My sleave is a freak!!!
I was cleared for soft fish, soft foods, etc at 1 week post-op. I was cleared for other seafood and chicken around 1month.
That being said, I haven't not tolerated anything. My sleeve loves it all. (I have also eaten beef, usually ground and mixed 1/2 and 1/2 with ground turkey, but just started).
I might dial it back a bit on the actual meats, but in another week you'll probably be on track with other sleevers.
That being said, I haven't not tolerated anything. My sleeve loves it all. (I have also eaten beef, usually ground and mixed 1/2 and 1/2 with ground turkey, but just started).
I might dial it back a bit on the actual meats, but in another week you'll probably be on track with other sleevers.
I was on soft foods at 3 weeks - ground beef, chicken (Tyson's pouch because it was moist), tuna, stuff like that. I was cleared for everything at 6 weeks, as tolerated. I've tolerated everything from the beginning. I don't think your sleeve is freaky at all, although your doc's plan is a bit more accelerated than most.
I am 3 weeks out today and only just started to tolerate clear fluids (water) in the past 4 days. Due to excessive scar tisuue my sleeve was made very small and I could not even keep in 5 ounces of fluid a day so I was getting IV. But in normal cir****tances my doc clears for reg food at 4 weeks. I think I am going tin for dilation in a couple of weeks and I am kind of looking fowrad to it. I am so happy to be keeping in water but its a struggle to get it in. My doc told me to try to add yogurt or protein drink and with just a sip of anything other than water I am puking my guts up. And I had the band it is not that kind of vomiting it feel like a stomach virus vomiting. I am glad to be slleved and will be even happier when this is behind me. YOU are lucky girl...
Like Frisco, I extended my mushee phase an extra week and a half.... I didnt even consider red meat until last week (I am over 2 mos post-op now). I was told major complications could exist within the first 21 days. I figure because each of us are different that going longer within the soft food realm would be safer for me, so I took my doctor's phases and extended them all by at least a week.
Ann
Ann

Different doctors have different plans. If your stomach is not hurting, then fine. If it was a problem, YOU would feel it. It is your stomach.
I could have ground beef and chicken by week 5 or 6. When I started, it was only one meal every other day or so. When trying something new, I just made sure it was the only new thing I was trying. I ate small bites and made sure it was moist. And, I took very long pauses so I could tell how it felt. So, it may have taken 20-30 minutes for me to eat 1 ounce.
You seem to be doing well.
Sometimes people go so long without red meat, their body reacts regardless of the surgery. I had a bad reaction many years ago. I'm glad that I didn't go too long without it this time. In general, when I eat red meat for one meal, I choose to have another meal with fish. -just my thing.
I could have ground beef and chicken by week 5 or 6. When I started, it was only one meal every other day or so. When trying something new, I just made sure it was the only new thing I was trying. I ate small bites and made sure it was moist. And, I took very long pauses so I could tell how it felt. So, it may have taken 20-30 minutes for me to eat 1 ounce.
You seem to be doing well.
Sometimes people go so long without red meat, their body reacts regardless of the surgery. I had a bad reaction many years ago. I'm glad that I didn't go too long without it this time. In general, when I eat red meat for one meal, I choose to have another meal with fish. -just my thing.
I can tolerate everything - pork, beef, chicken, fish. I have not thrown up one time. The only thing that made me feel even slightly queasy was some Indian food last week, and it was hella spicy. I don't struggle because I am committed to this totally. If it helps, I feel mentally ill when I think about putting something that does not have max nutritional value in my body. I fear not getting enough nutrients, so I have no problem staying away from crap with my teeny tummy. :)