Karlnjax

Almost 3 months post op RNY and down 100lbs pics below.  

Almost 3 months post op RNY and down 100lbs pics below.  

Almost 3 months post op RNY and down 100lbs pics below.  

Almost 3 months post op RNY and down 100lbs pics below.  

Almost 3 months post op RNY and down 100lbs pics below.  

Almost 3 months post op RNY and down 100lbs pics below.  

It will hit you much harder, yes, but the primary reason surgeons don't want their patients drinking for a year or longer is because we are very vulnerable to transfer addictions right now. Someone with alcoholic tendencies can easily be pushed into full on alcoholism if they use it to soothe themselves during this crucial time while we are learning to give up food. So I guess my thoughts are that if you want 1 drink and you are sure you can have that one drink and be happy with it, then by all means, have fun. If you worry that it could become a problem for you or if it has been in the past, maybe give it some more consideration. It would be so sad to go through all this hard work just to develop an addiction and have your life fall apart because of it.

Karl.....only you know what it'll do to your quality of life.
If enjoying a vodka drink with your wife on a date night enhances your relaxation and makes it easier to stick to the plan the rest of the week then so be it.
If, however, the only thing better than one vodka on a date night is several on multiple weeknights then you have to decide.
Our surgeons are our trusted advisors, however, we reserve the final vote for ourselves.

All the surgeons I have met have said no alcohol. Ideally ever.

I spent some time last Halloween weekend with a friend of mine that absolutely loves Vodka. She made me a small drink that consisted of vodka and some kind of juice. I can tell you it hit me hard really, really fast...as in within about 5-10 minutes after drinking it. But I also came down from the buzz fairly quickly as well...maybe 30 minutes after the drink.
I've always been a bit of a light weight though since I very rarely drink alcohol.

mine told me to wait a year before drinking any alcohol. But evidently surgeons must have different opinions on this...

Almost 3 months post op RNY and down 100lbs pics below.  

Almost 3 months post op RNY and down 100lbs pics below.  

I had my RNY done on 8/10/15 and as of yesterday I am down 100 and feeling AMAZING!!! I only have about 45 more to go and my question is how does our body or system know it's time to stop losing more weight? It's coming off so fast it's almost scary not knowing if it's going to stop when I need it to?

I had my RNY done on 8/10/15 and as of yesterday I am down 100 and feeling AMAZING!!! I only have about 45 more to go and my question is how does our body or system know it's time to stop losing more weight? It's coming off so fast it's almost scary not knowing if it's going to stop when I need it to?

AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!

Almost 3 months post op RNY and down 100lbs pics below.  

I had my RNY done on 8/10/15 and as of yesterday I am down 100 and feeling AMAZING!!! I only have about 45 more to go and my question is how does our body or system know it's time to stop losing more weight? It's coming off so fast it's almost scary not knowing if it's going to stop when I need it to?

Yup, I got a similar letter after my son was treated in the ER after a wave wiped him out at the beach. No one to blame but mother nature!

Tell them you will write them a check ;-P hehe

I went to a Kaiser ER for a bug bite that had turned into an abscess that had to be drained. I got a letter awhile later asking if I was planning to seek legal action. Against who? The bug?
It was from a third party company and at first I thought it was a scam and was going to ignore it. But in doing research I discovered that it's something many insurance companies are pursuing these days. It's called health care subrogation. They're looking to take a portion of any proceeds you might receive from an accident when you later sue someone else for liability related to the injury you had treated.

Aetna does that all the time! When my son got a scald burn on his leg from our kitchen sink faucet they wanted to know if there was any chance we planned to pursue legal action against the person who was in charge at the time it happened-which was husband, me, and my poor teenager daughter who was washing him up after dinner at the time. They must have called and sent papers to the house a dozen times before they got it through their heads they were the ones paying the bills for his burn treatments! They'll look for anyone else to stick the bills to!

Holy congratulations!
That is so much for such a short time! That's awesome

wow congrats that was fast my surgery was before yours 8/4/15 doeWn 71 pounds how did you loose so quickly I know I am not to compare but wondering if I need to work out harder or drink more water.?

Wow! Congrats! That's incredible!