hi all. i am supposed to start soft foods tuesday (YAY) but i am starting to get a little nervous. how long did it take for your swelling inside to go away? i was sleeved on 1/27 and i still feel some pressure while i am drinking my liquids although i am still sipping. it is not every sip for sure but it is definitely still there and i am afraid this is going to make even tiny bites of soft food hurt

thanks in advance for responses!

Not exactly sure. I would say everything get easier each week, then week 6 is a real turning point. After that 3 months and finally at 6 months, I feel basically "normal".

8-9 weeks was when I started feeling really charged up and getting my energy back. It took the related abdominal hernia repair that long to heal to the point where movement wasn't a pain.

Went back to work at 3 weeks and was sorta out of it.

Not sure how you would know when swelling goes down. I would just follow the surgeons plan. It all works out.

Ok. I just didn't know if y'all noticed a time when that constricted feeling stops. I was confused that it is still sore sometimes while on liquids but I am assuming it's just normal

Remember every heals at a different rate, they're just guideline's. If you get to the next stage and are having pain or don't feel ready slow things down and wait a little longer

It was probably week 5 or 6 before I felt food went down easier. It took forever for liquids to get easier. Even now at 20 months post op I can eat easier than I can drink. I still have to do just four sips at a time and then wait. So I still sip sip sip all day.

I still notice some days are different than others, 2 1/2 years post sleeve. I can eat and get pain easily. Other days, no problem.