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Actually I JUST heard from a friend who had her surgery three years ago that APPARENTLY she was on each stage for TWO weeks!? Whereas I was only on each stage for a week each...has anyone else heard/done this??

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My doctor its making me do 3 weeks. Fudge I can't take this any more!!!! My surgery was 8/15 and I'm still on liquids :(

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My doctor its making me do 3 weeks. Fudge I can't take this any more!!!! My surgery was 8/15 and I'm still on liquids <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':(' />

My doctor has me on liquids for a while and then 3 weeks of purée. Each doctor is different.

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I will be more than happy to get past the puree phase...it is horrible I can't eat anything!!! So I'm stuck with shakes, applesauce, mashed potatoes and just recently added grits.

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Your already eating solids???

Yeah, I did clear in the hospital. When I was discharged I was on full liquid and Jello etc for a week. Then from 1week to 1month its was soft foods... Scrambled egg, cottage cheese, Beans etc. At my one month I'm on chicken shrimp all veggie and fruit and salad.

Surgery 7/25/12

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It's the morning after a really painful night... I still feel FULL! I'm sipping water- I have no desire for food today.

I think I'm going to do a liquid/protein day :(

Surgery 7/25/12

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I feel a bit discouraged' date=' Fridays I order pizza for my kids, and today it looked so yummy, but all I was able to eat we're a few bites of mixed veggies and I was stuffed... I miss food, but don't miss the weight. So bittersweet

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Same issue here, we usually have pizza on Fridays and this was the first time I didn't...smelled great and I wanted it so bad...all I had was my light liquid yogurt :(

Surgiversary 8/27/12 @ 255lbs (Sent from my iPhone using RNYTalk)

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It's the morning after a really painful night... I still feel FULL! I'm sipping water- I have no desire for food today.

I think I'm going to do a liquid/protein day :(

Surgery 7/25/12

Hey Jen hope u start feeling better soon.

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I can eat out without problems. I measure everything at home on a food scale so I have a pretty good idea of what the amount I can eat looks like....I just separate that amount out into another plate before I start eating.

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Hey Jen hope u start feeling better soon.

Surgiversary 8/27/12 @ 255lbs (Sent from my iPhone using RNYTalk)

Thank you!

Surgery 7/25/12

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I can eat out without problems. I measure everything at home on a food scale so I have a pretty good idea of what the amount I can eat looks like....I just separate that amount out into another plate before I start eating.

I measure at home with measuring cup. I need to get a second plate ... Or needed. I need to stay home for a while it was a bad experience for me.

Surgery 7/25/12

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I had my surgery on 8/23/2012

I was on Clear liquids in the hospital

When discharged I was told to stay on Clear Liquids or full liquids for no more than 2 weeks UNLESS I started to feel bad like low blood sugar bad

I was shocked that it happened the Monday after surgery I tried Beans and they sat well

I must have a surgeon that is flexible based on the person

I feel lucky

Today we were out shopping and the rest of my family wanted lunch so we went to taco bell and I had half a serving of Beans and it pleased my pouch

Just wanted to share my experience so far

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Actually I JUST heard from a friend who had her surgery three years ago that APPARENTLY she was on each stage for TWO weeks!? Whereas I was only on each stage for a week each...has anyone else heard/done this??

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I was on each stage for two weeks. It sucked!

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It's official!.... I can't eat out!

Went out to eat for dinner and I ate too much & feel nasty. I ate slow but didn't measure and didn't realize how much was going in :'( I ordered a Cobb salad with no Bacon or dressing I just at the egg' date=' the a lil turkey and the avocado. But my husband had shrimp and I kept picking and picking and probably ate 10 pieces of little shrimp.

I'm nauseous but nothing will come up. So much discomfort. I didn't get the full feeling until 20 minutes after so late and I can't express my feelings of disgust!

Surgery 7/25/12[/quote']

To me that sounds like three meals... The shrimp could be one, the egg another, and turkey and avocado another. If you don't have a scale just remember that your surgeon made your pouch the size of an egg or golf ball so your meal shouldn't be much larger at this point.

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To me that sounds like three meals... The shrimp could be one' date=' the egg another, and turkey and avocado another. If you don't have a scale just remember that your surgeon made your pouch the size of an egg or golf ball so your meal shouldn't be much larger at this point.[/quote']

Yuck! You're absolutely right! :( 3 meals one sitting.

Surgery 7/25/12

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Actually I JUST heard from a friend who had her surgery three years ago that APPARENTLY she was on each stage for TWO weeks!? Whereas I was only on each stage for a week each...has anyone else heard/done this??

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Yep, I am on each stage for two weeks, full, puree, soft and then regular...

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