I am about a week post op and let me tell you, this liquid diet is killing me. I know why you need to be on liquids for 2 weeks post op and then move to mushies, I get it. I am an intelligent adult. But why does it vary from doctor to doctor? Has anyone cheated and lived to tell? :wink_smile:

And by cheat, I mean move to the mushies phase while on the liquid phase etc.?

My doc moved me to mushies after 1 week, and I've lived to tell. But I really stuck with actual mushies -- no sneaking in something like chicken that requires significant chewing. Mashed potatoes and yogurt and the like.

Still, it's best to follow your own doc's orders. You can do anything for 2 weeks, if you know that it's over with after that.

Are you enjoying a wide variety of liquids or getting bored because you're only drinking Protein shakes? You can do anything that goes through a straw, unless your doc has told you otherwise.

I've basically stuck to my diet. My doctors doesn't require clear liquids so I have had tomato soup and cream of mushroom soup thinned with vegetable broth. I had to strain the cream of mushroom to remove all the pieces. The one time I did cheat was when I cooked green beans for my daughter - I'm vegetable freak. They were very soft so I chewed up five and sput out the pulp. then I chewed and swallowed two. Then I put two more in my mouth and realized that they were stringy as I began to chew. I spit those out and realized it wasn't worth the cheat. I am one week and three days post op (if you count my day of surgery - 11 am- as day one). Call your nutrionist and ask if you can have creamy soups thinned with broth or Jell-O. Or maybe he/she will move you up to really thinned mushies. Good luck to you.