Are they bad for you? I've been craving them like crazy!!

Food at 3 weeks out !?!? I'm on 4 weeks of liquid' date=' pickles would be heavenly but I would settle for anything I can chew !! One more week of this then on to 4 weeks of mushy [/quote']

I feel your pain. I was 2 weeks pre-surgery liquids (800 cals per day). Post surgery has been 4 weeks each of all liquid, then purée, then soft foods. Another 2 weeks and I will finally be on regular food. Other than the all liquid stage, it hasn't been too bad.

Buckeyefan, were you sleeved by Dr. Watkins ?

My local flea market has a pickle stand, fresh with different favors. I bought the garlic flavored and would bite into them and just suck all the juice out until the looked almost like raisins, lol. Hubby said it was one of the grossest things to watch, but I was in heaven. Doc and NUT said no problem with pickles, just stay away from the skin for the first few weeks.

This is so funny. My boyfriend asked what I wanted from the store and all I wanted we're pickles and olives post op

Oddly enough when my tummy doesn't feel so well.. I drink pickle juice and it makes it feel better. There are always pickles in my house.. Now for two reasons..

I craved green olives during the liquids stage and drank some of the brine. :-)

I added a spoonful of dill relish to my chicken salad and egg salad when I was on the mushy stage. I wasn't one to drink the brine, but I did love the flavor that the relish added to my salads.

I drank pickle juice right before and after surgery. For me I think it was because I was SO sick of the sweet protein shakes. I am more of a savory person so the shakes got old fast. It isn't all that unusual for me to drink pickle juice (I will get a hit when I am having cramps in my legs and feet) but I was drinking it every time I passed the fridge!

Buckeyefan' date=' were you sleeved by Dr. Watkins ?[/quote']

Yes I was. Were you?

Yes!! He is the best

Pickes are the one thing I've been telling my hubby I've wanted since about day 3. How funny!

Weird. I didn't eat pickles before surgery. I'm 2 weeks post op and I crave pickles. Since I can't eat pickles I drank some pickle juice. Hope it's okay. I only drank a little because I was worried it might harm my sleeve.

Surely the vinegar in the brine must do something positive.

Surely the vinegar in the brine must do something positive.