Post op diet plans

[1poundatatime 174]

I'm day 10 post-op and curious about post-op diet increases. Are they as varied as the pre-op plans? What were your doctors orders?

My surgeon (Dr. Ortiz @ the OCC in Tijuana) does:

Days 1-3: clear fluids

Days 4-17: full fluids

Days 18-27: pureed foods

Days 28-40: soft foods

Day 40... solid foods, introducing new foods one at a time.

[Belladoll24 2]

I am 18 days post-op and these are my orders:

Day 1-2 (in hospital) clear fluids

Days 3-9: full liquids

Days 10-16: puréed foods

Days 17-30 soft foods

Day 31 solid foods.

When I went for my post op appointment at day 16, my doctor said I can pretty much eat anything, starting off with softer foods, take very small bites at first. Especially smaller bites for meat, and chew, chew, chew, chew. He did say to stay away from hard to digest foods a little while longer, like asparagus, celery, and nuts. I am going slowly, one new food at a time.