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Im entering my 3rd week and now im getting terrified of each step..will i tolerate foods the same as before? When will i feel normal again? Scared to eat food

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Eat! You'll be fine. Welcome to your new normal.

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Just take it slow and try one new food at a time. As you are able to tolerate more foods you will be able to expand your choices. Before you know it you will be at a new "normal".

Just take it slow, focus on getting in all your Protein and Water and you will be fine.

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I too was scared - especially after my first "throw up." Just remember...

listen to your body.

---When I eat too fast - I burp a lot (gasy...is that a word?)

---when my food bites are too big, I get pain in my shoulders.

Learn from what your body is doing each time you eat something new.

Mantra - slow slow slow....

It helps.

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Just take it slowly and listen to your body. It is a learning process for sure, and it's pretty all-consuming in those first weeks and even months. I remember around 6 weeks or so starting to really get my energy back and start to feel like myself again. But in all honesty I don't think I was fully "healed" internally until about 7 months or so. Then I found that foods that bothered me at the beginning stages didn't bother me at all. Hang in there! The first month or so is really about getting by.

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food is definitely not your enemy. You just have to redefine your relationship with each other.

Try one thing at a time, slowly, and give your tummy time to react to it and then send the message back to your brain. Listen to your body.

Eventually it'll be old hat, before you know it even. ????. It's different, but really not so much. The beauty of it is after surgery, your body starts to work with you, as opposed to against you. Once you're in sync it's great.

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Thank you all for taking the time out to respond its greatly appreciated..i will take my time and stop over thinking it...anyone have any ideas on what's good to try for the puree stage?

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