Tried to eat some Breakfast this morning - and I know this doesn't sound very breakfasty, but I've been so light on Protein - it was 3 oz of cooked chicken breast pureed with yogurt. I took a teaspoonful and it just wouldn't go down. I had real discomfort as I swallowed, further up my oesophagus. I stopped eating immediately, waited a while and took some Water.

I made the puree even more liquid with more yoghurt and took it with me for lunch. I did manage to eat it, but it wasn't as easy as it has been in the past.

Tonight I made some pureed of salmon and brocolli. I managed to eat it but again, it's quite uncomfortable.

I suppose I want to know why this would have come on so suddenly when I've been eating easily for the last week. This is my first week of mushy following 2 weeks of liquids.

Needless to say, I'm worried something is going wrong.

Scotty, I have a lot of trouble trying to eat anything in the a.m. too. If I wait a while and drink plenty of liquids first, then I seem o.k. As the day goes on, it gets easier. This seems to be a pretty common problem w/bandsters. Hope you are feeling better soon.

It has been said that bandsters are tighter in the morning and a hot cup of coffee or tea can open you up a bit to make you not so tight.

Also remember you still most likely have swelling from your surgery, which will make it feel like you are extremely tight. I remember whn I first went from liquids to mushy I felt the same way..it took a couple of days to get used to it and each day my swelling was less.

Hi there scotty

just a quick question as to where in london you live... im in essex so its just up the road really.

Tracey

Sounds like restriction to me! The chicken is bound to be more dense than liquids. Try taking smaller bites and chew, chew, chew.

Scotty -

You may be one of those who have more residual swelling from their surgery. There is no need to move to mushies if your body isn't ready - it's always okay to go slower than recommended in these transitions.

Go back to full liquids for a week, with yoghurts and puddings, and then try mushies again later.

Whatever you do, DON'T force yourself to move faster than your body likes - schedule or no schedule.