Mushies Tomorrow!

[Ian 3]

Hello All,

I get to start the mushies tomorrow and I am very excited. It's been a long time coming and I am definitely ready. I do have a few questions however since i don't know what to expect. First, I have heard it mentioned on here many times, but what are the "slimes"? I can drink with very little restriction, the only negative effect from the surgery so far is that I do believe I am now lactose intolerant. I am 2 weeks out tomorrow, and have zero pain, zero issues drinking (almost able to gulp it seems). Not that I do gulp, but it feels like I might be able too. When I read through the post op diet I got from the surgeon there is a pretty wide variety of foods I am able to eat over the next 4 weeks. My question is that there are sample menu's for week 3-6 and week what is allowed during week 3 is vastly different then week 6 according to the sample menus, however the list for the whole mushie period doesn't specify when one can have them.. I'm wondering if I feel able, and my sleeve tolerates it ok, if it's ok to have what's on the week 4,5, or 6 menus during week 3??? I do plan on asking the surgeon, but I don't see him til Wednesday afternoon. Just thought I'd get some opinions here first.

[lml32937 65]

The best way for me to describe sliming is that you throw up the last thing in your gut but it isnt like before sleeve/band throw up- it is just like sitting there and it comes up with a bunch of saliva (slimy). It is gross but at the same time often a relief because for me (when I had my band) it signified that I had a) eaten too much or ate too fast.

Congrats on graduating food groups- I am still unable to tolerate anything non-liquid except for yogurt- and it takes me about an hour to eat it...

[Lissa 2,631]

LML and I had the same surgeon, and he's got a pretty specific list of food that you can have each week, or his Nut does, anyway.

I think the reason that your menu suggestions change is that you are going to graduate from softer foods that are easy to digest, and add in foods that are tougher on the tummy each week. So, week 3 might include really soft foods like mashed potatos and soft fish, both of which digest easily. So, week 3 has foods that don't require lots of chewing to get them soft enough, applesauce consistency. Then week 4 adds in slightly tougher foods, as do weeks 5 and 6.

Look at your food suggestions by how soft and easy to digest the foods are. Remember, your sleeve is still healing. Your goal with food is to get in your nutrition, but you should be very careful that you don't make the sleeve work really hard to digest something that's really tough.

And, for the most part, your sleeve will reject food that's too tough or too much volume. At worst, if you do get it down, you'll have a classic tummy ache that will remind you not to eat that food again.

Definitely ask your doc, but I think he'll tell you something similar to the above information. If he says it's okay to eat from any of the lists, then, of course, you should do what he says. I'm not a doctor.

Good luck on your journey!!

[Lillypad68 2]

Hi all,

I will be 3 wks out tommorow, I've tried avocado and I've gotten a tummy ache, I'm guessing its to

Hard to digest and I'm not sure why....does n e one know?

I've been havin a really hard time with smells and taste. I get so frusterated sometimes I wish

I never got sleeved....I'm hoping this will pass....if ne one has any ideas, I would love to hear them.

I'm also thinkin its time for vitamins......

Thanks for listening........michele

[Ian 3]

Well I started day one by scrambling 1 egg. It was delicious! I only ate about 3/4 of it with about 5-6 bites, but probably could have eaten the whole thing, is this normal? I mean 5-6 bites before feeling anything from my stomach? I hear on here that most start eating and can only fit 2-3 bites at a time. After my last bite I only stopped out of fear to push the envelope so i didn't. opinions?

[Lissa 2,631]

Avocado is a pretty fatty food to start with for a sleever. Maybe wait a couple of weeks and try that one again. In fact, that's good advice for any food that makes you slime, vomit, or hurt.

Starting mushies is an experiment in what works for you, and everyone is slightly different. I started with eggs, pureed meat, refried Beans and instant taters. And I still haven't tried much beef except for beef stew meat that has been cooked to a very soft consitency. I had some cube steak this past week and it's been okay, but I'll be three months post-op tomorrow.

The sleeve gets full very quickly, especially during the first few weeks. One of the reasons we are told to slow down and eat super slow is to help us avoid over-filling the sleeve. There's nothing worse than wolfing down some "small" amount of food, only to start having pain a few minutes after. My doc recommends eating very tiny bites, chewing them to applesauce consistency and waiting for a minute or so between those bites.

Since our sleeves are still swollen, this helps to avoid the slimes or that horrible over-full feeling. At 3 months out, I can eat a whole egg and a piece of sausage, but at 3 WEEKS out, I could barely eat 3/4 of a scrambled egg. The sausage would have made me physically ill.

Keep trying and follow your guidelines on what to eat. It will get better and easier, but it will take a little time.