Post-Op Update & Questions about "Full Fluids"

I had the VSG in Hamilton on Sept 20. Everything went well as can be expected. My abdomen is very sore, and I had really painful neck and left shoulder that seemed worse than anything else. Not sure if it was gas or positioning during surgery. I am feeling a better each day. The first 2 days were not good. I was so nauseated, but thankfully it stopped yesterday.

When I came home yesterday I began full fluids. In the book I have from St Joes, it states I can eat cream soups - strained. I have bought cream of mushroom. I am not sure what else to get to be honest, in the past I made all my own soups and they aren't appropriate for this stage. What soups are considered "creamed"?? would squash soup or tomato soup be ok or not? I wish I would have clarified this soup thing beforehand. I am wondering if anyone can please shed light on what soups are ok to have, and any other things you ate at this stage that you enjoyed. I would appreciate if you could share recipes for good soups for this stage. Any other foods/concoctions you enjoyed at this point would also help. Thanks!! Julie

Knorr has some powdered cream soups (asparagus, and broccoli i think. i know asparagus) Campbell has cream of chicken which is not bad. i make all mine with all milk to bounce up the protein instead of half and half.

i have had a really hard time eating since surgery so i cant be much help.

the thing i enjoyed most seems to be fat free cottage cheese. but it must be eaten slowly. also i find if i have a decaff iced coffee. with a cup of skim milk it also boosts the protein and if i only use sweetener and decaff instant crystals and skim milk i enjoy that. i do count my calories though so that i factor in the milk calories.

hope that helps

thank you! very helpful. Can you tell me the ingredient amounts for the iced coffee? you mentioned 1 cup milk, how much coffee/ice do you put in? Thanks

so my step by step is

i take one and a half teaspoons of decaff instant coffee. and one packet of splenda, i put them under the kurig with no coffee pod and put in the lowest amount of water possible (my kurig is "small" my moms is 4 oz you can use boiling water but it takes longer and more to cool but you don't need much just enough to dissolve the coffee crystals. )

then i stir. then i measure one to one and a half cups skim milk. then i add three to four ice cubes. depending on the size of glass and how hot it is in the glass ( and outside! lol)

thats it. super easy and very enjoyable and about 8.5 g of protein per cup so i get about 12g in a cup

one a day is plenty for me.

At twh you cant have caffiene decaf or not for at least a month. Give your body time to heal

Since we all know how different the centers are, we (Hamilton) can have decaf once you are clear of the clear fluids stage.

In Hamilton, I had decaf on my tray in the hospital.

It is hard on your tummy lining... says the coffee-aholic but I love it ;)

welcome to the losers bench!

Thank you!