I'm 11 days out and my doctor nor my nutritionist said nothing about coffee. Can I drink it now or do I need to wait?

By the 3rd mo, I was drinking over 64 oz of water and really missed that caffeine high, but didn't want to drink the coffee..so I take one NoDoz in the am and it gets me going for and lasts the whole morning. My surgeon and NUT said it was ok, as long as you get in 64 oz of fluids per day.

Hi Vegas

why can't you have anything until mid morning? I thought that sleeve stopped that kind of problem. I had that with the band that I could not put anything hardly in my mouth until late morning coz things would get stuck.

Hi Xbander - the reason I can't eat in the morning is because I had a hiatal hernia repaired when I had my sleeve and I experience spasms - I am more restricted in the morning and things don't seem to want to go down, so I've learned that if I just stick to warm liquids until about 10 or 11 it makes the rest of the day easier.

Hi,

I am pretty normal with food now, can eat a boiled egg and some banana for breakfast at 8 and eat it within 15 minute or less, can drink 1/2 or more cup of black coffee first thing at 6:30 as well. If I feel too full I stop until I feel a burp or two, and I have never thrown up, had food come up a bit into the esophagus, but it sldes down after a bit. I am a month out from surgery and have had no issues with food at all, am very happy with my sleeve, and feel it is doing what it is supposed to do and that is to restrict the volume of food. So guess everyone is slightly different, and you will learn what you can and cannot do.

Cheers,

Donna:001_cool:

Wow you are doing so good!! 30 pounds in a month. I wish you the best!!

Tiff

I love your answers.

They are always so informative.

Thanks so much.

Thank you for the information. I wandered about why my papers pre-op said to avoid caffinated drinks. And after surgery when they brought my tray of food, the bag of tea said decafe. I was going to go out and have tea with family tomorrow, but now I think I will start carrying bags of decaffinated tea with me and ask for a cup of hot Water and then pour it over Ice. I appreciate everyones support and comments!!

Hi,

I wasn't told not to have coffee, in fact I was given a cup of coffee on the ward the day after my surgery, and I have been having at least 3 cups per day since with no ill effects, I am 5 weeks out now, and managing quite a few normal foods in small quantities.

Bren