Hi everyone!

hoping for your help! I am one day away from being four weeks postop (VSG Dec 16, 2019) and I made myself some hummus today but the consistency was very grainy and I only had a couple of teaspoons but then I got super scared that The grains or the skin of the chickpeas might get stuck in my stitches and cause a leak or something...so I stopped eating....but now I’m freaking out!! Help!!

Thoughts?

Should I call my nurse tomorrow?

Thanks!

Neda

Vancouver, BC

I really like hummus but I've never made my own buy it from a shop

At four weeks post op you should be fine BUT definitely call your team to confirm ❤

You should be fine at 4 weeks post-op. Did you have any problem with the couple of spoonfuls you ate? It's soft food, so I'm sure it's okay.

Hummus is on my soft foods for three weeks post op. I freaked out so much about “leaking” too. That’s great your making your own food!! Processed foods helped get me here, so my big thing now is meal prep, and fresh homemade meals. I order from imperfect foods, fresh veggies, and fruit at a discount delivered to the door. I got a coupon for anyone who wants to try them out. It has helped me learn more about other veggies, how to store them, and cooking and trying more veggies I normally wouldn’t have.

I ate hummus a lot the first few weeks and never "skinned" the chickpeas (I always make my own). You should be fine.

Edited January 5, 20206 yr by catwoman7

I was told to stay away from skins and seeds as they can get stuck in the "seam" that is healing . It has a potential to cause infection among other things.

3 hours ago, GradyCat said:

You should be fine at 4 weeks post-op. Did you have any problem with the couple of spoonfuls you ate? It's soft food, so I'm sure it's okay.

Thank you for your reply. Yes I was totally fine. Didn’t feel anything.