I did one week of clear liquids after op and then 2 more of just liquids. I didn't star any mush until the end of my 3rd week. I found a mango carrot apple jar of baby food that was not only very good but very easy to sallow. I'm coming closer to my 5Th week and I'm still blending my chicken into a small paste.  Some people do well with cottage cheese. Just don't be on a hurry and extend your phases for as long as you need to and you'll be alright!

Aren't you in the wrong forum?  Didn't you have VSG"?  Might help to copy/paste this there :)
We had surgery the same day so I dunno but I understand your timidation!  My surgeons instructions don't have me on mushies yet.  So I can't really help with that....  but one thing I wanted to say is if you don't feel ready, why ru****  My surgeon said the phases can be extended.  :)

HI, I had the VBG back in 1998.  I am not happy with it.  I was 288 when I had it (I am about 300lbs now)   and I only lost 40ish lbs.  I really had no follow up care.  I was told to not eat chicken skin and celery.  I am seeking a revision.  Like the above poster said about getting stuck on foods, it is horrible.  Your stoma is about 1 cm and if you don't chew EXTREMELY well or eat dry meats you will get stuck.  Sometimes it goes through on its own or you will have to vomit to get out .  I have vomited so much over the years that when I vomit now,  there is blood in it.  I am scheduled for a scope to see whats going on.

I would really research the heck out of these surgeries.  Look at the long term results for expected amounts of excess weight loss (ewl)  and look at the revision forum.  See what people are revising from and to.  I am revising to the RNY, but that is what my province (BC) will do, BUT if I were to self pay, I would do the DS in a heart beat.

good luck :)

sandi

Thank you everyone for all your replies. I spoke to my surgeon and we have changed from the vbg to the vsg. I truely appreciate everyone sharing their stories with me.
Thank you all :)

VBG is not adjustable like the lap band surgery. I had mine done in 1993. I still have days that I can't eat anything, especially after I had a stuck food episode and my stomach is swollen.
I read that VBG is reversable in an emergency, but not as easily as lap band, and can cause more issues than a lap band because they mess with the stomach itself. Some of the reversals I've heard were frightening.
The upside is that there is no "PORT" to fill and no adjustments that have to be made to continue weight loss. It appears that Lap Banding is the more preferred way the surgeons like to go these days. (or bypass surgery.)  
I lost about 70 pounds. from what I've read, that is about what is expected to be lost. My weight is fairly stable, but can fluxuate.
Good luck in your choices!