Do you always need to stay away from

Caffeine? I am craving a panera iced tea!

i didnt......i have coffee the day after surgery...my dr and nutritionist

gave me handouts on what i could eat/drink etc....and nothing on there about caffeine. you can always check with your doctor to be sure (as we should anyhow). congrats on your recent surgery

I drink at least 2 cups in the morning myself, no problems there

I had coffee the day after surgery, too. No problems here.

What is the effects of carbonated beverages?

What is the effects of carbonated beverages?

A slipped band. Definite no-no.

I too am an everyday coffee drinker, had it the day after surgery. No problems. It's my understanding carbonation can stretch the pouch (obviously you don't want that), never heard it could cause a slip. I am not saying it's not true, just never heard it before.

I developed a fondness for herbal teas postOp that lasted more than 6 months.

It wasn't 'not being able' to drink coffee, I just didn't care for it at the time.

Eventually I returned to coffee and have long been a "two morning mugs" consumer.

Re: carbonation

that was another complex question no one could really answer when I had my own surgery.

It was a couple years before I ventured into trying sparkling Water. At that time I had read the effects of leaving it stand a while in a pottery cup, as there was some kind of inter action with the minerals in the glaze hastening the release of CO2 from the saturation point. It seemed to work fine for me.

Over time I eventually got to where I can now drink a can of LaCroix as a refreshing treat, especially after home chores.

Having been an avid beer drinker for over 30 years, when I abandoned that overnight, I rather missed the fizz. As a pleasant trade-off, I developed a smattering of appreciation for different kinds of sparkling water from around the world. In the realm of non-alcohol and non-soda survivors, I cheerfully advocate exploration of the various products IF your particular Band doc approves.

I think opinion differs when it comes to sodas, I was just at True Results last week and they had the video going in the room and it just happened the dr was talking about drinking sodas. He definetly said it was ok. Now I let mine sit for a bit and I dont drink them allot but they did give it the green light