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Day of, and for a few following days, it's extremely hard to cough and laugh. As far as recovery goes, puree foods will drive you crazy and you'll be eating a lot of the same things. It gets old quick. Also I always read that scent and taste buds change but I really didn't think that'd happen to me. Boy was I wrong. Everything tastes different and I feel like I have the scent of a dog. Crazy how that happens. Best of luck!

I'm not getting full either. I had my surgery 12/11 and am on pureed foods for eight weeks. A week after surgery I asked my doctor why I'm not feeling full and he said it's going to take a few weeks because you're actual body doesn't register the change yet. I'm doing everything I should and taking all my vitamins. Lacking about 15g of protein daily but I just can't get that extra in no matter how hard I try. My list of pureed foods is pretty strict so I'm going crazy and have no idea how I'm going to get through the next six weeks. I'm losing on average two pounds a day right now so hopefully I can keep that up for a few more weeks. I am allowed to have saline/low fiber crackers so when I feel hungry I eat one low fat cheez-it. I feel your pain though, definitely don't think you're alone.

Omg I bought 5 of those at The Vitamin Shoppe at $5 only to find them at Wal-Mart last night for $2.68. I can't tolerate them one bit. I take one sip and gag. Glad you like them. Ick.

I know exactly how you feel. I just look at the long run. All my family was miserable after eating and I was just fine with my pureed deviled egg and pureed squash. I kept telling myself "this time next year im going to be opening gifts with the cutest clothes ever" and a year flies by. I know it doesn't seem like it but I'm two weeks out and it's already crazy to think. Plus the 28 lbs I've lost have been ton of motivation! We got this!!! Best of luck!

Still, three weeks isn't bad at all. I'm on puree foods for 8 weeks, then soft foods for one, then week ten I can start introducing normal foods little by little with the exception of starches and red meat.

I had surgery 12/11 and am feeling pretty fantastic with the exception of my incision is sore but I'm sure that's with everyone. We have a December surgeries thread you are more than welcome to check out. There are a lot of people in the thread that are going to be on the same page as you throughout the journey! Best of luck!!

You look awesome!!

Lucky you! I can't have any pork products with the exception of pork tenderloin which I hate. No red meat for 6 months and no starches for 6 months. After week ten I can slowly introduce normal foods minus the starches and red meat.

Sugar free vanilla pudding just became my favorite thing ever. Not much protein but at least there's a little calcium. Also loving refried beans with a little mild taco sauce that was recommended to me on this thread. :-) So sick of "chicken salad" and cottage cheese. Blah. Also good luck to all the remainder of December surgeries!!!

I know the feeling. I was going crazy the first few days but now that I feel better and I've lost 23 lbs in 10 days I'm not complaining!! :-)

Anyone else impatiently waiting for this stupid abdominal binder to be off? If you weren't required to wear one consider yourself lucky. 7 more weeks or pureed bell and abdominal binders... blah.

I am allowed to have saltine crackers. Not sure if anyone else can but I tell you, it's the best thing I've tasted in 9 days. My nutritionist gave me sample meals and one meal was a "pizza" with a little pizza sauce on a saltine sprinkled with mozzarella cheese. Microwave for about ten seconds and its pretty much heaven. My no-no list includes deviled ham but one of my suggested meals is deviled ham.... I'm avoiding it now but definitely going to clear that contradiction up in my next nutritionist appointment because that sounds real good right about now. I say we keep it coming with pureed ideas because even people still waiting for December surgeries can benefit. A cold scrambled egg eaten over thirty minutes is only good for so long... blah... we're all doing great through and I've lost 20 pounds in 9 days!!!

Pretty close to you! Mine was in Fairfax! Best of luck!

Are you getting the refried beans from the can?

I'm assuming we are all in the puree stage right now... so sick of what I've been eating and its only been a week. What are some things you guys are eating? Running out of ideas over here...