Hi all. I was a band to sleeve conversion on 9/12. I am feeling great. Didn't feel much pain at all post surgery. The only issue I felt on day 2 and 3 was discomfort in my chest and shoulders from the gas. I notice that a lot of people on this site have completely different instructions than what my surgeon uses. Example, the first 4 weeks post op is strictly hydration period and working on getting clear fluids into my body. I see others who are 1 week post op talking about already eating puréed foods. Is there anybody on the same regimen as me and if so, are you hungry at all? Actually I'm not really hungry I'm just having mad cravings for solid food. Any suggestions?

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I am almost 3 weeks post op and I am in phase 2 where I eat some amounts of tuna fish and a couple crackers or chicken ( make sure it is very moist). I have only problems trying to eat vegetables that are not cooked for along time and almost mush. In phase one I could only eat soft Protein like yogurt and cottage cheese and Soups. I couldn't tolerate any noodles or Pasta.

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I am almost 3 weeks post op and I am in phase 2 where I eat some amounts of tuna fish and a couple crackers or chicken ( make sure it is very moist). I have only problems trying to eat vegetables that are not cooked for along time and almost mush. In phase one I could only eat soft Protein like yogurt and cottage cheese and soups. I couldn't tolerate any noodles or Pasta.

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I haven't had noodles or pasta since surgery! They're definitely not on the list of approved foods from my surgeon, so I avoid them. However, I have found that crepes can make a good substitute. I take four eggs and a half cup cottage or ricotta cheese (depends on your tastes, honestly), nuke the eggs and cheese in a blender and then cook the batter in a pan greased with a bit of olive oil. After they cool, I slice them into thin strips and store them for up to 4 days. They are a great low-carb pasta substitute, and I have found that with a little sugar-free syrup and berries can make a great sweet treat. Alternatively, you can store them whole with a bit of parchment or wax paper between them and use them in lieu of bread for wraps.

Just a suggestion if you find that you are missing pasta!

Thanks. I am learning my way!

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Has anyone had any luck eating melted cheese? I am not to the puree point yet, but when I am there will be business meetings that I have to attend, held in local pubs, and I'm not sure what I can eat. I was thinking soup maybe (although I fear I may never want to eat soup again after all this, LOL), or chili but there's no way to puree, or the melted cheese from a pizza (but it'd probably stiffen up too quickly). Any suggestions on what to look for on restaurant menus during the puree stage?

Edited September 19, 20169 yr by leebick

@@leebick How about eggs?

I got lazy and ordered wonton soup broth, and egg drop soup. And added Protein powder (flavor less) and strained out lumps. The broth thinned out the egg drop a little and it still had protein. It tasted heavenly.

Home made bone broth helped me with healing. Don't go over board friends. Inside of one week you'll be moving on to the next phase. So don't over buy, you'll get board. My staple now is Oikos triple zero yogurt. My surgery was 6/30. Purée was great and I wouldn't worry too much about sodium. Your flushing electrolytes with the Water and Fluid intake. Your eating so little so enjoy what little you do eat. No point in deprivation. I ate purée of meats I cooked for my family. It was thinned with broth, but flavor was good. Baby steps, swallow, swallow, swallow!

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