I am in my 4th week post op sleeve and I am on soft food, my surgeon said that after this week I can start experimenting with more solid textures. I love raw veggies and salad and I am really missing having them. I have heard lettuce can be hard so I was planning to wait at least a couple more weeks before I try raw veggies. I am just curious your experiences with raw veggies and salads, when were you able to eat them again?

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It took me many months to process lettuce. Early on you need to chew things till they get mushy. Lettuce is pretty flat. And remember Protein first

I didn't really enjoy a small salad until 5 months.

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I had lettuce for the first time at 2 months post-op. It wasn't a problem. I haven't had it a lot because it takes up valuable real estate that I need to use for Protein. But I have had a tiny, tiny amount maybe 3 or 4 times.

I am over 9 weeks post op. I started eating lettuce at about 7 weeks. My nutritionist said to start slowly with it and see how I did with it, so that's what I did. I had no problems at all eating it. Now I have a small salad everyday with my chicken for lunch or dinner. It's mixed lettuce.... romaine and another kind and a bit of purple cabbage too.

Yesterday, I decided to try raw broccoli florets with my hummus for my afternoon snack. I did fine with it. Today I bought roma tomatoes and a cucumber to make a cucumber and tomato salad with a homemade italian vinegrette dressing, that way I can try even more fresh veggies.

I am eating about 4 oz of Protein for lunch and dinner, along with raw or cooked veggies and trying to really limit the carbs. I am so pleased that I'm able to eat raw veggies and not have a problem with them.

I ate raw vegies and salad at 8 weeks post op and it has been fine. My stomach was processed lots of things well, though. I used to hate salad but weirdly I've been kind of craving them now!!

HW 285.8 SW 272.8 CW 253.8 GW 140 Sleeved 11/23

I had lettuce earlier this week for the first time when my Dr said I could. It just about killed me! What I do now in order to get my salad in is substitute the lettuce for spinach. It has Protein in it (not much though) and it's very healthy!!

HW 270

SW 253

CW 224

5'1" tall

Sleeved 12/22/2016!

Tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, the softer fruits, all go down well raw. Broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, jicama, the harder veggies are hit or miss. I spent an entire afternoon in agony because a carrot got stuck. I was finally able to vomit it up, but it took hours to get relief.

Go very slowly and chew very thoroughly.

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I love salads , and looking forward to it. I'm almost four weeks post op! Surgery was December 22, 2016

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I am about 9 weeks post op and had small diced bell peppers on my pizza and it got me soooo sick. Also I tried easy cooked small diced onions in my omelette and threw up. I say wait or cook your veggies until smooth.

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I'm 6 weeks post op and have tried lettuce, tomato , onion and cucumber spinach capsicum with no problems.

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My surgeon is on the lenient side. for example, I started mushy food a few days after surgery. But, I wasn't approved for lettuce and softer raw veggies (like cukes) until 3 months, and was told to hold off for a little while longer on harder raw veggies like peppers and carrots. My nut told me that they make the stomach work too hard and the stomach is still learning at this point.

I'm glad I can have some at least, hummus is no fun without something to dip in it or spread it on.

_{Maybe the sleeve is different that gastric bypass, but my surgery was 11/9/16 and I still cannot tolerate food in general. I eat 1 oz. of cheese, done, 1 forkful o turkey chili done, 3 spoonful's of Soup done. I do not understand why after all these weeks I still can not tolerate food. Do not get me wrong, I am 52 pounds down since Nov. 9th, but really can not eat much. Protein shakes keep me going.}