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rgiand71

By rgiand71, in Food and Nutrition

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rgiand71    3

rgiand71
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So I'm new to all this folks and my first doctors appointment is this friday.Very excited.. So many of my questions have been answered at the seminar & through this forum but just wanted to know the deal with coffee? ??? I heard there is no caffeine 2-3 weeks before surgery but don't know how long after... Is coffee something I wil eventually get to have again or is it a permanant no no?? I do enjoy my coffee, a lot of it, but I can do without it. Whatever it takes to stay healthy, I'm ready!!!!!!

Randy

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nikki264    6

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I'm on my 5 day pre-op diet. I'm allowed Protein shakes, Clear liquids, and yes coffee! I'm just not allowed sugar or milk in it. They did advise to not over do it with caffeine, but I'm having one tall soy, sugar free latte a day, and my surgeon says it's fine.

But ask your doctor what hsi specific guidlines are, and follow what they say. :)

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Dooter    1,457

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They want you to detox from coffee before surgery, because the last thing you need while trying to deal with post op issues is caffeine withdrawal. Make SURE you do that. Takes three or four days to get past the symptoms. Afterwards, my doc said I can have 1 cup of regular coffee a day maybe a couple weeks after surgery. They gave me Decaf in the hospital. but what's decaf?!?! Bleh. Useless! :lol:

The coffee thing was the first question I sent to the surgeons office! LOL

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Malyss    31

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When I was discharged last Friday, I was given the impression that my doctor is against his patients returning to drinking coffee. I'll know more as I go along, but I'm in no hurry. I detoxed about 3 weeks before my operation and so far, my energy levels have been fantastic.

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Becca    108

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I drink coffee every single morning. Never had a problem.

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jabsimmons    0

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I detoxed off coffee before surgery, but got a skinny vanilla latte at Starbucks after my one week post op check and haven't looked back. I even bought an espresso machine and make my own low fat sugar free lattes now. It's a good source of Protein with the milk! I'm 9 weeks post op and down 40 pounds and drink a LOT of coffee!!!

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Pookeyism    1,143

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I have had coffee on a few occasions now. I get a very dark roast and it is somewhat less acidic and lots of milk. I seem OK as long as I limit it to about 4 oz in sips and stretch it out a little.

It isn't a habit I will be able to do much, however - I do notice the diuretic effect.

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Carrie T    14

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I have had a cup of regular coffee every day since Day 5 after surgery...I can give up carbs, but coffee? Never!

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rgiand71    3

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So glad to hear that I can still drink coffee...

I tried half a cup of leaded the other day and a few cups of the unleaded garbage throughout the day and man, I was draggin'...... I guess I'll just need to get used to Decaf for a little while. No problem with the detox that I hear about and good to know I can enjoy it eventually. Thanks all.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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