I am 2 weeks out from surgery and am wondering when and if I can have a cup of coffee in the morning and perhaps an adult beverage? The nutrionist said you can't have an adult beverage for at least 18 months. Did anyone else hear this? I miss my coffee. Thanks!

How long after surgery do we need to worry about getting an ulcer? Is it a forever thing? I was under the assumption once we fully healed 1 year +\- that leaks and ulcers were rare?!?!?!?

I am hoping for at least one cup of REAL caffeinated coffee in the morning...one cup won't dehydrate me but no cups of coffee could be ugly and dangerous!

I may have to bring my T-shirt to the hospital, it says ...."I DRINK COFFEE FOR YOUR PROTECTION!"

I concur that most of the warnings from Docs have to do with dehydration, so drink water. I started on Coffee (half decaf half regular) as soon as I came home, no problems, just not able to drink my pot a day, but I do drink about 2 big cups in the morning and I'm only two weeks post op. My diet said Decaf with Splenda was fine and I cheated buy mixing the decaf with regular (just need to make sure you are hydrated) although they did say something about irritating the healing stomach for the first month it was healing with any caffeine. As for the Booze, well I had my fist scotch tonight. Couldn't finish it but it did taste good and did not cause any problems. In hindsight I didn't even get buzzed so it was a waste and would have been better off without it. Most of the post I've read from 9 month plusers say it's business as usual, you just can't tolerate as much. Looking forward to a beer, but know that there's just not much room down there for much of it anymore, so I'll go from a 6 pack plus, to nursing one or two, and I'm OK with that.

i had my first non decaf coffee this week and i am 6 wks out...it was iced coffee, with skim milk and tons of ice...so i figured it couldnt be that bad....still haven't had liquor yet

i am making my popular white wine sangria for an annual bbq this weekend, I wonder if I will be able to pass it up

My doctor says coffee is not a problem. I started with my one cup in the morning at two weeks. Now, I don't make mine very strong at all.

I still drink coffee without problems. I couldn't hold my liquor before and its worse now. I usually don't drink because of the calories but I have and I keep loosing.

I had 2-3 ounces of beer one evening and got buzzed! No other side effects - except I was thirsty.

I had the same experience when I sipped 1 or 2 tablespoons of fine tequila. The world became a wonderful place full of lovely people. I am officially a cheap drunk.

my surgeon said no coffee no alcohol after surgery !! that's it

i had de-caffeinated 2 weeks post op it went well but tasted bad

i started coffee again 2 months post op, since i just need it otherwise id sleep all day

i think am fine ,, just have to drink more Water

Just curious why you cant drink de-caf coffee?

My surgeon said no caffine/no alcohol for 6 months. So far I have been good!