Whoa Nelly...6 day’s post op and puréed soup

[rebchief 52]

So I am 6 days post op on full liquid diet. Wife gave me egg drop Soup with a little shredded chicken and veggie and it has been no biggie.

She “surprised” me today for dinner with Chicken soup with shredded chicken and veggies from a Mexican restaurant that she pureed with a little rice. About 4 oz worth.

holy Moses.....about 5-6 bites in, I got some pretty significant tightness in middle of chest. Stayed around for about 10 min. Like the kind when I first started the Protein Shakes.

Fine now. Sipping on Protein Water. Told her next time let’s added some broth to it to thin it out even more.

[fluffy562 110]

yikes. I'm 4 days post op and my doctor won't let me have anything like egg drop Soup. He said he doesn't want anything to push up against my staples. I'm jealous. I'm so hungry!!!

[J San 1,071]

That rice was probably the culprit. The tightness is because you either ate to fast or to much. 6 weeks out and I still have issues with this. I eat too fast and I always have that one more bite that sets off the feeling. Hopefully you won't be like me and keep screwing it up, lol. I'll learn one day.

[MIZ60 1,291]

Not sure if pureed food is included in full liquids, I know it was not in my program. In my mind full liquids are just that, liquids. broth, Protein Shakes, popsicles, a little plain greek yogurt and Water was all I had for the first 2 weeks. You need to be really careful since you sleeve is healing.

[J San 1,071]

17 minutes ago, MIZ60 said:

Not sure if pureed food is included in full liquids, I know it was not in my program. In my mind full liquids are just that, liquids. broth, Protein Shakes, popsicles, a little plain greek yogurt and Water was all I had for the first 2 weeks. You need to be really careful since you sleeve is healing.

Oh, I didn't even realize that. Read and it went right over my head.

[Frustr8 7,886]

Well,that step in the diet plan, full liquids is known as Step 2. My program has a saying:
If you have to chew ****
it is never Step 2****
Also,don't be in a rush,to upgrade too soon, it is not like the world is going to get rid of all the more solid food beforyou can get there!
There will always be healthy solid food waiting for you around the corner. Ease down, Louise, remember rushing toward food to capture it got you in this mess begfore!

[rebchief 52]

No chewing. Smooth like a creamed Soup Frustr8. Just gonna “water it down” with some more chicken broth.

i ate to fast too. Gotta watch that....

[MargoCL 677]

10 hours ago, fluffy562 said:

yikes. I'm 4 days post op and my doctor won't let me have anything like egg drop Soup. He said he doesn't want anything to push up against my staples. I'm jealous. I'm so hungry!!!

My Dr. said the same thing. I'm just craving texture and something with a little consistency. I did cheat the other day - I had a tsp of creamy peter pan Peanut Butter. It was definitely what my body wanted... - I'll have to fess up to the Dr. next week at my 2 week post op, but I'm afraid to try anything else. I've read and heard horror stories of solid foods tearing out staples or causing leaks. I'm not willing to go through all this only to mess up now.

[macadamia 591]

22 hours ago, rebchief said:

So I am 6 days post op on full liquid diet. Wife gave me egg drop Soup with a little shredded chicken and veggie and it has been no biggie.

She “surprised” me today for dinner with chicken Soup with shredded chicken and veggies from a Mexican restaurant that she pureed with a little rice. About 4 oz worth.

holy Moses.....about 5-6 bites in, I got some pretty significant tightness in middle of chest. Stayed around for about 10 min. Like the kind when I first started the Protein Shakes.

Fine now. Sipping on Protein Water. Told her next time let’s added some broth to it to thin it out even more.

For my post-op diet, I'll be on Clear Liquids until I leave the hospital, then full liquid / pureed foods for four weeks. I was told the thinner, the better. It should fall through the tines of a fork without any trouble.

I do not see any issue with what you ate, except for the rice. My diet does not allow starchy foods until after week 8. Also, you may have just eaten too much. I have been told that for most of the pureed stage, I will only be able to eat two to three tablespoons of food at each meal. Each tablespoon of food is about 0.5 ounces, so four ounces of food would be about eight tablespoons.

I'm glad you feel better.