Had my surgery on Tuesday 8/28. I am still on my liquid phase until tomorrow when I am suppose to go back to the protein shakes until I see the dr on September 12. Today is the best that I have felt, minimal gas pain in my shoulder and slept the best last night. Questions or everyone, I am dying for a coffee, this water is killing me. Did anyone have coffee in the liquid phase post op? I am not sure that I have felt hungry but I find it hard to continually drink the water. Every time I take a sip I feel pressure in my chest and I am having a hard time getting all the liquids in, I really would just like a warm coffee. I know they say wa tea but i do not like tea :-(

Had my surgery on Tuesday 8/28. I am still on my liquid phase until tomorrow when I am suppose to go back to the protein shakes until I see the dr on September 12. Today is the best that I have felt, minimal gas pain in my shoulder and slept the best last night. Questions or everyone, I am dying for a coffee, this water is killing me. Did anyone have coffee in the liquid phase post op? I am not sure that I have felt hungry but I find it hard to continually drink the water. Every time I take a sip I feel pressure in my chest and I am having a hard time getting all the liquids in, I really would just like a warm coffee. I know they say wa tea but i do not like tea :-(

i was allowed a cup of coffee in the hospital the next morning and ive had coffee ever since. it wont hurt you. i think its needless torture going without . lol.

Defiantly. But DECAF only. Was what surgeon had said to me;)

Hi

Could u go to work the same day or next day.

I had my surgery Tuesday and went back to work Thursday. I didn't really have pain but I was definitely much slower getting around and still sore. It feels as if you have done 500 sit ups in a row. I definitely still had the referred pain in my shoulders from the air. I guess it really depends on your pain tolerance.

Defiantly. But DECAF only. Was what surgeon had said to me;)

i have two cups of caffeine a day.. the rest is decaf.. so far im o.k. with it all. no dr has asked me what im drinking.

Can someone explain the no caffeine thing to me?

Caffeine is a diuretic & biggest problem with LB is dehydration.

Oh right. That's fair.

I'm on a medication that makes me super thirsty so I drink a lot of Water, but the medication also makes me retain water like nothing else. coffee really helps me not retain as much.

In short, I'm not giving up coffee

Could u go to work the same day or next day.

I had surgery on 8/24 and went back to work on Monday 9/27.

Oh my goodness! Surgery last Friday! Doing great except for this gas in the shoulder and chest. Really tough. Walking in the house, but not much space to do that. 100 degrees outside, so not an option there. As far as coffee, my doctor said I could include coffee or tea immediately as long as no milk with it. He didn't care if it was with caf or decaf. This is day 3 and get to add protein drinks and shakes for next two days, then thin cream soups and V-8 juice.