struggling- can anyone relate?

[Tina727 48]

My surgery was 8/19 and I was off to a great start! I was getting all my fluids in, and doing the tsp of cottage cheese 3x a day then the week came where you need I increase your foods to more solids and work your way up to 1/4 - 1/2 cup over the next couple weeks. well so far I can not do toast, or eggs, or tuna.. I'm struggling with options

This is the diet were supposed to follow. I can't seem do advance past yogurt and bananas.. I have eaten laughing cow cream cheese just fine, I have also has a few bites of pickles just fine, but everything else is tough. also I'm barely getting in 40oz of liquid. Is anyone else struggling like this? My wife had surgery the same day as I, and she's doing great! She can not however tolerate eggs, or macaroni n cheese.

[kristy3k 1,133]

eggs are tough for a lot of us for awhile. I would worry about fluids tho- sip sip sip all day long. It's the only way you are not going to get dehydrated.

date of surgery 02/21/12 surgery weight 340 lbs. current weight 146 lbs

[Geminitraveler 2]

I just had my surgery 9/5 so I am not at your stage yet.

However, I do know the recommendations on my bariatric group's plan calls for everything other than the Protein shake/jello/yogurt to be pureed from after 14 days and for 4 weeks hence. Maybe pureeing the food would work. You are eating the food as recommended but just a little more broken down. Most pureeing recipes call for a drop of broth to moisten the food once the tuna, chicken etc is put in the blender

I definitely second the advice on sipping. They say being dehydrated is going to make everything harder if not dangerous and I bet digestion is one of those things that is harder.

You are so lucky you have your wife doing it at the same time. Even though she is tolerating the un pureed food maybe she will enjoy it better. Good luck and love to hear how it goes

[vicki s 146]

one day i can eat something and the next day I cant!! so frustrating!

[mzshay35 215]

one day i can eat something and the next day I cant!! so frustrating!

Yea I'm the same way I'm struggling

Mz Shay