I had my surgery on Wednesday Aug 21, 2013 @ Howard University Hospital. Still getting used to to the sip, sip, sipping. Any and all advise is welcomed and appreciated. Thanx :-)

Listen to your body and go slow. Your job right now is to stay hydrated. The first week post-op is the hardest and your thru that. When you start incorporating pureed food go slow and careful. I got cream of wheat stuck cuz I was do excited to get to eat something.

pre-surgery weight 325; surgery date 2/28/2013; surgery weight 307; 8 weeks past-op weight 281.4; 12 weeks post-op 274; 4 month post-op 266.2; 5 month post-op 262.6; 6 month post-op 253.2

Thank you. I've also been having issues with gas build up (desperate need to burp) every time I sip. Is there any ways of not getting that reaction?

Oh, and the metallic taste in my mouth.... where does that come from?

I am 8 days out right now. The metallic taste sounds like a dehydration or lack of protein issue. Are you taking in protein? I am using unjury unflavored in my decaf coffee and beef broth. I pretty much had a drink of water of crystal light near me and took tiny sips throughout the day.

Maybe... I have to try harder. Thank you.

I went through the burping big time - of course for a guy, it's cool - you can burp and be all proud, but for the more genteel ladies it is a bit of a problem. For me it went a way but not for a good while and every once in a while - with milk particulalry - I still get it. I can tell the second I swallow that there is a burp stuck in behind it.

Once you get to the better pureed stuff - a few more weeks? - it's not so bad. We think it all has to be things that are all oft and mushy from the start - WRONG - it just has to be all smushy when you eat it. I loved that stuff - you would be amazed at what you can put in a food processor and eat as a paste - and it still tastes right. Spaghetti and meatballs - looks nasty - tastes just right. chicken and rice, brocolli cheese Soup with real pieces of brocolli all ground up, meatloaf, chicken breast and mashed potatoes; eggs with a little ground turkey sausage, cut the crusts off make some low fat french toast and blend that stuff up - looks aweful, but tastes great. It was playing with new thing and finding some great ones that made eating still a bit fun, even if I only ate a little and even if if was mushed up like a baby's. I will admit not everything works - lots of disasters - I pretty much would put whatever my wife was eating into the blender and see what happened - sometimes it tasted as bad as it looked - but it still made that difficulat transition period a bit easier.

You do not get to eat much, but it is good to try things (when you are ready) that will give you some satisfaction.