so today I had my 2wk post op apt and got the go ahead to officially start soft foods. I celebrated with my dad and shared some chicken egg foo young. I had about a little over 1/2 a thin egg foo young patty. The chicken wasn't as soft as I remember tho so I kept trying to chew those pieces down as good as possible but a couple times I found myself swallowing by reaction. At the time I felt fine, even the first 15-20mins after..but then I got this heavy, icky feeling in the pit of my stomach. It feels really full and its making me uneasy. I don't think I'll be eating chinese food anytime soon again. anyway..how long did u guys wait to eat out? and did it make u feel kinda queezy afterwards? I'm wondering how long this fullness is gonna last. I'm scared I ate to much or didn't chew enough..I tried not to use much sauce either but I feel like I can still taste it in the back of my throat!

Egg Foo Young is not really a soft food. It's was likely too much for your first meal. I'd save that for when you are released to all foods as tolerated. My first soft food was scrambled egg. I ate out about a month post op and ordered a vegetable omelet from iHop. I ate slowly, had 1 or 2 bites of fruit that came with it and stopped. I tolerated everything fine no queasy feeling afterwards.

I had trouble at first too. Eggs, yogurt, cottage cheese were easy foods to start with. Also Campbell chunky soups. I noticed wet foods (soups) went down easier. Take it slow and if you cant tolerate something , try it again in a few weeks.

Mashed potatoes were first eat out meal for me 3 weeks post op. Take it easy. Also I find even now 13 weeks out my sleeve does not really care for any processed food and even a bit of a very soft Lean Cuisine feels not so good as my made from scratch organic stuff so maybe lay off Chinese takeout and make your own Chinese or try the whole foods hot bar next time. Just food for thought.

thanks for the advice everyone..yeaa I def think the egg foo young was a little to much. Especially the chicken in it.. Im def gonna be sticking with more wet foods, and naturally softer type foods. Right now I'm actually working on some tuna salad, just a little reg mayo,light mayo, mustard and curry powder. So far it doesn't seem very soft so I'm hoping it doesn't leave a bad reaction with my sleeve. I figured tuna was on the list but I prob shouldv'e had a scrambled egg instead.. :/ anyway thanks again guys. I'm thinking on thanksgiving I'll have a bit of mash & the softest and wettest pieces of turkey. Hopefully that goes ok. Would it be bad if I had a few bites of a super soft dinner roll after? I don't know if I'd be to full for it but if I'm not I'm wondering if I'd be able to tolerate it. :/

Scrambled eggs, mashed potatoes, canned peaches, and soft moist chicken got me through the soft stage. At 4 1/2 weeks, my first take-out food was the Wendy's chili I picked up on the way home from my one month follow-up. That small chili lasted me four days.

I am now three weeks away from my two-year surgiversary and still cannot comfortably eat bread, pastries, noodles or rice. That kind of stuff sits on my stomach like Play-Doh. If I eat something that Miss Tummy objects to, she will make sure that I am miserable for hours. She is still the boss of me.

You have the right idea about soft and moist foods. Your new tummy will have you trained in no time. I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving and an uncomplicated recovery.