i was surprised i was served chicken(blended) one day after surgery...1/23/18.....i had no problem and today i blended hamburger and no problems....anyone else do this ? a little nervous reading all these forums....about waiting 4 weeks before meat

Congrats on getting sleeved! I just got sleeved today. I also think about eating something soft, but I dont for 2 reasons:

1) I dont want to harm my tender new sleeve.

2 I dont want to slow my wight loss.

But I totally understand your thought process

Congratulations Brian Hat and Linda8. Isn't it exciting? Brian, I agree that it's surprising you were given puréed chicken a day after surgery. The reason for waiting for meats is to give the stomach some time to heal because surgery is an attack on the stomach (cutting, reshaping, stapling). Fluids are processed more easily, give the stomach time, and can determine more easily if there's a leak following surgery. It's not necessarily a matter of whether or not your stomach can handle and properly digest meat. That being said - if your doctor is ok w/it, then you have the green light (maybe he ordered the puréed chicken). On my 2-week follow-up my surgeon told me I could have small cut pieces of chicken breast - not puréed.

That’s pretty quick, but during the puree stage (often a week out) you can puree meat (I did chicken). Some people have said that in the hospital the food wasn’t in sync with the diet plan. Did you mention it to the nurses etc to see what they said? I doubt it will do any harm, but I couldn’t have imagined eating that a couple days out (I couldn’t even get shakes in!)

12 hours ago, Losebig said:

That’s pretty quick, but during the puree stage (often a week out) you can puree meat (I did chicken). Some people have said that in the hospital the food wasn’t in sync with the diet plan. Did you mention it to the nurses etc to see what they said? I doubt it will do any harm, but I couldn’t have imagined eating that a couple days out (I couldn’t even get shakes in!)

My food in the hospital was definitely in sync. The menu said something like “bariatric post op” and it was broth, diluted juice, and diet Italian ice. And there was a note on my chart that they needed to check with the nurse before serving it to me.

I have had zero pain and have had no problem keeping anything down ...i have been eating 4 oz protein meals 2 or 3 x /day and struggling with drinking enough water ...losing 4 lbs/day...feeling good so far

Crap! They make diet Italian ices??? Be still my heart! I'm googling now!