Still on 100% liquid diet being only 10 days post op ( have had sugar free popsicle) but still find it too hard to sit at the dinner table for supper with the family, I feel bad I can't eat what they're eating so it's best to stay away. Poor hubby I know he misses me there with them. Tell me it will get better over time...feeling left out.

I imagine you'll feel left out as long as you leave yourself out.

I'm 3 days post-op and I have broth or a protein drink with my husband for dinner. Why should either of us feel bad?

Try to keep your head up and don't exclude yourself from everyday life.

Pull up a chair and have what you have -- they miss you, too!

It does get better. But it took me 6 months to get to my happy state.

If you are lucky enough to sit down to meals with your family (too many of us are just too busy or work different schedules these days), then you absolutely should. Have your soup, broth, protein drink, whatever. . . but enjoy that time with your family. Don't look at it as being deprived of food; look at it as spending quality time with your family. You will most likely eat different foods than they do for the rest of your life (or at least a lot less of it ), but that doesn't mean you should take yourself out of the equation when it comes to meal time.

Good luck!