Question:
What are some foods allowed in the first two weeks out of surgery?

I am waiting for approval from Ins. I want to get things prepared at home including foods or liquids. What can I have the first two weeks? Clear Liquids? Purees? ????? Thanks Please E-mail me [email protected]    — Mitzie D. (posted on May 14, 2002)

May 14, 2002
You need to ask your surgeon what he has his patient eat early post-op. Every doctor seems to do things differently. I was on full liquids a week after leaving the hospital and that mainly consisted of SF popscicles, V8 Juice, and Crystal Light. At 12 days post-op, I started soft foods. I had Cream of Wheat, scrambled eggs, cottage cheese, canned salmon, canned tuna, baked potatoes, baked fish, etc. At 6 weeks, I started eating fresh veggies and fruits. But be sure to find out what YOUR doctor's post-op diet is. You need to follow his advice.
   — Patty_Butler

May 14, 2002
Hopefully you will have a doctor that has this all written out for you. My doc has a booklet that spells out each week. We are on 3 weeks of liquid, 1 wk of mush, 1 wk of soft and then to regular. I knew exactly when and what to eat. Check with your doctor.
   — ZZ S.

May 21, 2004
IN MY CASE I WAS 2 WEEKS ON LIQUIDS AND NOW I HAVE BEEN SWITCHED TO A DICED PROTEIN STAGE, EGG WHITES, FISH, CHICKEN, SALMON,ETC. PLEASE ASK YOUR DOCTOR IT SEEMS EVERY ONE HAS A DIFERENT DIET. GOOD LUCK
   — gisell S.