I'm 2 weeks post op today and 12 lbs down so I'm happy with my weight loss... today I'm able to start soft/ purée... For me this included scrambled egg, ground chicken, turkey etc. I decided to have an egg for breakfast with a chicken sausage... Which is 25g protein and 250 calories so I'm thinking its a good choice. My problem is when I swallow, it is very hard to get pills, and now eggs/ sausage down without it getting stuck going down causing nausea (and 1x vomiting )until it goes down... I know I'm told not to drink 30 min before & 30 min after but I had to take a few sips to get it to go down ... Needless to say I got down the egg but only 1/4 of the sausage ... & I'm full ...What can/ should I do about this? I look forward to hearing some advice, please!!

At two weeks out you should be crushing pills' date=' maybe putting it in applesauce like half an ounce? To be honest with you I was so shocked by all that you're attempting to eat and the whole sausage thing that I stopped reading lol but yes try crushing the pills.[/quote']

I guess I'll be on the hunt for a pill crusher... I don't understand why pills, & soft food are so hard to get down .. I've never had this problem pre-sleeve. It's not not like my throat/ esophagus has gotten smaller as well... & lol ... I think I got excited about being able to eat and wasn't realistically thinking what I should attempt honestly I forgot to purée the sausage which was my original thought but i know that it's not a great choice & especially at this stage... I actually got that idea from a veteran sleever but they weren't 2 weeks post- op as I've said it was an error and poor choice on my part.

This is what I take. It's smaller than an altoid and tastes like butt. You can chew it up and knock it back with a small sip of water. It's helping me get my vitamin levels back up.

And the vitamin levels....

I am also 10 months out and only had sausage ONE time, it made me so sick....will not do that again... Oh, and was 9months out when I ate it....

How are you taking the pills? I've been taking whole pills since the day after surgery. I take one at a time' date=' 5 minutes between pills. Capsules I put in so they aren't going down sideways. I don't eat around pills, the only thing I take around food is Vitamins.[/quote']

Yes I've found taking them 5 minutes a part with multiple sips really helps.. I don't eat around the pills either .. I do eat with my Multivitamin which is gummy and goes down fine... Some nights are better than others but I normally try at night prior to bed as that was my routine pre-sleeve.. Thanks for your advice.

I'm at 7 weeks out. I eat at or less than 700 calories but I have to do that over 5 meals. So each meal is about 150 calories which is very little food at one time. A lot of times' date=' my entire meal could be one egg and that's it. As to drinking, for the first few weeks, I set a timer after my meals. As soon as 30 mins were up, I picked up my cup and started sipping. It's a lot of timing and planing at first! But it gets to be more second nature over time. HTH[/quote']

Thanks a lot For your advice !!

You should ask your NUT about crushing the pills. At 1 week out my surgeon said I could take pills or capsules as long as they weren't horse pills, but I didn't have any fluid restriction. If it's difficult for you to get in fluids then you may need to crush your pills.

An egg and a chicken sausage is way too much food for so early out. Embrace your sleeve' date=' and really enjoy the smaller portions that you have now. My Breakfast is always 1 whole egg and a pinch of cheese. 100 calories. I'm 10 months out.[/quote']

Yeah that's what mind turned out to be... 1egg and a punch of cheese... It was very little cheese but I guesstimated 1oz... Ill measure it when I have an egg and cheese again ... Thanks for your advice!

That's to much food. Plus I'm almost a 13 months out and I can't drink for 1.5 hours or more after eating.

@ SeriouslyChange

Thanks for the vitamin I'll check it out when I'm done mine... Seems to offer a great amount of everything

Thanks everyone... Believe me I'm taking heed to the advice... I really appreciate it!!thanks for the support as well!!

Oh re vitamins. I take and enjoy my gummies very much! Look forward to them each night. Vitafusion women's multivites, b complex, omega 3, vitamin d, and some fiber gummies plus bariatric advantage caramel calcium. It's our little treat at night and if I forget, my husband demands them . Nice, easy way to get your vities

I can't do much more than on egg at a time, unless I just eat the egg whites. If I do that, I can get closer to about 3 eggs of just the egg white. I can do about one piece of chicken sausage (sometimes 3/4 of one) before I'm full. So I can't imagine trying to fit both a piece of the sausage and an egg in one meal. It would be too much for me.