What was your timeline for progressing to solid food after surgery?

What was your timeline for progressing to solid food after surgery?

Differant surgeons have differant diets; so listen to your surgeon for how he wants you to proceed.

Here's what mine was:

2 weeks - Clear liquids

2 weeks - Full Liquids

2 weeks - Mushies/Soft Food

Then a fill and onto solid foods

2 weeks on liquids, then another 2 of mushies, then I had 2 weeks of "soft solids", then "real" food.

I was on liquids for 10 days, mushies for a week and then full solids.

I had liquids for 3 weeks, pureed food for 4 weeks, soft foods for 3 weeks, then onto solids. I'm still in the puree stage and STARVING!

Liquids for 2 weeks, mushie food for 2 weeks, then on to solids.

I was banded last Thursday. I have one week of clear fluids which I am almost over - a good thing! - two weeks of full fluids, two weeks of mushies, followed by two weeks of soft food and lotsa chewing. I am often troubled by fantasies of pasta and filet mignon done extra-rare but everytime I grab my big gut I remember why I am doing this and that kills my appetite for a little while.:girl_hug: I am also afraid of cheating on the diet because I don't want to get slippage and have to go under the knife again!

I was banded on Tuesday, Sept. 12. I will have 2 weeks of clear liquids, then 4 weeks of pureed/mushies and then onto solids. So two months pre-op is when I can start solids according to my dr. Also, no red meat for 6 months, but I don't eat read meat anyway.

My doctor made me wait 6 weeks for solids, but didn't make me do pre-op diet. As others have said, each doctor is different. i would follow your doctors guidelines

Differant surgeons have differant diets; so listen to your surgeon for how he wants you to proceed.

Here's what mine was:

2 weeks - Clear Liquids

2 weeks - Full Liquids

2 weeks - Mushies/Soft food

Then a fill and onto solid foods

Mine was the same, I can't imagine being allowed to do solid food after ONE week, that seems REALLY risky to me. Better safe than sorry, I want my band to stay there and not budge a BIT! Sammysue78

surgery day - clear liquids from 2 hours post-op

3 weeks full liquids

3 weeks mushies

then soft to solid foods gradually.

Here was my doc's recommended schedule:

four weeks full liquids

two weeks mushy food

two weeks "soft solids"

Regular food

Here's what I ended up actually doing:

Three weeks full liquids

Two weeks mushy

Solids

It worked fine for me and he was fine with my progression. He told me the rules are more of a guideline and people have to progress at the their own pace.

2 weeks liquid (did not have to be clear)

Just had 2 week follow up and have been moved to mushies/soft food until my 6 week check up. (another 4 weeks) My Doc did not require any liquid diet before just to try to lose 10 pounds to shrink my liver. I did not lose it all but my recovery has been great so far. Have lost 17 pounds and my clothes fit me loser than before.

2 weeks of clear liquids, 3 weeks of full liquids and some mushies. Then 2 weeks of solid foods before he'll do a fill.

Hi

I was five weeks before I was totally on solids. I must admit to being a little nervous :phanvan about proceeding. Think are ok now.:confused:

LANA:nervous

Clear fluids first day, liquidised food for four weeks, mashed soft food for two weeks , then onto solids !

Tanya