Hi... I had the sleeve surgery done on October 15 it's been one week and a day. I felt ok after surgery besides the gas pains which I found if you get up and walk the more the better. If I ate or drank and had gas pain just moving around got rid of it quickly. Don't sit and suffer. I'm 42 years old and I have certainly done my homework with this but reading these blogs definitely helps and does not make you feel like you're alone in this.

I am on stage III which is full liquids and one of the best things my doctor said you could have is a chili from Wendy's and putting it in the blender. Omg... It tasted so good but after four days now I'm sick of it lol, but maybe it will help someone threw a couple of days. My doctor did recommend after putting the chili in a blender, putting it in ice cube trays and freezing it. That way you can take a couple cubes out at a time and not waste it.

Also I have never heard anybody talk about medication for gas relief. The day after I woke up from surgery in the hospital they had me on infants simethicone drops. (For gas relief) They sent me home with it. It helped me. I still take it every morning as long as I don't eat or drink too fast I don't have much problems with the gas pain now. Hope this helps someone. Some of people's post really makes me laugh!

Stay strong everyone, we can do this!

Edited October 24, 201510 yr by LuckyLady101515

@@LuckyLady101515 Good for you for wanting to "pay it forward" so quickly. Glad you are doing well and figuring out what works for you. I remember the glorious day when I was first allowed ground meats and Beans and I headed off to Wendy's for some chili. It was like eating real food after a few weeks of broth, Soup, yogurt and Protein shakes! Glorious!

If you need some ideas for foods in the puree stage to keep up the variety, I highly recommend the recipes on this page:

http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/2007/08/pureed-foods.html

The Baked Ricotta kept me sane!

Thank you... There really are some great people on this site.

welcome to the family!

My surgery was 10/12. I LOVE GasX strips!!!! They were a godsend!