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Uughhh, just need to get this off my chest. I am about three weeks post op and my surgeon has a four week liquid phase requirement prior to moving to purées. Add that to a two week pre-op phase and I am getting close to the end of my tolerance for liquids. I have not cheated and I will not, but man I am ready for some refried beans!!! I have had a complication free journey so far (knock on wood), no problems with liquids of any kind. I know these weeks are such a short amount of time in the grand scheme of things but man did I mention I want some refried Beans? ? With cheese and sour cream maybe, oh and guacamole. I can make it one more week, but d****t I want something other than liquid! (Have I mentioned that Mexican food is/was my favorite thing in the world...)

Ok, I feel better. :)

/rant off

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I hear you!! I had 4 week liquid post of as well and I was soooo sick of drinking by the end of the 6 weeks!! I never thought that the sight of a drink would make me gag but it sure did.. Hang in there, your almost finished :)

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I'm with you... I've got 5 more days of liquids left. I have never been so excited to be able to eat mush before in my life!!!

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Hi. Are you not able to have yogurt yet? I am on 2 weeks full liquid then can add yogurt, cottage cheese, soft scrambled egg, puree Soup, no-sugar added pudding. Maybe you can try slipping in some yogurt with Protein Powder added and see how you do. It is only 1/2 cup for a meal but it may help.

Just yesterday I bought some flavorless Protein powder at GNC and I think it will help me a lot! Right now I am drinking a shake made with ice, Water, Protein Powder and Mio tangerine orange flavor. It tastes good! If it weren't for this I would be barfing!! I could not handle another chocolate or vanilla shake if my life depended on it!!

Good luck!

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I hate liquids too. I didn't really get a lot of post op instructions ( sleeved in Mexico ) so I've been winging it. A little more than 3 weeks out I can eat most anything within reason and have had no issues at all. I'm waiting to add things like salad and steak but I sure wish I had some. This continual battle to get enough liquids each day is just that - a constant battle.

Hang in there! I see some refried Beans in your near future.

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Hi. Are you not able to have yogurt yet? I am on 2 weeks full liquid then can add yogurt, cottage cheese, soft scrambled egg, puree Soup, no-sugar added pudding. Maybe you can try slipping in some yogurt with Protein powder added and see how you do. It is only 1/2 cup for a meal but it may help.

I can't have yogurt, pudding, or pureed soup until 3 weeks out - and no eggs until week 6. Ugh. 5 more days until I hit puree!!

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Yah, no yogurt, cottage cheese, etc until purée phase. I was doing great at first but now I'm struggling a little to get all my Protein and Water in. Not because of the inability to hold it, just cause the idea of another Protein Shake makes me ill. My check in is on Friday so I am praying they let me move up a few days early that day. Cross your fingers for me!

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Are you just doing the sweet shakes or are you using unflavored Protein powder in broths, too? Just wondering if a little change to something savory would help...

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Are you just doing the sweet shakes or are you using unflavored Protein powder in broths' date=' too? Just wondering if a little change to something savory would help...

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Yeppers. I have tons of varieties of shakes, Protein broths from my Dr., unflavored protein...I'm just sick of it. I shouldn't whine though, I know it's almost over!

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