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Reyrey    4

Reyrey
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I am 22 days post op and I wanna drink! I dnt mean to sound like a alki, but I have a work event going on. What's the earliest you have started drinking, and any regrets?

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SerendipityHappens    1,594

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I haven't had one yet and I'm 3 months out. Talk with your surgeon. I believe alcohol can be irritating to a new sleeve.

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NewAshes    232

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I hear you can't have alcohol till you're quite a bit out because it will irritate the sleeve

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AmandaRaeLeo    2,146

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I haven't had one yet and I'm 3 months out. Talk with your surgeon. I believe alcohol can be irritating to a new sleeve.

It is. Irritating.

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MzCarey559    1

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My sleeve paper work says "no alcohol until 1 month post op"... I've sipped on a glass of wine & I was fine... Good luck

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newat52    1,613

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I was cleared at 6 weeks from both surgeon and NUT. PROVIDED you do not have issues getting all your needed Water.< /p>

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Chantel    67

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Wow. I believe my doctor is recommending a year without alcohol. I think part of the reason is to maximize weight loss, though. Very interesting to hear what others are being advised. Thanks.

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BriDawn    79

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I'm almost 8 weeks out and I had my first glass of wine about two weeks ago. No problems. Since then, I've drank twice more. One night I had two small glasses (got pretty tipsy off that) and then one glass another night. I've just been drinking Riesling or moscata wines. All went down fine and were quite tasty.

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k8ee    131

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I have drank vodka and orange with no problems at 4 weeks post op. Just stay away from the carbonated drinks.< /p>

I don't recommend drinking too much though as you will get drunk quicker and dehydrated quicker.

Just ensure you don't go crazy and binge!

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ChristineR    128

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I'm almost 8 weeks out and I had my first glass of wine about two weeks ago. No problems. Since then, I've drank twice more. One night I had two small glasses (got pretty tipsy off that) and then one glass another night. I've just been drinking Riesling or moscata wines. All went down fine and were quite tasty.

I LOVE Riesling :D

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delta_girl    931

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Follow your surgeon's advice. He or she has pretty much probably seen it all. With that said, I am 8-9 months out and drink red wine and my surgeon approves of it in moderation.

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Jenny12    361

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I think the first time I drank wine was maybe 3 months? But honestly can't remember....definitely within 3 months though. I'm 5.5 months out now and have had a glass twice this week.

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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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      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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      1. summerseeker

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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.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        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.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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