I had my surgery on 11/12/14 without incident. When I saw the surgeon on 11/20, he told me to start complicating my diet with soft foods like fish, cottage cheese and yogurt. The fish is fine, but I'm lactose intolerant (and Lactaid doesn't work for me). I have a couple of calls into the nutritionist at his office, but she hasn't got back to me yet. I had a small tilapia fillet over the weekend a a couple to tbls. of tuna with no problem (except learning to eat slower), but I'm not sure what else to try next. Any suggestions?

I probably should have posted this on the post-op forum. Sorry.

I had my surgery on 11/12/14 without incident. When I saw the surgeon on 11/20, he told me to start complicating my diet with soft foods like fish, cottage cheese and yogurt. The fish is fine, but I'm lactose intolerant (and Lactaid doesn't work for me). I have a couple of calls into the nutritionist at his office, but she hasn't got back to me yet. I had a small tilapia fillet over the weekend a a couple to tbls. of tuna with no problem (except learning to eat slower), but I'm not sure what else to try next. Any suggestions?

So what is this post about? Are you looking for new food choices or are you looking to tell about your new food choices? If I can help I will????

I'm not sure where to go from here. I can't live on fish. Are there vegetables I can try this early in the process? Is soup ok? Chicken breast? I'm still drinking protein shakes, but I need something that's not sweet.

hi Sandee

did your doctor give you a (handout) of what you can eat during the stages of post op?

if not, please call and ask them for one

*you can eat just about anything, just make sure it is mushy as you are still healing but def get on the phone with your doctor for this info as your doctor has a specific so called eating plan for you*

Can you tolerate yogurt instead of the cottage cheese?

I'm going to try yogurt tonight and see what happens. I also had a tbl. of hummus at lunchtime that went down well. I've got 3 calls into the nutritionist at my doctor's office, but she still hasn't got back to me. Thanks for the help!

Mushies phase is hard. I ate a lot of cottage cheese, but since you can't tolerate it, you may have to get creative. I found that there were some things I ate on the mushies phase that weren't exactly the most healthy but since the phase was very short and I was eating so little, it wasn't too bad. Like mashed potatoes. My doc said I could eat Spaghetti O's. I ate refried beans too. Lots of people take regular food and blend it up, but for some reason, that grosses me out. Applesauce is good. Trying doing a search on this site for the word mushies.

Thanks, Leepers. I settled for a little tomato soup tonight and another tbl of hummus. I think I'm coming up short on protein for the day, but I'm too full for another shake. Blending food doesn't appeal much to me either. I'm glad to know this phase is a short one. I may try a scrambled egg tomorrow.

I have some lactose intolerance issues as well. I've been eating soft scrambled eggs (egg beaters) with a little shredded, melted cheese. I cook them in the microwave for a couple minutes.

Edited November 25, 201411 yr by Wvcari