I Feel Like I Can Eat A Slice Of Cheese Or A Spoon Of Peanut Butter..is This Normal And What Did You Guys Eat On The 2nd Week Home?

liquids only. I was put on very soft food at 9 days post op. dont rush things now, just do your drinks.

My post op diet instructions went like this

first week - thin liquids

second week - thick liquids

third week - soft foods

fourth week - regular foods

advance as tolerated

by days 8 - 10 I was eating soft foods.

I was told absolutely no Peanut Butter. However other folks eat peanut butter just fine. I personally don't like it so I don't eat it.

Didn't your surgeon give you any guidelines?

My doc had a specific day by day what I could eat packet that I had to read before surgery. Matter of fact he read it to me at my preop appointment.

Peanut Butter is a great source of Protein. I add a tsp. at times to my Carnation Instant Breakfast before I blend it for a change of pace. I can also eat a PB and J sandwich with no difficulty.

Just follow your dr's. instructions and you should be fine. I was on solids within 3 weeks, but all dr's. have their own set of rules and regulations.

Good luck to you.

Definitely follow whatever your doctors instructions are, they are all different and your doctor knows what is best for you. With that said, my doctor had my on mushies on day 10 and solids about 5 days later.

I agree with above...you and your doc should discuss this. But, in MY experience, my doc was OK with me advancing to mushies on week 2 then slowly introducing solids by week 3. I was basically eating normally in 2 weeks.

But, one word of caution...dry/sticky foods like Peanut Butter sometimes give me a rough time. I like the idea above about mixing some peanut butter into a Protein shake instead of just eating a spoonful of it.

You'll want to experiment slowly because at this early stage in the game you don't want to get something stuck. Good luck!