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From some posts I've read, I'm feeling fortunate:

We are:

Wk1: Clear liquids & Protein Shakes

Wk2: Add puree consistency(no chewing)- nothing thicker than mashed potatoes (can have grits, oatmeal and refried beans!)

Wk3: Add soft foods (some chewing)- eggs, fish and some canned meats, cooked or canned fruits

Wk4-6: Increase texture- Protein Bars, poultry, most meats except steak and chops, raw fruit as tolerated.

Wk7/8: Lifetime Maint Diet

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My diet progression is the same as yours. The only difference is that my doc did not exclude any meats...the only requirement is the meat has to be tender..

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My postoperative diet is the same as yours. I just started my puréed foods stage!

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3 weeks liquids only

3 weeks puréed diet

Then onto normal food, I am 11 days post op, can't wait for day 21 to go on puréed - 10 days to go!!

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5 days before surgery clear liquids

*stage 1 2 weeks clear liquids after surgery

*stage 2 2 weeks full liquids... such as yogurt pudding cream Soups

*stage 3 2 weeks puree ... such as mash potatoes puree meats veg fruit everything blenderized

*stage 4 regular food low fat/low sugar portion control.. for life

I'm on stage 3... :) good luck

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I was 2 weeks post op on an IV only, nothing going in my mouth. 2 weeks on clear liquids, the next 2 weeks Soup and milk, nothing thicker than that. Then yogurt, chunky Soups and pureed stuff. I'm 6 weeks post op and just starting solid food, and I could not imagine eating any sooner than this.

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Mine was purees and soft Proteins for the first month with everything else added as tolerated after that. Pre-op was clear liquids the day before surgery.

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5 days before surgery clear liquids

*stage 1 2 weeks clear liquids after surgery

*stage 2 2 weeks full liquids... such as yogurt pudding cream Soups

*stage 3 2 weeks puree ... such as mash potatoes puree meats veg fruit everything blenderized

*stage 4 regular food low fat/low sugar portion control.. for life

I'm on stage 3... :) good luck

This is what mine is too

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Mine was

Saturday before my monday surgery, Clear Liquids

After surgery on monday July 16, i did not hv anything to eat or drink, not even ice chips until Wed. Abt 5

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Next 2wks liquids including: yugurt & on 3rd week adding soft foods like mash potatoe & as my stomach can tolerate.

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We are on full liquids upon discharge from hospital.

At 2 weeks puréed

At 6 weeks soft foods

At 9 weeks regular

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week 1 clear liq

week 2 full liq

week 3 purees

week 4 soft

week 5 low sugar/low carb but anything

i'm week 5. yay

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I was 2 weeks post op on an IV only' date=' nothing going in my mouth. 2 weeks on clear liquids, the next 2 weeks Soup and milk, nothing thicker than that. Then yogurt, chunky Soups and pureed stuff. I'm 6 weeks post op and just starting solid food, and I could not imagine eating any sooner than this.[/quote']

Yes! I agree I'm 5 day post opp was Iv for 3 days and I start Protein today .....to make Protein ez with out gulp I made protein Popsicles... very good... my drain is getting full quicker since my moving around....

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