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I am in my 3rd week and the only thing I am craving is my moring coffee, so would like to know when you can add coffee in. thanks

I was allowed coffee after one week. You should check with your surgeon and find out what his/her rules are.

Check with your doc of course but I was allowed coffee THANK GOODNESS after 1 week

Ask your surgeon or one of the nurses. We cannot advise on this matter.

I had decaf within the first few days. Now I have a cup or two fo regular and I was banded on 4/18/11. Check with your doctor but the only issue is the caffine and you just have to make sure you "make up" for the caffine you take in...i.e. we are supposed to have 8 cups of "water" per day (64 ounces), my doctor told me if I have two cups of caffinated beverage (16 ounces), I have to drink an ADDITIONAL 16 ounces of non-caffinated beverage to balance it out. Make sense? Honestly, I'm lucky if I drink 32 ounces of ANYTHING per day. I didn't drink that much before surgery so trying to do so after is hard for me...I do notice if I drink more, I'm not as hungry so I don't know if that is part of the doctors strategy...keep em' full with liquid and they won't be hungry???? Anyhow, yes, I drink coffee and I LOVE IT! Good luck to you on your journey.

Other than the obvious "I didn't even WANT coffee at first" after a couple weeks my surgeon gave me the OK to use it a bit.

I was told I could have one cup in the morning.

I was given coffee 10 minutes after surgery... and I've been having one cup every day since. However, I also have no history whatsoever of GERD or any kind of reflux, so that may be why my doctor thought it was okay. If it were me, I would definitely check with a doctor who knows your physical history and needs the best. Some people can't have coffee at all, some can have it right away, and some can have it within a week or two.

I could have coffee immediately after my surgery.

I had coffee a week after and since then I drink about a cup a day. I am not a big coffee drinker. My doc. Didn't say anything. As long as I drink extra water cause it can cause dehydration.

I stayed off coffee for six weeks to let everything heal. I probably could have added it back sooner but I didn't want to take a chance.

I also read recently that it would take 4 cups or more of coffee a day to start causing dehydration. Not sure if that's really true so I always replace my caffeine intake with water anyway.

I was allowed decaf coffee 4 weeks post op.