Salads

[MinaT 669]

I'm at 3 weeks and I still have 2 more weeks of Full liquids before I get to pureed at 5 weeks out. After pureed comes soft food then regular foods. I was told straight up that Salads and Steak will probably be 5-6 months out.

All doctor's are not alike and all sleeves are not alike. I guess it's up to us to listen to the surgeon we thought was right for us.

[Amytequilahouse 184]

Im a month out on Monday Mina and I'm already eating food chicken Beans fish shrimp. if my doc were as strict as yours I'd be weak lol

[robindei 45]

_{i was just cleared by my surgeon to eat anything i want....4 weeks out! All drs are different, so you should just follow what yours recommends.}

[LauraTarry 25]

My dr say the same as your MinaT! Post-op I'm on a liquid diet for two weeks, have to have 2 boost, blue Powerade, Water, 2 Protein Shakes a day, other Clear Liquids. Weeks 3 and 4 pureed food, no more than 1/2cup per meal, 5 to 6 meals a day. Weeks 5and 6: soft foods after that regular diet, no bread, rice, Pasta, steak, salad until 6months!!

[Dooter 1,457]

I think I tried salad and other raw veggies at about 2 1/2 or 3 months out. Noooo problemo. Then again, I have not run into a single food that give me trouble so.... there's that.

Be sure you CHEWWW IT WELL!!!! Otherwise it can really give you a stomach ache. Start with like....ONE carrot or piece of Tomato or something just to test the waters...

[kimmy*custis 276]

I was about 5 weeks when I first tried salad...had no issues and loved it! Congrats on quitting smoking too by the way!

[Georgia 2,911]

You know, I loved a good salad prior to VSG, and couldn't tolerate any until a few months out but even now - only a few bites of salad does me in. Since I need to get the Protein (meat) part of any meal in first eating the salad along with it just doesn't do it for me anymore. Kinda sad. But I've found a lot of things to be that case. food pleasure anymore is just gone. And that is a GOOD THING! Except for the carbs I WANT to eat! lol

[MinaT 669]

I would love a salad. I lost a lot of weight pre-surgery and I'm losing after surgery.

I lost so many inches it's unreal, however, my stomach is still a football/mini watermelon. You can see my stomach is still swollen. I eat 8 teaspoons of liquid Soup and I'm full.

I also had adhesions, a hernia repair, but as I get smaller, my stomach is getting smaller on it's sides - my lower abdomen is really small but above my belly button is jetted out.

I think we all heal differently and I also had some major complications and after 1-1/2 hour surgery mine got extended another 5 more hours due to complications.

However, everyone that goes through my surgeon's group is on liquids 5 weeks so the inside and outside can heal.

Everyone needs to just listen to what their surgeon says. I would LOVE a salad, though a pickle would do, and I'm really wanting tuna and I thought I'd be Tuna by 4th of July at least, but I got next year and the year after now