This is what I'm dreading. I'll admit, I'm a caffeine addict. I drink maybe 2-6 cups a day, plus a few diet sodas. I need since I sleep horribly. Did everyone have to give up caffeine? I only had to see my nutritionist once, and he's so anti surgery that he was being an ass during the whole thing so he didn't tell me.

Hi Jessica. I gave it up til last week. I was not craving it....I simply could not stand any more decaf coffee. It is gross!!!!

I drink a non carbonated Monster Tea/lemondade a day..10 calories hardly any carbs...gives me a great boost and no bad effects.

I still drink ice tea with caffeine. I tried drinking coffee and had such reflux it wasn't even worth it. But it was cafeteria coffee, which kinda sucks. Gonna try coffee again at some point.

I am drinking coffee -- at least a cup a day and sometimes up to three. Two is probably my normal amount.

I don't usually have a problem with it as long as I don't drink too much without eating.

I drank a x large dunkin donuts coffee(black) for years every morning. My Dr/NUT told me to wait six weeks before I can drink it again (which I did). To my surprise I had no withdrawal whatsoever. I could have had decaf, but don't like it. I am 9 weeks post op, and I now drink a medium coffee (black) daily and I am loving it.. I missed it so much..

If you are worried about headaches, try cutting your consumption in half tomorrow. Then after a few days cut that in half again. Few days cut it in half again. Then you should be able to stop with minimal headache if any at all.

I can have caffeine after I get the 64 ounces in. Can't count it as liquid.

Waited 2 weeks post op

My surgeon doesn't limit caffeine at all, which surprises me because he is so strict about so many things (like when certain foods are introduced), but he goes by the evidence in the medical literature plus his own experience and makes his recommendations based on that. I even got caffeinated black tea in the hospital on my first trays. I have heard that caffeine can be a diuretic, so that is probably counterproductive when you are trying to get in fluids.