I'm almost 4 weeks out. I was just wondering when everyone started to be able to eat salad. I miss veggies. I'm not much of a cooked veggie eater I like them raw. TIA

I was at three months before I had my first salad. Chopped salads are awesome and my NUT advised me to eat the yummy toppings instead of filling up on useless lettuce.

I have to wait 6 MONTHS before I can have ANY kind of fresh, raw veggies!!!! I want a salad so bad!!! My NUT told me to stay away from the produce section till then!!!

Kim

I was allowed to try iceberg lettuce starting at 4 weeks and other veggies as tolerated starting at 6 weeks. I did fine with everything except raw broccoli and cauliflower--I was probably at about 8 or 10 weeks before those agreed with me.

It's so different for everyone. I saw someone are salad at 9 weeks. Guess I should call my surgeon.

My dr said 4months for salad.

I started back on salads at 6-7 weeks postop and have tolerated them well thus far

I'm almost 4 weeks out. I was just wondering when everyone started to be able to eat salad. I miss veggies. I'm not much of a cooked veggie eater I like them raw. TIA

One of my friends who is sleeved has been eating salad since week 6 and she is fine. I plan on starting some raw veggies within this week (I am 5.5 weeks out). I miss salads as well.

my dr says I can try anything at 5 weeks including raw veggies. he says by then your stomach is healed

six weeks for me. one thing about salad and many raw veggies is that when you chew them, the long fibers remain intact which can cause problems for some people. I cut all my salads up into really small bits like tabouleh.. that's how I like it anyway.. and it goes down nice and easy and I never had a problem with it. I even early on, I ate raw celery, raw broccoli, etc... just cut up nice and small. YUM

My NUT told me that my stomach is not fully healed time 4 months post-op. He said it's best to avoid raw veggies until then.

My NUT told me that my stomach is not fully healed time 4 months post-op. He said it's best to avoid raw veggies until then.

I was told I was healed at 5-6 weeks. It takes 5-6 weeks for you to grow new bone when you break an arm, 10 days for your skin to heal when cut, 4 months for your skin to heal when if us your stomach. Doesn't sound right, but I'm no Dr.

I have to wait 6 MONTHS before I can have ANY kind of fresh' date=' raw veggies!!!! I want a salad so bad!!! My NUT told me to stay away from the produce section till then!!!

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Mine said 4 months!! It's driving me nuts!! I want fresh veggies and lettuce! Spinach to be exact..

Crazy how its different for every program