Question:
I am scheduled for Sept. 26th, I have no idea what I am to eat after surgery.........
— MMClosing (posted on September 5, 2002)
September 4, 2002
Depends on what your surgeon tells you. I and many others were on a 2 - 4
weeks liquid diet - clear liquid at 1st and then full liquid (which
includes skim milk, fat free sugar fee jello and pudding, soupy grits or
oatmeal. Then you should moved to a soft diet (eggs, cheese, beans etc).
If you want to know now, call you surgeons office. Good Luck
— Sharon H.
September 4, 2002
NOT MUCH!!! This was my diet for the past five weeks:
Surgery day and first day after was ice chips,
Days two and three were liquids including jello, crystal lite, and
Snapple.
Days three through fourteen I had pureed foods.
Days fifteen til now. Solids with red meat after four weeks. Now I can
have DECAF coffee and tea.
It depends on your doctor and you really should ask him/her about what kind
of program he/she believes in.
— Lawrence R.
September 4, 2002
Our surgeon's office requires a nutritional consult with the staff's
nutritionist. She explains (in a group setting) the post-op diet as well
as a non-medical description of what to expect during your hospital stay.
She also goes over the vitamin requirements post-op. It doesn't sound
like every WLS surgeon has a similar program-maybe they should.
— John Rushton
September 4, 2002
I had a lap RNY on 8/15/02. Up until yesterday, I was supposed to do 50-60
grams of protein per day. (CIB or other protein) Then if I had room, I
could do any of these per snack/meal as I desired, but protein first: 1/2
cup low fat cottage cheese, 1 cup jello, 1 cup Healthy choice chicken
noodle soup pureed in the blender, 1 cup broth. That was about it. I was
given additional items yesterday that included hot/cold cereals, scrambled
egg beaters, soft cooked veggies, lite canned fruits, low-fat yogurt,
creamed low-fat soups, and overcooked pasta with low-fat cheese. I do this
for another two weeks before I'll get additional foods. So far I haven't
had any problems.
— Cathy S.
September 5, 2002
Melissa this is nothing against you, but I have seen this question over and
over again, I want to know why surgeons are doing surgery without giving
patients nutritional information. This is a serious life change for those
of us that have had surgery. Everyone needs to know as much as possible up
front before they have surgery, as to what they can and cannot eat, having
to take supplements the rest of their lives, and the list goes on and
on........
Melissa, as I said this is nothing against you, but against
the medical profession that is not educating people about this surgery.
You are at the right place to find a wealth of information. Make your list
(long list) go back in for an appointment with your surgeon and do not
leave until he answers all your questions. If he cannot answer your
questions, run fast and find a surgeon that know what WLS entails before
and after.
Good Luck Melissa,
WLS 5/6/02 -73
— Jeri P.
September 5, 2002
Melissa, I called and talked to the nurse at my surgeons office the week
before my surgery to find out exactly what I needed to buy to eat post op.
The nutritionist also gave me a visit before discharge and gave me a food
list as well as her phone # if I had questions when I got home. My first
foods were bullion,creamed soups,s/f jello,s/f water popsicles(a lifesaver
for me),s/f pudding,Crystal lite,grits and scrambled or boiled egg (mashed
very fine) My surgeon does not recommend protein drinks. All doctors are
different so to be safe give yours a call. Good luck. My surgery was 8/27
and I am doing great!
— Sherry S.
September 6, 2002
Melissa, I went out and bought soups, jellos and puddings galore for when I
got home. They are still in my frig (my kids ate the soups) I couldn't eat
any of the soups they make me severely ill, and I got so sick of pudding
& jello, that now they make me sick to think of them...lol.
Really it is a long shot as to what you will be able to eat post op so I
wouldn't go out and load up on anything particular until you know you can
tolerate it. SF Yougart is a good protein food for the first stages if you
can tolerate the milk, tomatoe soup, chicken broth, popcicles...you get the
picture :) Good luck!
— Lynda T.
September 6, 2002
Melissa, I am two weeks post op. I bought canned chicken broth, but after
I got home, I found that I don't like it. The best thing I've had on the
clear liquid diet was homemade chicken broth. I recommend that you make
some now and freeze it into cubes (about 1 oz.). Also, I didn't like hot
and sour soup or egg drop before, but I got some from a local Chinese
restaurant and they saved my life for a few days. (You have to strain the
hot and sour.) At least they have some flavor. Good luck!
— Bonnie M.
September 6, 2002
Amen, Jeri...that is what I was thinking too.
— Brenda L.
September 6, 2002
Hopefully you will see a nutritionist who is familiar with the operation to
guide you, but in my case (2-1/2 wks post-op), I was on clear liquids for
three days, then moved to pureed foods (baby food, applesauce (no added
sugar), yogurt, and so on). I have discovered that I can start adding small
amounts of solid food if I chew it extremely well. It's all an adventure!
(I've lost more than 25 lbs. already).
Good luck - try to get some professional advice to keep you on track.
Michael Halpern
NYC
— Michael H.
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