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laurasjourney    24

laurasjourney
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Here's my dilemma: I am my sister's Maid Of Honor and I planned her bachelorette party- which is a weekend away on the East end of Long Island's Wine country. I will be one month post op at the time of the trip. I would hate to go on a vine tour and not be able to at least SIP a tiny bit of wine at the tastings. Unless its harmful to me. Any advice?

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ATMladyLAW    14

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I had a little wine at 3 weeks. For about 6 months I couldn't drink enough to get a good "buzz" but that has changes now that I'm 13 months out! At 3-4 weeks, I think a few sips is fine, but I'm not a doctor ....

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DeniseM    238

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My NUT told me absolutely no alcohol for one year, but then I was talking to my surgeon and telling her about my upcoming vacation and that I would miss my tropical drink on the beach and she told me a few sips of whatever I wanted was fine. I haven't had any alcohol yet, but I would have a few sips if the situation presented itself. Just being honest.

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ScottsGirl    106

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It's honestly too soon. I had to sign an agreement saying that I wouldn't drink for at least three months after surgery. Are the risks worth it to you? I'm sure that you could have a good time without it...?

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Nikiw2008    50

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My NUT said 4-6weeks, but with that, she did say nothing big or overdone!

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slimmingdani    57

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My birthday was a month and a few days after my surgery and I sipped on a drink at dinner. I was totally fine, but one drink lasted way longer than before. I'm 6 months out now and still losing with no complications so nothing came of it.

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Stef_L    76

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I had my first sip of wine at 6 weeks and I was fine. it was a dark red wine so the few sips I did have gave me a bit of a buzz... just be careful and if it doesn't feel right, stop. i'm my best friend's MOH and her bach party is 3 weeks away and I plan on it being a very cheap night for me! :) enjoy but just be careful!

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amberdawns.journey    0

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What kind of wine would be better?

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Stef_L    76

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I would just stay away from heavily carbonated wines like arbor mist....

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xsammy    27

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Arbor Mist =/= wine :)

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Stef_L    76

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arbor mist is a sparkling wine actually.... hence why they have merlot and moscato

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LI Gemini NY    607

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I don't think it'll hurt you, then again I don't think it'll help you.

Just remember it'll take a lot less to get drunk so pace yourself. One sip wine one sip Water is what the nurse recommended at pre-op.

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Alys3129    24

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I had a wedding exactly 4 weeks out. I spoke to my Dr. And nut about it and they said a glass of white wine was ok and to mix w 1/2 Water. I've had another glass since and tolerated it well both times. There's a lot of opinions about this. Make sure you talk to your nut about it

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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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