LIQUIDS how long 4u?

[ALISIA 1]

i am on liquids for a month i just wanted to see how long everyone else did liquids. i am also on nexium for 6 months.

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

Dr. Aceves had us do 10 days clear liquid

10 days full liquid then 10 days of mushies.

I think it's pretty common to do an acid reducer for a period of time.

[Tiffykins 673]

Clears for 14 days (I did 17). Then I did a combination of full liquids/mushies for another 2 weeks. I was over a month out due to the leak before I ever started full liquids.

[Jagator88 1]

3 months and counting

[DownInSocal 12]

If I am allowed to advance to mushies on September 17th I will have been on liquids 23 days plus 2 pre op.

Edited August 30, 2009 by DownInSocal
Because my ability to spell was taken out with my stomach.

[cajun 46]

The good thing about that is you will probably lose more weight than if you advanced sooner!

Just trying to see the bright side!

[Jagator88 1]

If I am aloud to advance to mushies on September 17th I will have been on liquids 23 days plus 2 pre op.

Did your doctor require that many days or did you do them by choice?

[ALISIA 1]

my doc requires a full month on broth Jello and Optifast only nothing close to solid. then a month of mushies then soft solids. its not that bad now because i really dont feel for much. i get some nausea after anything goes down and i am scared to death of throwing up so i dont take chances.

[Malaika 50]

my doc requires a full month on broth Jello and Optifast only nothing close to solid. then a month of mushies then soft solids. its not that bad now because i really dont feel for much. i get some nausea after anything goes down and i am scared to death of throwing up so i dont take chances.

Dang that's a long time on liquids -- I thought 10 on clear, 10 on fulls was bad enough -- 10 on mushies wasn't bad, except that I was actually on them a lot longer than that -- I am just now venturing into real "solid" food and I do it very cautiously. Hang in there, you'll make it through it and watching the scale move down is always a GREAT incentive!

[DownInSocal 12]

Did your doctor require that many days or did you do them by choice?

Required. In fact a not so nice member of the "team" emailed me the day before my surgery to make sure I was still on clears and said they could tell if I was following my diet after surgery and staying on liquids. I was being scolded and had done nothing wrong.:thumbup:

I won't do anyting to risk my staple line (and by proxy my life) so I am just going to trod through however long he sees fit to keep me on liquids.

[I Can and I Will 29]

I did Clear liquids for a week and then for weeks 3-5 mushies; however, I'm starting to add some things.

One thing I really really like I got from costco...two small seadless watermelon...YUMMY!!!

I chill it and cut a quarter, cut it up in small pieces and munch on it over and hour...

[Jagator88 1]

I did Clear Liquids for a week and then for weeks 3-5 mushies; however, I'm starting to add some things.

One thing I really really like I got from costco...two small seadless watermelon...YUMMY!!!

I chill it and cut a quarter, cut it up in small pieces and munch on it over and hour...

Watermelon is going to be the first thing I eat when i get the OK. I have sooooo been craving it. I hope it wwill still be in season and I can get a firm sweet one that I can eat on for a week.:thumbup:

[dange25 57]

6 days clear fluids

2 weeks full Fluid diet (but dietition moved me fwd a week because of wellness)

1 week mushies

1 week diced/minced softs

i was totally cheering!!!

1 month seems harsh. pfffftttttt good luck!!!

[deedee 5]

I did 2 days of clears and 14 days of full liquids. I then am to be on soft/mushy food for 4 weeks.

[MacMadame 81]

Liquids is 2-3 weeks in my program. If you move to the next phase and have problems, you have to move back to liquids as well.