SethSnap

Hello, I just have my surgery on May 28th. My surgeon requires me to be on a 1 month liquid only diet after surgery. Month 2 I am only allowed to be on a puree diet. Month 3 I am only allowed soft foods. I am not able to eat normally again until Month 4. This seems extreme compared to others I've seen on here. What is everyone's thoughts? Is anyone else on as strict of a post op diet as me. I plan on sticking to it because I follow Dr's orders. Currently I do not have hunger no am I having emotional cravings either. (very surprising to me as I was mainly an emotional eater prior to surgery).

Maybe but the program seems really strict. Which for me right now is okay since I do not have hunger. But I imagine I will start to get really annoyed with liquid since I had a 2 week pre op only liquid diet as well. Hey though, I am now down 30lbs since the start of the pre op liquid diet. 294 when I started pre op, 273 at surgery on the 28th and 265 today.

Yes I am really happy I haven’t been craving food. I had the VSG. Actually it’s through the local university’s hospital system. They have three surgeons that work in two area hospitals. The program is the same for all three surgeons.

Seth here. I just had my VSG at UC Health's West Chester Hospital (University of Cincinnati). It was on the 28th. It went well, though the surgeon told me I had an odd shaped stomach. It went would more than a banana shape. He said it should make losing weight easier for me. I was in some pain on the surgery day. They gave me pain meds just after the surgery and later that night. I did not ask for any the next day. I got up and walked around the halls quite a bit. I also drank water only. I was discharged after one night. Currently, my incisions are still sore but I do not need any pain meds. Now I am just trying to figure out what my "Full" point is. I am so worried that I will bust my staples that I am probably being way too cautious. Today, I've had about 350 calories and almost 33oz of water. I am setting an alarm every 3 hours to try and drink more slim fast advanced nutrition. I also set a timer after I drink the protein shake to make sure I do not drink for an hour afterward. I am only drinking about 1/2 of the 11oz shakes over a 30 minute period. My program only allows liquid for the first month. On 2nd month we can move to puree. The 3rd month we can eat soft foods and on month 4 we can go back to eating anything that fits into our routine. I think this is the most restrictive after surgery out there.