Curiosity. .how long is everyone's 1st phase

[nonnax2 30]

My doctor says I can go on puree week 2....

[marfar7 1,532]

I was on full liquids for 4 weeks. After week 2, I emailed my nurse and asked if I could progress. She said no.

I thought I would eat my arm. I didn't cheat once tho. So terrified of a leak. I planned my first soft meal for a week. I had refried Beans, sour cream, taco sauce, with a pinch of melted cheese. You'da thought I was eating steak and lobster. Best meal ever.

If ur dr approves purees week 2, ur a lucky girl! had no pre op diet so my dr punished me afterwards instead! Just kidding. No punishment involved (at least thats what he would say)...

Good luck!

[nonnax2 30]

Hi...thanks for your reply...I'm going to go over all my material again...I have an app with my NUT this coming Thursday. .I don't want a leak issue and I'm sort of nervous about starting next phase. I'm home from work 2 more weeks! Need to keep myself real busy I guess:)

[nonnax2 30]

Also that meal you spoke about is the meal I'm dreaming about...lol

[Forsythia 882]

I was on liquid for two days in the hospital. Then purees immediately upon getting home. Total time for purees was about a week. Then I was on soft solids for a month, then okayed for general diet after that. Purees were the worst. Everything pureed was awful. I also was not hungry at all the first three weeks. But that changed on soft solids.

[Babbs 14,680]

3 days Clear Liquids, 2 weeks full, 2 weeks pureed and 2 weeks soft fir me. In week 2 of pureed.

[RickM 1,747]

My first phase was a month long, which included liquids, purees/mushes and soft proteins; after that, anything was fair game as tolerated with the general rule throughout being to test new foods for tolerance one at a time.

[Miss Mac 6,262]

Came home third day on full liquids. At week 11/2 I started purees. At 2 1/2 went to soft foods, and at four weeks started cautiously on well-chewed regular foods. My first normal food was Wendy's Chili on the way home from the doctor's office for my one-month visit. There have been no problems.

[Cairobat 52]

Three days on Clear Liquids followed by two weeks on full liquids. After that comes soft solids until I'm advanced at my three month post-op appointment. My plan dropped the puree stage because apparently nobody was following it.

[jelmore8312000 114]

Came home third day on full liquids. At week 11/2 I started purees. At 2 1/2 went to soft foods, and at four weeks started cautiously on well-chewed regular foods. My first normal food was Wendy's Chili on the way home from the doctor's office for my one-month visit. There have been no problems.

I tell you that chilli is like a dream coming true

[blondebomb 580]

My phase 1 was 48 hrs...went home on phase 2..was on phase 2 for 2 wks..an so on...

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

My initial instructions said liquid diet post-op for 2 weeks.

At my 10-day post-op meeting, the P.A. advanced me to purees and said to experiement slowly with soft foods "as tolerated."

Tomorrow I'll be four weeks post-op, and I'm now eating lots of purees and some soft foods, e.g., chicken salad, refried Beans, cheese, omelettes, steamed salmon, beef chili, yogurt, a Protein shake a day, a few small bites of veggies occasionally, some toast (with chicken salad) and even had half a little sausage last night.

The volume of food tolerated at a sitting ranges from 2 to 4 ounces, depending on the food and "just how my tummy feels at the moment."

I haven't thrown up even once. I'm eating 3 meals and 1 snack a day. Am getting close to 80 grams of Protein in at this point.

Onward and downward.

[NewMe_2014 16]

I'm on liquids only for three weeks. Technically 3 weeks 4 days since that's when my follow-up appointment is. Then I'll be moved to soft foods. I skip the puree phase but spend a long time on liquids and my liquid phase does not include Jello or even Popsicles, it's strictly shakes, broth and zero calorie drinks. BUT I get to have coffee which it seems like most people don't. It's so crazy how different the pre and post-op diets are across the country!

[JCP 619]

Two week full liquid pre-op. Two week clear liquid post-op. (Surgery was 9/10.) Two more weeks pureed, then I think it's a month of soft. I have had no desire for food until today. Now I can't stop thinking of fried chicken Gotta cut that out!

[jojoreno 62]

I'm on liquid for 3 weeks then puree food for 2 weeks then slowly add in soft foods. Doing ok on liquid better than just shakes have those in between meals.