I was sleeved in 09/28. On the 21st of the month I'm heading to Vegas for 4 days and I'm really nervous about it. About to start the purée phase and I'm kinda lost on what to eat while out. Mashed potatoes is like the only food I can think of. Have any of you travels so early after surgery and how did you cope with it?

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Skip the potatoes, that's just a boatload of carbs with no protein. Think scrambled eggs, yogurt, cottage cheese. Refried beans if you are eating at a Mexican place.* Try to make sure your hotel room has a mini fridge you can use to store your own food (including protein drinks). If the restaurants where you are going don't offer the foods you need, eat in your room beforehand and just go to restaurants to socialize. Good luck!

*note - anything you are planning to order at a restaurant, make sure you try some at home before you head to Vegas. If your sleeve won't tolerate it, you get to have the slimies or the upchucks or the three hours of exhaustion and nausea in the privacy of your own home instead of having to do that in public with a bunch of people staring at you.