OKay so a very good friend of my wife and myself who is a ex lap band patient, iS going to have their own surgery soon. Unfortunately, they will be in a different state ( Florida) and I'm in Massachusetts so any help i can give has to be long distance. Here is the big dilemma I am having. Now i consider my weight loss to be very successful so far.

My personal weight loss diet plan after surgery was 2 weeks of liquids, then 2 weeks of purees then after the 30-day checkup i was on soft foods.

My friends diet is for pre-op liquid diet ( which i understand) but three days after surgery they are on ground beef and regular vegetables etc. Now I know and maintain that each journey is different, and I know that many doctors have different preferences etc. But has anyone ever heard of or followed such a diet plan?

If so, how have ou done, and what kind of difficulties have you faced?

Doesn't that seem a little...drastic? or even dangerous. I know personally there is no way i would've been able to keep ground beef down at that early point.

Ive looked online and found a few post op plans that i like a lot more. and wil send this person those. If anyone has what they used online, feel free to post it or post a link.

Thanks, im really interested to hear what you all have to say.

My post op diet was similar to friends. One week of full liquids, puréed for 2 weeks and after 3 week checkup phase in regular foods. I've done fine. I'm a revision patient also. I'd stay out of it even if you mean well.

I could eat cottage cheese, yogurt, ground meat (except red meat), etc starting on day three. I had zero pain, nausea or vomiting. I've seen enough posts from people who are miserable during the first few weeks post-op on clears and full liquids, and I never felt deprived. I was nervous going in, because it was so liberal compared to others, but having been through it, I'm happy for the plan I had!

I actually think the strangest part about his plan is that he can have veggies that early. There is so little room for anything, I'm surprised he can eat anything that isn't a source of Protein.

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mine was fairly progressive, although not quite that fats, mine was no liquid stage straight on to purees - I was swollowing pills and eating yogurt hours out of surgery.

Purees was a week or two, then soft foods (mushed tuna and eggs on a light cracker etc fine) for a couple of weeks and then normal food as tolerated.

I had no issues with this speed and healed perfectly. the thing that shocked me the most was swallowing these great big pills hours out of surgery - it as a little sore but the surgeon insured me it wouldn't do me any harm (he's done hundreds and hundreds of surgeries)

I couldn't even get a protein shake down on day 3. That's crazy!

I'm jealous of all ya'll.

I agree that surgeon's plans run the gammit. I was allowed to eat runny oatmeal and greek yogurt while in the hospital ( 2nd day post op) as well as swallow pain pills and other medications including the pill form of a multivitamin. I started on soft foods ( eggs, tuna, fish) 6 days post op. I have never been nauseated or had pain with eating. One plan does not fit all! I am 3 wks post op and down 19 lbs but am currently at a stall.

I was 1 week Clear liquids, 1 week full liquids, 1 week pureed, 1 week soft food then start on regular food. My surgeon allowed me to start on the soft stage a few days early since I was going to be traveling for business and wanted to try the newer soft foods at home.

My sleeve has tolerated everything well but I am not sure I could have done ground beef and veggies day 3. I was really careful adding in veggies as I was afraid they would be harder to digest.