12 days post op...

[haleymarie 35]

So my surgery was on May 9th and I must be lucky because I have had no pain or nausea at all. When leaving the hospital I was on yogurt, pudding, and Popsicles. By last Saturday I started to have mashed potatoes...no issues, felt fine. All week long I've basically been living on mashed potatoes, yogurt, and protien shakes. Today I caved and ate solid patatoes and some chicken and a cheese stick. Of course I chewed it all super thoroughly and had no issues at all. And only had a couple bites and didn't push it. Now I'm sitting here at night feeling like a failure. I know the cheese isn't a big deal since most people can have that on purée, but the chicken and solid potato really upset me. I shouldn't of done it, but I felt so hungry. I have no idea how to feel at this point. I don't want to ruin my sleeve. I don't want to stretch it. Ugh

[Bloomer723 75]

I'm three weeks post op (surgery 4/29) and have done the same thing. Just because I'm able to eat cheese sticks and ground beef with spaghetti sauce doesn't mean I should. I have been the same weight for 10 days. Realistically my head knows there is no way I could be gaining weight eating 500-800 calories, the stall has been getting the best of me. I have pulled out my one month post op diet information and will going back to my full liquids. I feel great, feel no restriction and everything I've eaten has been no problem. Hoping to reel my diet back in now.

[PixelToph 46]

Please be very careful. I'm 3 weeks out too, and agree it sucks and is hard. But sticking to liquids/purees early on has almost nothing to do with calories or stretching your sleeve. It has to do with healing. Your stomach has a giant staple line that is still healing over and the tissue is still knitting together. The big worry is that more solid food can actually get stuck or cause your staple line to leak. Both of these are very serious complications. Whenever I think I want to push things and advance faster (I feel perfectly normal and have no nausea) I just think of the possibility of developing a leak and having to go back to the hospital.

Personally I would stay away from the potatoes. My nutritionist says to keep carbs to a minimum, and right now we can eat so little that it should basically all be Protein. Protein also satisfies you for longer. With carbs you will be hungry again sooner. Also, I find if I have something carby, it makes me crave more of them and makes it harder to stick to the plan. So I just avoid them.

[leahhindi 65]

@@haleymarie - I had surgery the same date as you and have had a couple of "semisolid" foods (ex tonight had a mashed piece of avocado) over the last week. Each time I thoroughly chewed and made into a mush in my mouth but vomited each and every time. Got what everyone keeps calling the foamies and the slimeys. I am scared shitless that I have made this huge mistake and there is no going back.

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[haleymarie 35]

@@leahhindi, everyone is very different! You might have a more sensitive sleeve then me! Just give your time to heal and try again in a few days! You won't hurt anything! As long as your not eating bread and really solid food

[KristenLe 5,980]

You really can hurt something by going off plan. You're still healing and could cause significant complications if you eat something you shouldn't yet.

[Aimee-Belle 32]

i'm the same, 6 days post-op I tried some cheese and potato then felt bad so left a thread on here and everyone reminded me of the dangers. I definitely want solid food now but everyone reminded me there are consequences that may happen and i've come so far I don't want to ruin it. I made 2 batches of homemade Soups as tins were getting boring and the new tastes made me feel much better about just having liquids