My doctor says everything looks great. I'm doing great. I can start eating regular foods just to chew it up good. What! No! What about Stage 2, the puree stage? He says no and I'm fine. I don't know I don't think I'm ready. Is there anyone who skipped from clear to regular foods after 1 week of surgery? Any advice???

Go slowly, make sure you feel comfortable with what you are eating, don’t push things that don’t seem to be working

My team lumps puree with soft food and suggests you start with easier things (ricotta, cottage cheese, yogurt) and gradually move down their list over time. But ground meat is totally on the same list (at the bottom! but on it) as yogurt, for me.

I've had good success with going through their list and adding a new thing every day or two, as I feel comfortable. On day 6 of this phase, I just added tuna salad made with Greek yogurt and mustard and nothing "chunky." (I made it more "gloopy" than my usual recipe, too. Didn't want to risk it being too dry.)

Maybe that's too slow a progression, though? I'm being so cautious. I hate throwing up.