How much could you eat 2 weeks post op?

[hockeywife91 106]

I'll be 3 weeks post op tomorrow. I just ate half a soft banana and I'm stuffed! At this point, like the others said, you shouldn't eat more than 2 ounces per sitting and never drink with your meals. Good luck!

[fuzzymonkey 38]

I'm six weeks out and the NUT was very disappointed because I ate a 1/2 of a banana "A BANANA SHOULD BT 5 MEALS WORTH!" Week three you are eating about 1/4cup of purred Protein ( I.e. meats, ff re fried beans). At six weeks out I am shocked at times when I can get 3 ounces in, but usually it is only 2ounces 3x a day with one snack. There is a little skin on Beans, you have to worry about those little particles getting into your staple line and becoming infected.... Hence why only purred food. We all make mistakes, but try to sick to 1 to 2 ounces total for your meal until week 8 or beyond.

[TonyaNKy 79]

Hey TonyaNKY

Here is a link to a PDF for guidelines to follow after a vertical sleeve surgery. Although I did not have my surgery at the Missouri University (I'm in Canada) I found this guide very thorough. Hope it helps!

http://www.muhealth.org/documents/bariatric/bariatric%20booklet%20vsg.pdf

[knitlil09 91]

Tonya, this is very worrisome. Not that you made a mistake, everyone makes mistakes. What's worrisome is that none of this was ever explained to you by your doctor or their staff.

Where did you have your surgery done? My doctor and his staff and dietician have been very proactive about making sure I am very prepared for the life changes after surgery, and from what I've seen on this site, most everybody else here has had a similar experience.

If you had your surgery somewhere that did not go over these things with you and don't have adequate follow up, I strongly encourage you to find that assistance elsewhere.

[TonyaNKy 79]

I had it done with Dr Weiss here in Lexington, KY. He's been doing this for 12 years and has never lost a patient. Only had one leak out of 4 thousand patients.

[TonyaNKy 79]

I'm six weeks out and the NUT was very disappointed because I ate a 1/2 of a banana "A BANANA SHOULD BT 5 MEALS WORTH!" Week three you are eating about 1/4cup of purred Protein ( I.e. meats, ff re fried beans). At six weeks out I am shocked at times when I can get 3 ounces in, but usually it is only 2ounces 3x a day with one snack. There is a little skin on Beans, you have to worry about those little particles getting into your staple line and becoming infected.... Hence why only purred food. We all make mistakes, but try to sick to 1 to 2 ounces total for your meal until week 8 or beyond.

[TonyaNKy 79]

I'm six weeks out and the NUT was very disappointed because I ate a 1/2 of a banana "A BANANA SHOULD BT 5 MEALS WORTH!" Week three you are eating about 1/4cup of purred Protein ( I.e. meats, ff re fried beans). At six weeks out I am shocked at times when I can get 3 ounces in, but usually it is only 2ounces 3x a day with one snack. There is a little skin on Beans, you have to worry about those little particles getting into your staple line and becoming infected.... Hence why only purred food. We all make mistakes, but try to sick to 1 to 2 ounces total for your meal until week 8 or beyond.

My directions are not the same as yours. According to my surgeons guidelines, right now it is okay for me to eat beans, soft cooked veggies, soft fruits, baked or mashed potatoes.

[TonyaNKy 79]

My mistake was not in what I ate but the quantity. I am eating according to the guide book given to me.

[rjnkajun 9]

Everyone is different my after my 1st week I was not getting enough substance. Soups where just giving me bubbly gut. So I asked my doc and he said I could go to purée at one week and slowly work up to mush each week. But if I had any problem with any food go back to what worked. I also had a hiatal hernia which made it had to swallow the 1st 2 weeks. So I stuck with eggs for. A while. Once I started to get real protien in my system I felt so much better. Small steps.

[knitlil09 91]

I'm sure your surgeon is very competent, but my concern is that it seems that post op life was not adequately explained to you. Aside from just the types of food you should be eating, someone should have gone over with you portion sizes and the fact that you should not drink with your meals and up to 1 hour after.

Does your surgeon have an on staff dietician that can go over these basics with you?

I'm saying this because not following some of these basic rules can really affect your weight loss, and considering what we have all gone through to get to have this surgery, I would hate to see all the hard work go to waste.

[Teachamy 1,042]

So, we're all shocked you were able to do this, not that you DID do it. Feel no shame. Learn about your meal plan, shake it off and move on. No biggie!

[OGmom3122 7]

Two weeks out I could eat maybe 2 teaspoons of black Beans. A whole can would have made my stomach hurt.

[OGmom3122 7]

1/2 cup of cottage cheese is 3 ounces if I'm not mistaken. I eat a lot of it through out the week. I also make egg salad with one egg and ear it with about 8 wheat thins and I'm stuffed.

[par1959 470]

Just got back from my 1 week post op appointment. In a nut shell you should still be on a liquid /any thing that will go through a straw.. You still have a tender staple line and dont want to risk a hard substance getting caught where you're healing. That being said, I was able to eat yogart with granolia yesterday and beef jerkey, but today my doc advised against it. He also made it clear that everyone is different and to take it slowly and let things heal. This being the case I am back on anything that will go through a straw including yogurt. It was also suggested to not blend fruit that has small seeds such as strawberries, but a banana or peach smoothy would be OK. I was also told not to worry so much about calories but make sure I get my liquid in.

[TonyaNKy 79]

Today, as per my instructions, I was allowed baked or mashed potatoes and soft cooked veggies. Wow. I don't know what in the cat hair happened but I could only eat 4 small bites of a plain, baked potato for lunch and all I could eat for dinner was three, count em, three, baby carrots. So, I think things are working right now.

I talked to my NUT and she said I'm right where I should be but not to eat an entire can of Beans again. Not a problem!