Will I ever be able to eat normal again?

I went and bought broiled alaskan white fish tonight. I am on the pureed/ mushy food stage. To me it was very soft and I chewed it well. But, then my chest started hurting like it was stuck in my throat. It is times like these when I wonder, will I ever be able to move on to the solid food stage??? Please help!

I am almost a year out and I can remember feeling the same way you do now.  I promise it will come just take your time and know that you will get there it just takes time.  And when you do get there just make sure you chew really good :)

I'm a month ahead of you and I was wondering that tonight after getting chicken stuck. I have to keep saying "this isn't forever". Hang in there.

Fish isn't really pureed or mushy enough. It's dense protein and has a lot of texture. I had trouble with fish early out but eat it a lot now. I could do hamburger at 5 weeks but fish was like 2 or 3 months out. When you try something new eat a bite and wait 20 minutes or so. see if it sits well before you get a bunch in your stomach then find out it's not working for you. Remember if yo're newly out of surgery a bite or two is a meal - any more and you'll be in pain, or at least uncomfortable and get that heavy feeling - that's over full.
Jen 9 yrs post op

I'm almost 10 years out and just got sick on a piece of pork chop that I didn't chew well.  So, although it get's easier you still have to chew, chew, chew!  Be thankful for this time because youe weight loss is going to be rapid.  The more food options you have the more you have to be careful to avoid regain.
 

I am at 4.5 months and it does get better but the change is for life.  I tried eating tuna very early on and I found it very difficult to eat.  Now I can eat it but it is not a first choice for me.  You really will just have to experiment as everyone is different.  Lots of people have problems with chicken and steak but can eat hamburger.  I personally can eat chicken and steak but get sick if I eat a chunck of hamburger.

Also, what you try now and what works 3 months from now will be different so you really just need to retry a food you like every few weeks to see if it is easier going down.

Hang in, life gets so much better the more you loose.

You will get to a new normal for you.  There are still lots of foods I will not eat because they hurt.  Hamburger and pork never work...some kinds of fish are also hard on me. I have found lots of things that do work....so all is good!

chica I would suggest doing "cheap" flaky fish like tilipia and others that are rather dissenergratable.  I am 15 months out and still cant do beef or pork that often...
normal sorta depends. there are things that I cant eat post op cause it pretty much hurts....

Thank all of you for your response. I guess I will just slow down and give it a few weeks. Thanks again!

Everyone is able to eat fairly normal again eventually, I think.  Maybe a very tiny percent of people have problems tolerating lots of different foods forever, but most people eat pretty normally a couple years out (or sooner).  Large amounts of sugar make me sick but I can eat one cookie or a few bites of cake.  Pasta feels pretty heavy in my pouch but I can eat a few bites without getting too uncomfortable.  Otherwise, I eat pretty much normal food, just on the healthy side, and small amounts. 

I wonder if part of your issue right now is that you're not sticking to your doc's food plan so well.  Perhaps I misunderstood, but did you puree that fish before you ate it?  If you stick to pureed foods until your doc says to advance your diet, you may not have as much trouble with stuff getting stuck.