week 3- cant eat soft foods

I had my surgery August 7th. As of today, I am fine with pureed foods at 3oz each sitting but anytime I try soft foods, I vomit. Is this normal? I also have a lot of heartburn. My motivation is that I have already lost 19 pounds!

It is not abnormal - not all diet progressions work perfectly for everyone and this might just be your body's way of saying, "Hey, I'd like to stay on pureed foods for a bit longer." So I'd suggest doing purees for another week and then trying a little soft food again. And talk to your surgeon.

3oz is a lot of food to be eating in one sitting. How much soft food are you trying to eat? How big are your bites? (Should be the size of a grain of rice.) How quickly are you eating?

If in doubt, slow down your progression.

We didn't have any discrete divisions between "full" liquids, purees, and soft foods but just progressed through them as our tolerances allowed - as with doctor's programs, some patients can progress more rapidly than others. The general rule that we used was to try new foods (whether they be a new composition (mushy vs. soft, etc. or not,) one at a time and in small quantities to test for tolerance. If it worked - great - if not, go back a step to familiar things and try it again in a couple weeks.

Likewise, as foods get firmer, we generally can't eat as much of them at a time, so watch portion sizes and maybe cut things back a bit from what you were doing with mushier foods.

I was actually on liquids for almost 4 weeks post op. I just couldn't tolerate anything else. I was fine with no problems; just have a fussy sleeve.

It takes time, and everyone is different. Soft foods were tough for me until almost 2 months out. It does get better though, and today at 3 months out I can tolerate anything. Listen to your body, it is pretty smart!

Did they advise or prescribe a PPI for you for that heartburn. Some develop reflux after VSG