Renewed_mind, I feel your pain. I just had my surgery last monday and was starving after being on a liquid diet for the week before. I didn't go full solid food but I did "mush" on wednesday after my sugery because i wanted something besides sweet protein shakes and soups so bad! I didn't have any problems with it at all. I'm still doing mushy foods after almost two weeks and don't get nauseous or anything. Just listen to your body. Take a bite wait a little and if all goes well continue. Everyone's different and you will gain sucess in your own way. Don't let people piss you off just scroll past their comments and keep going. Also, so I'm not a person thay didn't answer your question...my doctor's office said it was to get your stomach used to eating solid foods again and let the swelling go down before you fill it with solids. Hope thus helps some. Good luck!