I find it Interesting everyone is so different, I'm wondering what your post op requirements were and your surgeons stats for leaks?

I'm 4 weeks of anything I can get through a straw, 4 weeks mushy and 4 weeks soft then normal eating, and my surgeon has never had a leak.

I am never ever to use a straw again. 3 days of clear liquids, 18 days of full liquids, week 3- 3months is puree, 3 months -6 months soft to regular foods. No flour products until 9-12 months. My Surgeon has done over 5 thousand and has only had 1 leak.

2 days clear liquids, 1 week full liquids, 1 week puree, 2 weeks soft food, then regular food.

No problems at all. I'm 4 months' post op.

I am never ever to use a straw again. 3 days of clear liquids, 18 days of full liquids, week 3- 3months is puree, 3 months -6 months soft to regular foods. No flour products until 9-12 months. My Surgeon has done over 5 thousand and has only had 1 leak.

Rainae, that is brutal! Wow!

Rainae, that is brutal! Wow!

And then of course the 2 week preop liquid diet. But patients from this office are hugely successful. One gal that I work 128 pounds lighter and is still loosing about a pound a week 14 months out.

The first few days was basically liquids but for the first month I am to eat purees. After that, I transition to regular food. I had no pre-op diet either.

week 1 was clear liquids

week 2&3 is full liquids

week 3 is puree

week 4&5 is soft foods

week 7 or 8 is cleared for everything as tolerated.

my surgeon has no leaks.

I am never ever to use a straw again. 3 days of clear liquids, 18 days of full liquids, week 3- 3months is puree, 3 months -6 months soft to regular foods. No flour products until 9-12 months. My Surgeon has done over 5 thousand and has only had 1 leak.

I thought my surgeon was conservative with the diet progression. I guess he is for the first 6 weeks, but yours has mine beat after that.

Week 1 - clear liquids only

Weeks 2-4 - clear liquids & 3 Protein shakes a day

Weeks 5-6 - puree

Weeks 7-8 - soft foods

Week 9 - start introducing regular foods

I do wonder about those who move to soft & regular foods so soon after surgery. I just started soft foods three days ago & have had some issues. I've done fine with the things I had pureed in the previous two weeks, just not "pulverizing" them any more, as well as cottage cheese. But some new foods, like fish & turkey, aren't sitting well. The first try of salmon made a return trip. Today some halibut was better, but I had to let it get cold before my stomach could handle it.