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As soon as i can I'm also going to juice pomegranate.. best antioxidants

Yeah i have a little bruising on the incision, that's normal.

Same here.. still have them, he's going to check them on tuesday. I will be putting the mederma once they are off..

LMFAOOOO your horsey [emoji24], .. I was reading a thread about how people can get hernias or would need reconstructive surgery.. that's actually scary ..

When are you allowed to do puree foods?

So ladies I was wondering.. do you know approximately how long it takes for the stitches to fall off and for the cuts to heal? And how do i know if I'm taking good care of it.. they are dry and have no pain at all so i guess i'm good? I've been out and about but i dont pick up anything heavy except maybe like 2 times.

Yess please, that's why we are here we are surgery sisters [emoji23].

Lmfaoooo that's hilarious [emoji23]

I was thinking of making fresh guacamole and pureeing it with a puree stick (that's not the actual name of the kitchen appliance) another plan i have for puree is.. getting fresh beans putting a little seasoning and pureeing it and adding feta cheese (puree everything) and another favorite is mashed potatoes and pureeing it. My goal is if I cant make it myself I wont eat it. Like I will avoid canned foods and packaged foods the most i can.

Fyi I'm also from new york.. Queens/Brooklyn area!

I never thought of it like that.. that's so cute thanks! [emoji177]

Also i have a little measuring cup that only holds 1 ounce, I drink 2 of those an hour equally only 2 ounces an hour, sometimes i do 3 ounces (of the foods I mentioned above) I'm consistent because I dont want to be dehydrated and since my stomach is a baby basically i am only doing the liquids and nothing else. Hope you all are doing great. When do you guys meet with your surgeon again to follow up? Me on tuesday... I can't wait for the puree stage!! I have so many ideas of foods I want to puree

Hey guys.. thought I would update on what I've been eating as Iam so full of energy, I don't get hungry and have been out and about. So I changed what I previously said about my intake. Let me start by saying I'm on clear liquid diet for 2 weeks.. on tuesday I will start my last week. I now have only water, chicken broth, beef broth, vegetable broth.. a little jello here and there to change it up and now the most important a drink called cocotein for my protein intake. Cocotein is a clear liquid , whey protein and your body absorbs 100% of the protein and I use this to make up for the low calorie intake I'm on now. I stopped doing apple juice, cranberry juice and grape juice because I noticed it would give me a little heartburn slightly and sometimes and also the runs sorry tmi but it's for information purposes. With the cocotein i feel soo good and not deprived. I dont take any pain meds, i havent vomited thank god, I've passed gas tmi, but overall great. And i also try not to drink anything cold cold straight from the fridge, i let my drink chill a little first because if I dont I might feel it going down my esophagus slowly and that's uncomfortable, but I know that will change later on.

Hi everyone, how is everyone doing? I see some are on protein shakes... I have to be on clear liquids for a week. See my surgeon and most likely be on clear liquids for another week until I graduate to puree foods. Let me know what you guys are eating. I'm having water, orange jello, cranberry juice, apple juice. I'm happy. Looking forward to doing this liquid diet. We can do it!! Lets maximize our results!

Hi everyone!.. just downloaded the app and saw this thread.. my surgery is also on may 15th, in a couple of hours!! Will check back in...