Anyone tried sushi 3 weeks post-out?

Way too soon. At 3 weeks out you should be in the purée stage of your post op diet. What kind of post op diet did your surgeon give you?

No but I did 8 months post-op. I can only eat about 2 slices. I opt for the sashimi salad instead and get rid of the carbs.

I had sushi 8 weeks post op. Ordered a roll and asked if they would make it using half the amount of rice they normally would. I was only able to eat two pieces but it was heaven!

I love sushi! When I was allowed to move from puree to soft foods, we went to a sushi restaurant.

But I ate only two pieces of sashimi (no rice), about half a small bowl of miso Soup, and a piece of agadashi tofu with some of the broth. It was heavenly and I was completely full and satisfied. On my plan, I am not supposed to have rice until 6 months out, so I am avoiding the rolls for now.

I was on purees at 3 weeks. I didn't have Sushi until about 4 months out, and like the other ladies I was able to eat 2 pieces. I picked about half the rice off it, but it was still delicious.

What about the sushi with brown rice?

I would definitely say no, not at this point however I want to point out that week 3 is not always pureed foods. Every surgeon is different. I started soft foods on day 3-14 which includes things like yogurt, cottage cheese, tuna, eggs and even ground turkey as long as it's chewed very well. I am on day 10 post op and doing very well with all of these items. Day 14 I get to move into regular textured foods in 2-3 ounce portions and I'm so happy to have more options. Again, everyone is on a different plan, but I think the biggest thing is don't push yourself into anything that could cause you harm or discomfort. It's not worth it. Patience will pay off in the end.

I was told the problem with rice is that it expands in your stomach. Plus, it is high carb and low Protein. I would think that would be a problem with brown rice as well as white. Although if and when I put rice back in my diet, I'll stick to brown because it does have more nutrients.

I was off of pureed by week 3 and was able to have soft textures. I also went to a sushi restaurant in my 3rd week. It really depends on what you are going to have. Better to go the sashimi route and watch out for the rice. My doc had no problem with it.

Yeah, stick with sashimi, miso, and tofu. Your stomach really shouldn't be dealing with rice at this point.

Way too soon. At 3 weeks out you should be in the purée stage of your post op diet. What kind of post op diet did your surgeon give you?

doc gave me the ok to have scramble eggs, mash potatoe, tuna.

Week 4 I started soft foods. One of the first things I had was the Ahi Tuna appetizer from Outback. It is basically raw tuna sliced thin. I did not eat the cabbage.

I did not have sushi with rice until more like 3 months. I generally try to avoid the rice and just go with sashimi or pick the fish off the top of the blob of rice. I prefer the fish to be sliced thinner than it is for sashimi.