Hello Everyone,

I am three weeks post op, and will hopefully will soon be moving to puree food. I feel like I've been doing really well since the surgery in most aspects. However I am still having trouble making sure I get my 3 shakes in a day and most days not getting as much Water as I would like. It seems to take me like an hour to get a shake down, does this get easier? I am worried puree will take even longer for me to get down and I'll fall behind on Protein and nutrients during the day. Also I have a lot more energy during the day, but when I get home from work I seem to crash really hard. Does this get better when I get on real food again?

Thanks for any feedback,

Scott

It took me about 6 weeks befor I stopped having crashes. I stopped the shakes because I got so very sick of them. I try to get as much protein as I can

I'm 15 days out and already on soft foods. I was cleared to move on to mushy food after a week and have since started introducing other things back into my diet. I didn't have a problem drinking after the first 3 days or so. But shakes took some getting used to after surgery - it's really the only thing that has given me gas post-op! I mean, I may have a little burp here or there on some things, but shakes consistently give me gas and my tummy will start grumbling the whole time it's digesting it. I'm doing fine on my soft foods - lots of yogurt, soft cheeses, even cheese sticks, scrambled eggs, cottage cheese, Soups... I tried deli meat for the first time yesterday and it was fine.

All I can offer is my experience, which is that it does get easier. I can't help but think it's harder the longer you're on liquids, though, because your body is used to digesting those. So when you DO add in more, go slowly, and have some gas-x on hand!

Good luck. I think you may find "real food" easier.