Question:
What is everyone eating, 4 weeks post op?

   — June S. (posted on October 13, 2002)

October 13, 2002
I'm 7 weeks out and eating ham, pork, chicken, fish, yogurt, eggs, oatmeal, cracker, cheese, Special K. I haven't really tried anything sweet yet or salad. I can eat just about anything that is protein, only a couple bites tho. I hope this helps....
   — barbara A.

October 13, 2002
June...I am 8 weeks now, but at 4 wks, I had Wendy's Chili for the first time...Only could eat 1/2 of the small at a time but it is like 200 calories and 19g of protein for the small. AWESOME! The beef is boiled, so, it goes down really well. Good luck. ALso, try some thinly sliced deli meat. Like turkey!
   — heathercross

October 13, 2002
I lived on moz string cheese in the first few weeks (still do and am 3 months out). I love(d) Franco-American Spaghetti, runny oatmeal with splenda, jerky sticks (well chewed), canned LITE peaches, bananas, tuna on crackers, eggs in whatever form appeals at the moment, fudgecicles - NSA, popcorn, cooked broccoli, cooked carrots, potatoes, and I love fresh raw tomatoes and steamed brussel sprouts. Most veggies sit very well on my stomach. Am finally able to eat cottage cheese again but at 4 weeks couldn't stand it. I can't stand processed meats, yellow cheeses, yogurt, bread/toast or ground beef. Chicken I find goes down best when it has been cooked by someone else - canned or frozen dinners - I think it's been pressure cooked so it is more tender and moist.
   — [Deactivated Member]

October 13, 2002
My surgeon's rules post op are no sugar, no carbonation, eat regular food chewed to a liquid before swallowing. If you can't chew it to a liquid ... spit it out. Just wanted to clariy this up front, since many surgeons require liquids for several weeks post op. Mine obviously does not. Early on my favs were scrambled eggs with cheese, oatmeal, cream of wheat, grits, NSA yogurt (Dannon lite-n-fit or blue bunny), chili (I am spoiled ... I only ate homemade), FF refried beans topped with cheese, avocado, black olives (whatever tastes good and is tolerated) with a few baked tortilla chips), tuna/chicken/ham salad on crackers (I couldn't tolerate bread in any form for several months), homemade potato cheese soup, homemade smoked sausage/cabbage/barley soup, SF jello, NSA applesauce, NSA fudgesicles, cream of anything soup, and string cheese. It is very, very important to get in your liquids, especially at this stage. I found that warm liquids like coffee, hot tea w/Splenda, and NSA Swiss Miss hot cocoa were very soothing. I kept a sports bottle of water with me all the time and tried to sip constantly. I found that with the water, at first really cold water did not go down well ... room temperature worked better for me. I hope this gives you some ideas. Good luck and God bless.
   — Lynn T.