If everything goes as planned I'm having surgery October 3rd and have a mandatory work conference November 1-3. The conference is in the 5th week post-op so hopefully I'll know what I can and can't handle. I will tell the conference team/hotel staff about needing softer foods, but what were some friendly and some not-so-friendly foods you tried during weeks 4-5? Might help me tell the hotel what I can and cannot have while I'm there. More than likely I will take my own food too, just in case.

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I would honestly prepare to be mostly drinking protein shakes at that point. I was allowed to eat at 3 weeks post op (soft foods) but for the first two months shakes felt the best in my new stomach. I really liked eggs (scrambled or deviled), canned chicken with light mayo, yogurt with flavorless protein.

Is your week 4 purees or soft foods? Every plan is different, I was on full food by the end of week 4.

Good soft foods: refried Beans with cheese, ricotta with sauce, cottage cheese with pureed fruit, soft scrambled eggs (for most people, not for me), yogurt, softer cheeses. I mixed unflavored Protein into most everything I ate.

Like @@amandastearns said, shakes are a good option still at that point, especially if the food choices are complicated and you don't have a lot of time to spend worrying about food.

You have gotten great suggestions and I will just add that you won't be able to eat more than a few bites of whatever soft foods you try. When I ate out during that stage, I had the chicken from the inside of an enchilada, scrambled egg, soup,and a meatball. Different meals and it looked like I hadn't even eaten!

I haven't heard what my Drs plan will be exactly. I think they were waiting to get insurance approval before they worried about all of the details. I just know I don't have the 4 weeks of pre-op liquids they talked about cuz I'm down 40# since my seminar in February

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