Hello!

I'm 15 days post-op and feeling pretty good! However, i have a few cravings that are going to win soon and I need to figure out what to do. I absolutely am dying for Pho noodles, which is a Vietnamese dish of beef broth, egg noodles and soft meat. I'm sure I could handle the beef and broth, but are egg noodles any easier to digest than regular Pasta? I know that rice, bread and pasta are usually no-no's for bandsters, but since I'm not filled yet, I am wondering if I can have one last farewell meal with a favorite dish?

ANY advice or personal experience would be soooo nice. I'm literally losing my self-control! I REALLY want those darn noodles! :biggrin: HELP!

Are you on mushies -- I assume 15 days post-op? If so just call your surgeon or nutritionist or whomever made up your post-op plan and ask if they consider well-cooked noodles in liquid a mushy.

At the point you're at, it's not so much what "bandsters" tolerate (you won't have a fill yet, may have some swelling still, but tolerances/intolerances shouldn't be much of an issue until you start getting fills), as it is sticking to your post-op diet.

I just read on another thread that if you can mush it with your fork you can eat it. I am only 9 days out so still on liquids. Lookin forward to mushing with a fork.

Hello!

I'm 15 days post-op and feeling pretty good! However, i have a few cravings that are going to win soon and I need to figure out what to do. I absolutely am dying for Pho noodles, which is a Vietnamese dish of beef broth, egg noodles and soft meat. I'm sure I could handle the beef and broth, but are egg noodles any easier to digest than regular Pasta? I know that rice, bread and pasta are usually no-no's for bandsters, but since I'm not filled yet, I am wondering if I can have one last farewell meal with a favorite dish?

ANY advice or personal experience would be soooo nice. I'm literally losing my self-control! I REALLY want those darn noodles! HELP!

1st - what stage are you on your post op diet - this meal sounds like it would be considered soft - not a mushie and 15 days out I was on mushies. You have to follow your doc's post op diet

2nd you gotta quit thinking about them - quit obessing about them -they will be there in another few weeks - they aren't going anywhere - it's just food - food is always availble - as fat chicks for some reason we think if we don't have it right now we are going to die - heck you aren't going to die from not eating your fav meal - in fact you might live a little longer :biggrin:

Keep to your food plan that your doc has given you - heck try and spice up your mushie - you will survive - it's only food - it's not manna from heaven -

Stay strong - Good Luck...........

I LOVE pho too, although I usually get chicken. Several of the Vietnamese restaurants around here sell just the broth without the meat or noodles-- you could put the herbs in then take them out or just not eat them-- it might help with the craving. Good luck!