Post-Op Diet Confusion

[deedeemuffin 346]

There seems to be so many different variations of pre & post-op diets out there that I am getting as little confused. I am now a week out of surgery. I only stayed in the hospital overnight. The instructions I was sent home with said clear liquids until yesterday. As of yesterday my sheet just says 3 Protein Shakes a day plus 64 oz of Water. I am getting nowhere near that. Yesterday I got in one shake & 48 oz water. My stomach just couldn't handle anymore. I don't have any guidelines as to how much Protein that I should be getting in a day. My post-op appointment isn't until Thursday which is 10 days after my surgery. Maybe they will tell me more then? I see people the same amount of time out of surgery as me on pureed foods. I just want to make sure that I am on the right track. Does the plan I was given sound about right?

[Lorraine Freeman 47]

There seems to be so many different variations of pre & post-op diets out there that I am getting as little confused. I am now a week out of surgery. I only stayed in the hospital overnight. The instructions I was sent home with said Clear Liquids until yesterday. As of yesterday my sheet just says 3 Protein shakes a day plus 64 oz of Water. I am getting nowhere near that. Yesterday I got in one shake & 48 oz Water. My stomach just couldn't handle anymore. I don't have any guidelines as to how much Protein that I should be getting in a day. My post-op appointment isn't until Thursday which is 10 days after my surgery. Maybe they will tell me more then? I see people the same amount of time out of surgery as me on pureed foods. I just want to make sure that I am on the right track. Does the plan I was given sound about right?

Week 1 was liquid and shakes only

Week 2 thicker liquids eg, creamy Soups, custard, yoghurt etc

Week 3 soft food and puréed eg puréed chicken or meat, prawns etc with a little sauce or mayo. eggs can be eaten without being puréed.

Week 4 still soft foods meats etc but moist meat can be eaten whole and chewed really well without being puréed. You can also start eating things that dissolve easily like cracker bread or Melba toast.

3 months you can basically eat anything.

This is my post op diet hope this helps Ps. You should aim for between 2-4oz of meat a day and 60grams protein a day. Between 1litre and 2.5litres of Fluid (protein shakes can be included in liquid quantity consumed)

[karenb4729 309]

I was at two weeks out before I could do pureed food, then it was 6 weeks after than before I could do soft foods and another 6 weeks before I could start regular food. Just follow your Doctor's plan, after all there was a reason why you chose him.

[Ola Tess 21]

Wow it's sad to me they haven't prepared you for your post op journey. And only overnight in the hospital- that's not very long and hardly long enough for them to even tell if u are tolerating stuff. Anyhow I had 6 mo of preparation for this surgery so I felt good. But even then it's really HARD to get the fluids in. My nutritionist told me Protein needs are based on height so for me who's 5'5" it's 75 gr a day but u Cannot start out eating that much cause too much protein without enough Water will dehydrate you. So my doc and nut said week 1 you have 1 serving a day(15g) and week 2 is 2 serv a day and so on until my 75g a day. Also it was full liquids first 2 weeks, then blended/soft for 2 wks then regular food. I started mashed potatoes a little early thinned out and did well. But to expect u to get in 64oz and the shakes is gonna be almost impossible. My liquid req is 64 oz including the shakes. Hope that helps- good luck!!!!

[deedeemuffin 346]

Wow it's sad to me they haven't prepared you for your post op journey. And only overnight in the hospital- that's not very long and hardly long enough for them to even tell if u are tolerating stuff. Anyhow I had 6 mo of preparation for this surgery so I felt good. But even then it's really HARD to get the fluids in. My nutritionist told me Protein needs are based on height so for me who's 5'5" it's 75 gr a day but u Cannot start out eating that much cause too much protein without enough Water will dehydrate you. So my doc and nut said week 1 you have 1 serving a day(15g) and week 2 is 2 serv a day and so on until my 75g a day. Also it was full liquids first 2 weeks, then blended/soft for 2 wks then regular food. I started mashed potatoes a little early thinned out and did well. But to expect u to get in 64oz and the shakes is gonna be almost impossible. My liquid req is 64 oz including the shakes. Hope that helps- good luck!!!!

This was very helpful. Thank you. I see the nutritionist finally this Friday. I am going to make sure that things are very clear before I leave the office.

[jen1211 203]

I'm only 3 days post-op and I think they don't teach you enough of what it's really going to be like. They told me I couldn't get to my Protein goal but not to what extent. I don't think I can get to half.

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