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Hi- I am new to this forum.  I had RNY surgery in Portland at MMC in February and am just looking for support as I go through this process.  Inspiration too.  I am really struggling to keep food down.  Does anyone else have this problem?  Volume is not always the problem...  Thanks

Hi and welcome! I had my surgery in January in Portland . . .

I don't have any troubles when I stick with soft foods, but there are several things that really don't seem to work for me. One of those is eggs -- I have tried scrambled, hardboiled, egg salad, fritatas, and crustless quiche . . . and each one has sat badly, but mostly that painful food is stuck feeling rather than vomitting. Chicken is another problem food, and I tried a little pork the other day and it came back. Ground turkey and ground beef work fine, but I usually put them in a food processor and make them really tiny. I seem to live off of these cups/casserole type things I make -- A taco cup with refried beans and ground turkey, one that is like lasagna without the noodles, and a cottage cheese crustless quiche (with only one egg). I grind up veggies and add them. I find the refried beans goes down the best, and have 25g of protein the way I do, plus has some veggies, so it works out okay.

I will tell you that there is a big difference between this month and last month in how much volume I can tolerate. I can eat up to 3/4 cup without it getting painful, if the food is soft. On the other hand, one egg turned into egg salad with light mayo and I feel uncomfortable. So I am thinking it is the water content. I don't get why eggs feel so bad, but I just can't do them by themselves in any form right now.

Thanks- i suspected I'd have to do a lot of trial and error.  From what you're saying I should do more soft foods- haven't really done a good jib with that.  I probably should go back to my post op staples- mushroom and tomato soup (homemade- no sugar).   I'm overall very happy- just frustrated with the throwing up.  

I was almost a year out before I could do eggs and still need them mixed with cheese for them to settle well.  I also had issues with chicken and pork.  Now I can do anything but bread.  I did well with shrimp (Maine) when I was early out.  Hope this helps.  Greek yogurt is yummy too.

Welcome, I didn't have any issues so I don't have much advice. Well, that's not true I don't eat bread or pasta.

Hi - Nice to meet you all.   It's a weird journey we're all on.  Nice to have companionship!