Diane72

Thank you for the insight. My background is medical and I know every person can have different experiences. I've been through breast cancer treatment, knee replacement, and a few other things. No two people are alike but I REALLY, REALLY appreciate your honest feedback. Maybe the waiting period until surgery is scheduled is causing the indecision. When I was going through testing I was 100% sure I was on the right track. I'm packing my bags and going on a road trip. Hopefully, I will get a surgery date soon. I also need another knee replacement. My plan is gastric 1st and knee 2nd. Thanks so much for your response. Much appreciated.

My sleeve surgery is not yet scheduled. I am wondering if I want to proceed down this path? Would you do it again? What are daily changes that are annoying? I know I can't go back - so I want to insure I am confident with my path forward. Personal experience appreciated.

I have one cup of black coffee daily. Sip on it - don't chug it. If it was easy to change my habits, I wouldn't be having surgery😏 I also sip on my iced coffee, which is once daily. I can quit/cutback if needed but I enjoy the hot coffee in the AM. I have cut but from a continuous coffee drinker to my one hot cup daily. I am also cutting back on the size of my iced coffee. I do want to change my lifestyle and increase my mobility - but I'm 72, single, live alone, have lots of alone time. My morning coffee is substitute for morning interaction. I don't know. Guess this journey is as emotional as it physical.

Anybody out there still drinking coffee post sleeve surgery? I am a coffee drinker - one cup of hot coffee in the morning and one cup of iced coffee mid-morning. Doc says I need to give up caffeine post surgery (surgery not scheduled yet). Anybody still drinking caffeine with bad side effects? Or do you drink caffeine without issues?