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HI Danna,

I've already written a list of things to do this week. Lucky my annual leave started yesterday - I was so glad I could fit my surgery in before I have to go back to work. I have 2 weeks off post op, so I should be ok. I had to buy pyjamas of all things! What did you eat/suck in the liquid phase?

No, I can't not go to the gym with my surgeon behind the wall!

Hi,

I had my surgery on 3/12 and was allowed to start full fluids on 6/12. So the first few days didn't feel like much at all, diet jelly, clear broth and lots of Water - don't forget a liquid Vitamin (Berroca performance or supradyn). Full liquids were much easier - Soups of all kinds - put through a blender and either milk or Water added to make it thinner, drinking yoghurt, low fat drinking custard, diet cordial which I made into ice blocks to suck on, diet jellies and once or twice some 97% fat free ice cream. I lost about 5kg on this by 12/12 and was then allowed to go to mushies which was great.

On mushies you can eat anything (low fat etc of course) so long as you blend it up and make it sloppy -so spaghetti with bolognese sauce - looks disgusting but tastes great - just made it with plenty of Tomato juice added to make it sloppier. This stage is great as long as you ignore how the food looks.

I'm on normal food now but even though I don't have any real restriction yet I find a grilled steak difficult as it takes for ever to chew - my solution is to cook it in the crockpot - the meat is so soft and easier to chew. I really recommend that if you don't have one to see if you can get one as it will make food much easier to chew and might mean you can eat foods that you wouldn't have been able to otherwise.

Danna