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It was one of the rules from my surgeon. I don't miss it. I have had one sip and it made me feel "gassy"

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I was a Diet Pepsi-aholic before the pre-surgery diet. I stopped cold turkey on January 18, the day I started my pre-surgery diet, and really don't miss it. I did take up drinking hot tea in the mornings, but the only other thing I drink is Water, with an occasional glass of iced tea.

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I still have the odd glass of diet coke (usually only as a vodka mixer). It makes me gassy too, but I just burp more (attractive, I know!)

But, I waited until I was 6 weeks post-op to try.

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my surgeon said it was a BIG no-no . . . so I have not been brave enought to test why

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Some people do and some don't. Drs are so different! I never drank one until I was 2½ years post op. Does not bother me but I try not to drink them since they are bad for you and keep you from drinking your Water. But I have never found anything to take the place of my diet coke . . .still searching. If you do try one pour it over ice and let it sit a little bit. But remember they are like chips if you drink one you will want another one, so if you can keep from doing it I say don't.

Cheri

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My doctor says NO! To be truthful I don't really miss it. And I save so much money when I eat out. Not just soda but coffee. While I drink it black anyway it's hard to get your money's worth when you have to stop drinking when your food comes. Not uncommon for coffee to be 2.50 at a Breakfast joint. I'm a cheapskate so I guess I look at the money aspect. I did not however give up my .99 soda from Cumberland Farms (Northeast convenience stores) until the day before surgery. I do still get my black Ice Coffee from there (Big Gulp size) also .99.

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My Dr. told me no not ever! It stretches your pouch and the acid from coke and other drinks like it may erode your band.

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I was at an event that only had canned soft drinks ( no water...go figure), so I tried my old favorite dr pepper. After a couple of sips, I just threw it away. The taste is not the same!! YUK!!!! I no longer like how they taste. So definitely a good thing!

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My Dr. told me no not ever! It stretches your pouch and the acid from coke and other drinks like it may erode your band.

The coke never touches your band. How can it erode it?

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I was told by my surgeon that I can never drink soda or anything carbonated again after the surgery. He did however tell me that some patients had such a hard time giving up soda that they would open it and let it sit on the counter to let it go flat before drinking it.

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I was told by the doctor not to drink it because of the pain. But I did take a drink from my daughters and it didn't hurt if I really feel like I need a drink I order her a small take a few sips and that seems to take care of the want for it.

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I went almost 3 years without any soda. A couple months ago work stress was getting to me and I was eating everything under the sun and started drinking soda, which started from a sip from my fiance's. For about a month I was drinking coke almost everyday.

Then stopped again about a month ago and haven't had even a sip since.

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My doc said as long as I didn't drink the sugared stuff carbonated drinks were okay. I happily drank soda for the first two years of my banding. The one day a few months ago I couldn't drink carbonated soda or Water any more. Bummer. But I've learned to live with it.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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