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Reading my post of list/menus/instructions and saw that stage 3 (bariatric soft/pureed)begins after one week? I read alot of post saying they were put on clear liquid stage for 2 weeks & some even longer!!!!

Stage 1 bariatric surgery Clear Liquids (2-4 days) before surgery & first 2-4 trays after surgery.

Stage 2 bariatric surgery full liquids (2-7) days after surgery.

Stage 3 bariatric surgery soft/pureed ( begins 1 week after surgery).

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Surgeons differ in their beliefs. My instructions were liquids for two weeks post-op.

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My clear liquids finish the day I get home from the hospital. I go on full liquids until my follow-up visit, then I go on purees for 10 days, and then 2 weeks of soft food.

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My clear liquids finish the day I get home from the hospital. I go on full liquids until my follow-up visit, then I go on purees for 10 days, and then 2 weeks of soft food.
Your follow up was 3 weeks after surgery right? So three weeks of clear liquids?

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No, my follow-up is 1 week. So, roughly 7 days of full liquids. clear liquids ends the day I get back from the hospital.

My surgery is the 26th. I leave the hospital the 28th, God willing. And then I have my follow-up visit on the 4th. (After which I will be allowed to drive)

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I had full liquids right away when I got home, then puree on day 7 ....I had my dr appt day 10 and was able to start soft day 12ish.....

Full foods week 5-6 but that's been a bit of a challenge- the other stages went well for the most part.

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I don’t remember what liquids vs full liquid were; basically I could have Water and Protein Shakes until I went for my follow up 8 days after. Then I think it was yogurt, cottage cheese etc

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Don't worry about the speed of the advance from one stage to another. All timelines are guesstimates. Try small amounts of the new food per your instructions and see how you do. If your tummy isn't happy, go back to full liquids for a few more days. Just because the timeline says one week doesn't mean that's where you'll be. But, you may be pleasantly surprised. I hope you're one of the lucky super-healers!

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As noted by others, progressions vary all over the map; ours started with soft Proteins, purees, mushies, etc., along with liquids in the hospital, progressing as we could tolerate - some progress faster while others progress more slowly,

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My husband’s program started him on scrambled eggs and Protein Drinks on day 2 after his surgery.

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