When did you start eating Raw Veggies??

I can't wait to have my first salad since surgery I start on my regular diet next week.  Are raw veggies something we should aviod for a while or will have a really hard time with them at first?  Any Advice in that area??  Are things like celery sticks and carrot sticks ok???

I was very careful post op trying raw veggies. I tried one grape a month or so post op and oh it was such a bad experience. Pain, gagging, and throwing up. The grape skin did not SIT well in my pouch. So I took it very slow since I did not want to repeat the grape experience. Celery is hard to digest and carrots have a lot of natural sugar so I would go slow. I did enjoy baby food applesause and apricots farther out. Still can't eat raw apples after 33 months post op. Good luck and success on your journey.

I AM 7 WEEKS POST OP AND I WAS TOLD AT 5 WEEKS I WAS ABLE TO EAT RAW VEGGIES AND I DO I DONT EAT A LOT BUT I DO EAT THEM VERY SLOWLY AND CHEW CHEW CHEW AND I DONT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS... THEY DO FILL ME UP REALLY QUICK BUT I LOVE THEM!

I have a tough time with raw veggies. Anything with a skin just gets the better of me. I can do iceburg type lettuce since it has a lot of water in it. Celery is going to be hard since it is stringy. I would be careful on anything with skins (peel first) and stick to things that have a lot of liquid to them. Go real slow on this since a lot of people (including me) have trouble with raw veggies early on.

4 months post op for me----before that it was all cooked veggies.

my nut said to wait till 3 months. at 12 weeks i had a salad, it was wonderful! the lettuce wend down ok. my salad was just lettuce, onions, cheese and dressing on the side. i still haven't tried celery or carrots. if she wanted me to wait, i'll wait till i see her again