So i got banded June 18th so far doing everything i was told to by my surgeon, i was told no liquor for a year...well i had a long island tea last night now i feel so bad for drinking it i only had one drink hope i didnt hurt my band..anybody else have liquor after no even two months post op?

I've been banded 6 years.

The only thing my doctor said was not carbonated beverages... beer or Pop (soda).

There was no restriction on alcohol.

I was never much of a drinker pre-band. If it was REALLY hot day I would sometimes like a beer in a chilled mug... but i don't miss it at all.

Now every so often I'll have a Baileys and coffee. I find alcohol hits me much faster.

While I was losing I didn't go off my menu plan... (no extra treats) for basically 6 months... I was self pay so I really wanted to stick to my menu plan.

Do the best you can and take it one day at a time.

Tom, Toronto

Banded July 6 06

Wt. Loss: 156 lbs

My surgeon also said no alcohol, I did not have any for quite some time but it will not hurt the band by my understanding it is because of all the calories and carbs associated with alcohol. You will be fine. Just get back on track with your plan today and if you like to have a drink or go out just limit yourself to once a month or everyother month.I go out one time every other month, I do drink mixed drinks when I do and I have not had any problems. Just watch your intake for calories and it does seem the alcohol hits you faster with the band. It is just like anything else with the band it is the choices you make that help you lose the weight or not.

So i got banded June 18th so far doing everything i was told to by my surgeon' date=' i was told no liquor for a year...well i had a long island tea last night now i feel so bad for drinking it i only had one drink hope i didnt hurt my band..anybody else have liquor after no even two months post op? [/quote']

I did not have alcohol for at least 6 months. It isn't the alcohol that will hurt the band per se... unless you are mixing it with something carbonated ...then that is a different story . it's more about drinking calories that are not affective in helping you lose weight. 1 ounce of liquor has over 100 calories ...depending on what your daily intake needs to be that's a big chunk ... that I stuck to under 1200 calories for 18 months to get the results I have

thnks everyone u all makes me feel better, i dont drink often so im back on track today