So I'm 5 days out of surgery and I am being 100% faithful to the liquid diet of chicken broth, protein shakes, and sugar-free popsicles and Ocean Spray 5-calorie juice. I'm just so bored with it all and I'm really wanting to choose something I don't want to be a cheater but I'm wondering did everyone say totally liquid until week 3? What if I cook some soup and pureed it with my blender don't want to do the wrong thing just curious

My doctor said I can switch to Cream of _________Soup, for week two. So, looking forward to Thursday, (2nd week). My 3rd week is pureed food.

They brought me pureed chicken noodle soup day two in the hospital.

Edited July 20, 20206 yr by mattk53

Have you been eating Sugar free jello? That could give you the satisfaction of chewing.

2 hours ago, joleza said:

So I'm 5 days out of surgery and I am being 100% faithful to the liquid diet of chicken broth, Protein Shakes, and sugar-free popsicles and Ocean Spray 5-calorie juice. I'm just so bored with it all and I'm really wanting to choose something I don't want to be a cheater but I'm wondering did everyone say totally liquid until week 3? What if I cook some Soup and pureed it with my blender don't want to do the wrong thing just curious

Most shakes come with Protein and different vitamins so should satisfy your cravings... Best to follow your doctor

post-op diets depend on the surgeon. I was on purees as soon as I got home from the hospital, but a lot of people are on liquids for two or three weeks. But even with purees, I wasn't chewing. But I know what you mean...

My surgeon has me on a 2 week full liquid diet after my surgery. I'd love to get to the puree stage. Until then I'll have to survive by chewing my vitamins and my tongue lol

I was on all liquid diet for 6 weeks.