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Before this turns into a pissing match - let them drink. It has been said time and time again all the reasons why drinking is dangerous post surgery. If anyone wants to risk bleeds, ulcers, new addictions, or whatever; it's their life.
If nothing bad happens to them, cool for them, live it up and party on dude. Conversely, if complications or something serious happens don't console them or support them. Let them wallow in their failure.

OMG. I wasn't going to reply to this because people around here get their underwear in a bunch if you say "wow, that wasn't the best choice" about anything.
No one here said anything about drinking being evil. One person rightly said that y'all are really fresh post-ops, you need to be careful. That's nowhere near saying that drinking is evil or people shouldn't enjoy their lives.
As a nurse, there is no way I would advocate anyone drinking "some wine and a few Crown & Cokes" less than 2 months post-op with a GASTRIC surgery. That's a lot of alcohol for someone who HASN'T had their stomach cut on.
I'm going on record right now as saying that wasn't a great choice. If that makes me a bitch, so be it.

I had to take the blood thinner injections twice a day for 2 weeks post op because my BMI was over 60. I got through it. it's quick (took longer to give myself the pep talk before each one than the actual shot took). It doesn't really hurt per se, just a mild stinging for a few minutes (at least in my case). and it is just a subcutaneous injection so not like you have to hit a vein or anything. not something i looked forward to but a necessary part of the process (avoidance of death by pulmonary embolism is a great motivator!). I didn't bruise too bad from the lovenox injections i did at home but the stronger heparin injections i got in the hospital first bruised me really bad (in fact a month out and still slightly visible) so maybe I just couldn't notice the lovenox ones (although i did try not to inject in an area already bruised). I did end up with some hard nodules under my skin that my doc said were internal hematomas and would gradually clear up over the next couple months.
so you are not alone in not liking doing them, but in a year it probably won't seem like it was that bad and preventing blood clots is important.

Nope, RN.
(working on my Master's so I'm in the medical research databases constantly... )

I want you to relax and don't worry about the surgery. I was literally scared out of my wit's, I was terrified!!! I was worried I wouldn't be here for my one and only daughter, but as you can see it as for not... The surgery is a piece of cake, a walk in the park and same for the shots. This will be the best decision you have ever made. I had no pain except for my big b_tt from laying on the op table.
Don't worry be happy!

Blood thinners are standard procedure for surgery anymore. We're learning so much about blood clot risks and how to prevent them. The good news is that the shots aren't very painful (at least according to the majority of my patients). And it'll be over before you know it!! Good luck!!