What Foods should I get for After my Revision Surgery.

10 Days and counting.  I am scared to death.  LOL.  But happy, just more afraid of the pain and of complications but have prepared myself for such should they occur. 

Advice please:  What foods should I have at home for the first month or so?  Remember this is a revision so I will be extra fragile.

 

I definitely wouldn't have too much if one thing. Power aide zero is good to have to keep hydrated. Sugar free Popsicles were a godsend. Sugar free pudding an no sugar added applesauce. I would only get samples of protein. Cottage cheese. Different soups. It depends on the progression in diet your dr has. Just remember the 30-60-90 rule. It's great to get about that in protein but don't get down on yourself if you can't.

SF ice pops, SF pudding, broth. This helped a lot for me. I also bought protein shakes...look at the ingredients though. I used ans still use EAS from Sam's club.

I can second the Powerade or Gatorade zero calorie. And yes, the sugar free popsicles were a great thing. Broth as well. Your number one job the first week or two is drink, drink, drink, and if you are like me, getting 64 ounces in was a struggle.

 

Greek yogurt and scrambled eggs were a favorite early out.

Thanks for the suggestions guys.  I will make sure we only get one or two of any given food item.

 

The following is from someone elses blog.  Hope it helps!!!!

 

 

Food after the DS

 

Lots of people ask what to eat after surgery, so I kept a record of the foods that I ate for the first two months after my DS so that maybe others could get ideas for themselves.  It is up to each individual to decide if they want to follow the nutritionists plan or to devise one that works for them.  I chose to do the latter.  Unfortunately, the nutritionist taught my DS pre-op class many things that pertain to RNYers, so I chose to do what worked best for me by following suggestions of others here on the boards.  I am not a nurse, nutritionist, or doctor, these were just the things that I ate and worked for me the 2 months following surgery. 

 

Here's what I'm eating at two weeks out....

 

Cottage Cheese

Activia Yogurt

Kraft Cheese Snackables (Ea. piece is 6 g's of protein and only one ounce...colby jack or cheddar)

Egg Salad ( I chop the egg small and add PLENTY of full fat mayo)

KFC Chicken Leg

Rotisserie Chicken from Costco

Turkey breast 

Roast Beef Rolls (Deli Roast Beef with Philly cream cheese inside, yum!)

Hormel Beef Roast Au Jus (Pre-cooked in the meat section at the grocery, seriously delish!)

Cheesecake Factory Buffalo Chicken Wings w/ lots of blue cheese

Champion Pure Whey Stack Banana Scream (THE BEST protein shake I've had!)                                 (1.5 scoop=34.5g protein)

42g New Whey Protein vials (Only when I have to, they are yucky!  JMHO)

Revival Soy Protein Chips

Kraft Cheese Snackables (Ea. piece is 6 g's of protein and only one ounce...colby jack or cheddar)

Egg Salad ( I chop the egg small and add PLENTY of full fat mayo)

KFC Chicken Leg (I eat very little of the breading, but it does add some flavor)!

Rotisserie Chicken from Costco

Turkey breast 

Roast Beef Rolls (Deli Roast Beef with Garden Vegetable Philly cream cheese inside, yum!)

Hormel Beef Roast Au Jus (Pre-cooked in the meat section at the grocery, seriously delish!)

Cheesecake Factory Buffalo Chicken Wings w/ lots of blue cheese (These were ok, not now tho)

Champion Pure Whey Stack Banana Scream (THE BEST protein shake I've had!)                                 (1.5 scoop=34.5g protein)

42g New Whey Protein vials (Only when I have to, they are yucky!  JMHO)

Revival Soy Protein Chips

Genisoy Protein Chips (At Kroger in the health food section)

Crab Legs (So moist and I drown them in butter)!

Special K20 Protein Water (Gotta be strawberry kiwi)

Very moist, cooked no more than medium ribeye steak

Small amts of popcorn

Dry Roasted Peanuts

 

Things I'm eating at 1 month out.....

 

Kraft Cheese Snackables (Ea. piece is 6 g's of protein and only one ounce...colby jack or cheddar)

Egg Salad ( I chop the egg small and add PLENTY of full fat mayo)

KFC Chicken Leg (I eat very little of the breading, but it does add some flavor)!

Rotisserie Chicken from Costco

Turkey breast 

Roast Beef Rolls (Deli Roast Beef with Garden Vegetable Philly cream cheese inside, yum!)

Hormel Beef Roast Au Jus (Pre-cooked in the meat section at the grocery, seriously delish!)

Cheesecake Factory Buffalo Chicken Wings w/ lots of blue cheese (These were ok, not now tho)

Champion Pure Whey Stack Banana Scream (THE BEST protein shake I've had!)                                 (1.5 scoop=34.5g protein)

42g New Whey Protein vials (Only when I have to, they are yucky!  JMHO)

Revival Soy Protein Chips

Genisoy Protein Chips (At Kroger in the health food section)

Crab Legs (So moist and I drown them in butter)!

Special K20 Protein Water (Gotta be strawberry kiwi)

Very moist, cooked no more than medium ribeye steak

Small amts of popcorn w butter

Dry Roasted Peanuts

Chicken Salad

The insides of tacos and meximelts at Taco Bell

Hillshire Farm Lil' Smokies with a little bbq sauce

Homegrown Tomatoes

Pork ribs with bbq sauce

Corn on the cob with lotsa butter!

Mashed Potatoes

 

 

What I ate at 8 weeks out...

 

Wendy's Chili with cheese and onions and sour cream

Hillshire Farm Lil' Smokies with a little bbq sauce

Homegrown Tomatoes

Country Style Pork ribs with bbq sauce

Spare ribs with bbq

Baby back ribs with bbq

Corn on the cob with lotsa butter!

Pulled pork

Jimmie Dean Breakfast Bowls

Val's Ricotta Fluff Stuff 

Egg Omelets with lotsa cheese and ham, green peppers and onions

Shrimp ****tail

Starting to eat salads in small amounts 

Bacon 

Sausage

Very tender pork of just about any kind

Kraft Cheese Snackables (Ea. piece is 6 g's of protein and only one ounce...colby jack or cheddar)

Egg Salad ( I chop the egg small and add PLENTY of full fat mayo)

KFC Chicken Leg (I eat very little of the breading, but it does add some flavor)!

Rotisserie Chicken from Costco

Turkey breast 

Roast Beef Rolls (Deli Roast Beef with Garden Vegetable Philly cream cheese inside, yum!)

Hormel Beef Roast Au Jus (Pre-cooked in the meat section at the grocery, seriously delish!)

Fazoli's Submarine Sandwiches, Inside only.  The roast beef is really good. 

Champion Pure Whey Stack Banana Scream (THE BEST protein shake I've had!)  (1.5 scoop=34.5g protein)

Revival Soy Protein Chips

Genisoy Protein Chips (At Kroger in the health food section)

Crab Legs (So moist and I drown them in butter)!

Very moist, cooked no more than medium ribeye steak

Dry Roasted Peanuts

Chicken Salad with grapes and cashews

The insides of tacos and meximelts at Taco Bell

Bob Evans Farmers Market Omelet...TO DIE FOR!

Eatsmart Soy Crisps, Tomato, Romano, and olive oil flavor

Homemade chili, no beans (lowers carb count WAY down!)

Lindor White Chocolate Truffles, 1 at at time is enough and makes me feel like I'm not deprived! 

Firecracker salmon rolls from the Cheesecake Factory

Salads made with ham, egg, onion, gr. pepper, tomatoe, bacon bits, cheese and  with real ranch dressing

I could not eat most of what was on the first month list. I would suggest a lot of what the other people suggested. Getting the water in was very hard. I had to do broth often because it was like eating a meal. I would use a roman soup packet or bullion because canned broth is just gross. but the warm broth is still a good treat for me at six weeks out.

You really are not going to want to eat. Shoot taking a phone call is overwhelming. So try if you can but the most important thing folks on here told me was to get my fluids in. trust me its not easy! Try lots of different fluids at different temperatures.

Thanks! This is really helpful! So, is there a certain amount of time post-op you should be on liquids only?