Hang in there.

Hugs.

Yup, that is what my surgical report said. A French 54. I struggle to eat between 600 and 700 calories a day. And fluids I am doing exceptional if I can take in 32 oz. a day and that includes protein drinks. This is why I am shocked and amazed when I read what others are able to eat and drink and say they have a 32 or 34.

Oh, and at one sitting, I can eat maybe 3 oz. That is it. Yesterday I had 3 oz. of tuna and some came back up. It was too much