I was so excited to have real food again after four weeks of shakes. I'm two weeks post op. I haven't had any nausea or vomiting (other than while in the hospital). Came home from the doc, fixed one egg, two tbls grits. Timed myself, ate slow, chewed chewed chewed. Used a baby spoon. Didn't finish - stopped when full.

Immediately lost most of it. The rest came later when I drank a sip of tea. My mom freaked and wanted me to call the doctor, I told her I'd try baby food tomorrow before I called them - is this normal? I just want to alleviate her fears ( and mine a little too, no lie).

My guidelines had eggs later on, like week 6. I started with cottage cheese, applesauce, ricotta cheese, & refried beams when I first started puréeds. After about a week of that, I tried tuna with mayo & chewed really well. Eggs are really acidic, so you might want to stay away from them a while longer. Just take it slow & try to liquefy things as much as you can before swallowing & take your time between bites.

I will be glad when I can have mushies!!

Be careful, that's all I will say. Make sure you are completely chewing and it is all liquid when you eat. I think it was the grits that got me, honestly. Today, I had pureed chicken and mashed potatoes and it was perfection and I haven't been sick, so. You will get there!