Holy Restriction

[buffythefatslayer 66]

Two weeks post op. Doctor switched me to soft mushy foods and fluids no problem. Mushy food...oh my tightness after 2 bites.

[ShrinkingInSeattle 13]

How much have you lost. And how much purée cold you eat. In a typical day. I'm 12 days out. I have two Protein Shakes. A half banana. Cottage cheese 1/4 cup twice

[Tawnie 99]

I was lucky to get 1-2 oz down for first week. I am about 7 now and get 3-4 oz down. Strange belly noises and tight are normal

[SMO 193]

I was like Tawnie. I went on softs at two weeks. My first day on softs, I ate 1 TB cream of wheat and 1/2 a scrambled egg. By week 3, I could eat 2 oz or 2TB at a time. I am 29 days and my restriction has not changed. I can drink fluids with no problem. 8 oz of Fluid in 15 minutes is a breeze.

[clk 3,519]

Yep, sounds about right. I tell people all the time they'll go from "starving" on liquids and full liquids/soft mushies to unable to eat more than a few bites on mushies. It's true and it's amazing how much your perspective can change. For me, eating went from being something I missed to being a chore.

I had issues eating a significant amount of food until sometime between six and nine months post op, and until more than one year post op a single egg scrambled with cheese was my absolute limit.

Good luck! This is why every bite counts and we push Protein first. When you can only eat a few bites, you need to make them count, and hit the shakes/protein drinks in between.

~Cheri

[buffythefatslayer 66]

How much have you lost. And how much purée cold you eat. In a typical day. I'm 12 days out. I have two Protein shakes. A half banana. Cottage cheese 1/4 cup twice

I had surgery on the 19th and with pre-op, I have lost 31-32lbs. You are able to eat bananas? I can't eat more than two bites of anything.

[woman in me 307]

I don't eat "bites". I dip my spoon into the thick liquid, pull it straight out, and kinda lick what sticks to the spoon. It doesn't hurt to swallow this way.

[buffythefatslayer 66]

It hurts to swallow? That's not good.