This is probably such a ridiculous question. But. I was invited to a wine tasting. I'm three weeks post op. I was going to call my surgeon in the morning and figured I'd come here first. Is there any reason I shouldn't have wine now? I've moved on to mashies and have tolerated them well. Should I stay away to be safe?

Well... I can't pass judgement as I had a drink or two around that time as well (maybe just at two weeks? can't remember).

Anyways, be careful - you're eating much less, your alcohol tolerance will probably be lower. You really should have a DD. (yeah yeah yeah, you need to have a DD whenever you drive, but it's crazy how much different it is now).

I like to do little wine tastings on the weekend at Total Wine. It's also interesting to keep track of how many oz's you drink and how many calories you consume from just a little tasting. While wine is good for you to a certain extent, it's a lot of empty calories. One event like this won't kill your journey but try to minimize what you drink if that makes any sense.

Hope this makes sense. My surgeons notebook didn't really have anything in there about alcohol this close to surgery. If your doctor says this is wrong, follow your doctors orders above mine . Have fun.

As long as it's just tasting you should be fine. It does seem like one glass of wine or one beer inebriates me more than before band.

One of the fears I always have for newly banded or even old vets like me is drinking so much I get sick and throw up. You really must avoid all opportunities to throw up especially before you heal. You don't want to tear the sutures that hold your band in place.

I agree with 2 much. don't get drunk. you do not want to vomit with the band. still call your doctor. if something should go wrong at least he is aware what you were up to. just sip. enjoy the taste of the wine and spend your time enjoying your social aspect of your outing. 3 weeks is really quick to be testing your band, your doctor maybe on board. I had to agree to give up alcohol for a year but at Christmas time my doctor gave me the ok to enjoy my Christmas morning bailey's I have every year. so you never know what your doctor will say.

What tmf said is sound advice. Just realize that the wine might hit you quickly! Just have small sips, as in tasting! But call your surgeon's office today to get the best advice, okay! Best wishes, Karen

I would not at all drink wine so soon after surgery. (I'm assuming you are banded.) If you venture into the "graves" e.g., Bordeaux, St Emilion, Medoc.Nuits St Georges...anything rich in tannic acid (Bordeauxs especially)...that is acidic. I think the other replies are dealing with the effect of alcohol on your brain, but I personally would not want to be putting tannic acid in a newly-operated upon stomach. You are still healing, you want to baby that area. Again, I would not do this so early out of WLS, because I'm very fearful of doing anything to put my band at risk.

Edited March 13, 201412 yr by parisshel

As a Certified Wine Specialist, remember wine tasting includes spitting out the wine. Social drinking includes swallowing the wine. It's actually my job to do wine tastings, some tasting events I've gone to include up to 40-60 wines in the course of 3 hours. If I didn't spit it out, I be pretty hammered by the second round. So having spoken to my surgeon on this very subject, he recommended to continue to spit them out and don't eat while drinking. The only way to comply really is to spit out the wine. Even if it seems like kind of a waste. You could also limit your choices to 3 or 4 samples and wash it down with Water. I actually have my next training class on Tuesday so we shall see if there are any affects I can warn about.

Thanks for the suggestions! I really wanted to go mostly for the social aspect. But, I think I'll pass this time. I'm not a big wine person or really any drinking in general. So, I won't miss it if I stay away for a few months.

I went to a Christmas party three weeks out one glass of white wine and was violently ill not long after drinking it. I thought it might of been too soon

Edited March 16, 201412 yr by angiwantstolive