well, i got cleared a day early to start soft foods! yay. just took me about 40 minutes to eat a scrambled egg! so weird. but it was SO good. i can already tell this not being able to drink while eating is going to take a LOT to get used to. just finished up about 5 mins ago and i am SO thirsty.

You really do get used to the not eating and drinking at the same time, but it's tough in those early days as you start on more solid foods. I remember the first time I tried tuna salad post-op and I thought I was going to die from not being able to wash it down with something. The best technique is to just not have any water in reach while you are eating. Eventually you'll get to the point where you can have it sitting there and just not touch it, but that takes a while. Now, when I go out to eat, I ask for water and it just sits there in front of me the entire meal and I don't take a single sip.

The first thing I ate on the Puree stage was also an egg and it was divine... LOL

I am 6 weeks out and eating/drinking together is almost second nature now. i don't even think about it usually...

I remember my first egg. I could only eat a few bites. Now, I can eat a whole egg. I get so thirsty sometimes too but you do NOT want to eat and drink at the same time.

I was surprised I ate the whole egg. It took a while and afterward i definitely had some pressure for a few mins so I guess I should've stopped earlier. This is just going to be a learning experience for sure!