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So I am 6 days out from my surgery doing absolutely great. In about 8 days I am going to start the next stage which is soft food/puréed. My question to you is do I really need to purée the food or can I just make sure it's nice and soft and chew it really well?

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I'm 10 days out? Good question... B)

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I was never told to do puree, just soft food. At two weeks I had no problem with soft foods like canned tuna, avocado, eggs, etc. But if you are in doubt consult your nutritionist

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It's recommended you purée it since your body may not digest soft solid food that easy during your recovery period. . Follow your guidelines in order to succeed .

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I was sleeved 5/29/15.

HW 340

SW 320

CW 195

GW 190

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I'm 5'11.

I'll be adding a yearly update picture tomorrow

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plans vary. if pureed foods are not appealing to you talk to your NUT about soft foods.

my plan didn't have pureed stage.

it was Clear liquids in hospital. full liquids for 10 days to two weeks and then soft foods. boy was I ready!

but some pureed food choices are good. I made touchdown taco dip and ate it with a spoon. it's refried Beans on the bottom, and then a mixture of cream cheese and sour cream on top. the recipe is online with the spices and such. now at three months I can have it with salsa on top.

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I made grilled chicken and red kidney Beans in Tomato sauce to purée. I truly enjoyed that during my first month

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After that I made a lot of homemade chili with chicken or turkey and multiple Beans and vegetables.post-244766-14644835804012_thumb.jpg

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My mom said she didn't really purer she just chewed it for a very long time . One little piece at a time . My surgery is next week and idk how purée is going to go for me I feel like it would make me nauseous eating my food in a liquid form

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I haven't pureed anything. I just chew soft food like eggs and tuna really well. Tonight I'm trying Cincinnati style chili which is soupier.

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