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5 weeks post op

I pretty much stayed on full liquids with just dinner as the newest food phase (puree, soft etc) until about 8 weeks. I could eat but it was so much easier to manage liquids.

So you can advance your entire diet or just certain meals. Whatever your body handles best.
 
I called my doctor. I'm not vomiting, I emailed him my food logs. My GERD is being managed with 1 pill a day, my thyroid is doing ok for now. Tomorrow is 7 week since surgery. I'm back to doing yoga, and weights at home. I walk around 2-2.5 km a day. Food and drinks are not an issue I get 60 mg protein a day, 80 oz liquid. No caffeine, no cravings, around 40 carbs a day as allowed by my plan. My doctors response was to go clear liquids for 24 hours, then full liquid for 2 days and work back up to foods over the next 5 days to see if that jumpstarts me.
Got my labs back all my levels are good and my anemia is improved, still a little low, but not as bad as it was. I'm cleared to go to the gym and will do that later this morning. I hope getting back to my gym routine helps. Doctor reminded me to let him know if I feel ill or vomit since he had to work on my esophagus.
 
Sounds like you are right on track. The best thing is that you're working closely with your doctor. I too was doing well and then boom nausea. I contacted my doctor and got some strategies that were related to nutrition. Now I'm feeling better. I'm at week 4 and have been working out for about 2 weeks. I called back a bit on the workouts when I started feeling dizzy and I'm still waiting for blood test results. I think this is par for the course and things will even out as we learn what our new "baby stomach" will tolerate. Hang in there, you are not alone.
 
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