Hello everyone!!

I am on day 9 of my pre op diet and I really want a cup!!!! I just can't risk the thought of sabotaging all my hard work!

Does anyone know how we can tell our liver is shrinking?

I drank one cup a day during pre op and now I do decaf with Splenda and sugar free creamer.

Add decaf instant espresso to a protein shake and viola! Hot or cold latte! Make it a chocolate protein shake and viola! Mocha!

I never stopped drinking coffee up to the op and after.

Every Doctor has a different view on it.

I had six cups of strong coffee the day before my op as I new I couldn't have too much afterwards. I didn't get any headaches or any withdrawal and I have not been dehydrated at all. I am a hardened coffee drinker though

The decisions comes down to, what do you want to do.

I realise my post has been no help to you whatsoever and I apologise!

I drank 1 cup of coffee a day while in preop? I love my coffee, but I can't drink it now? Atleast now how I like it? I used to get Dunkin med mocha w/cream and 1 splenda, and can't have that mocha anymore, but I am trying today to have french vanilla coffee? I love my flavors and the french vanilla is sugar free, so maybe I can drink it? Drink it now cause post surgery you don't know whats going to change?

Thanks everyone. .. I'm a Starbucks Caramel Maccioto girl and I want it so bad but it's 300 calories. Wow right???!!!

Freak the calories, it's going to be hard enough to get in your fluids at first, water and protein, just do what you can, and have your coffee, it won't hurt you!!! But you may have to decide on a different one after cause that is a lot of calories? Try new things, your tastes for things is going to change after the surgery!!! Trust me mine has!!!

I was told no coffee at all. Caffeine can dehydrate you and it is also an appetite stimulant.

Thanks everyone. .. I'm a Starbucks Caramel Maccioto girl and I want it so bad but it's 300 calories. Wow right???!!!

My downfall!!! Guess, I'll have a few more before my surgery on 5/7!! Lol

I was told no coffee at all. Caffeine can dehydrate you and it is also an appetite stimulant.

I was told the same thing but then my Dr said it's ok to have 1 cup a day....

Caffeine free.Green tea frappe chino front Starbucks.

My downfall!!! Guess, I'll have a few more before my surgery on 5/7!! Lol

Oh please have one for me!!!

Caffeine free.Green tea frappe chino front Starbucks.

That sounds yummy. .. But I don't like tea!

I was told only decaf:( I usually drink mine reg w half&half. Think it's ok to go decaf & ff half&half after? I'm more worried about not drinking 30min before & after meals!

I was told only decaf:( I usually drink mine reg w half&half. Think it's ok to go decaf & ff half&half after? I'm more worried about not drinking 30min before & after meals!

Very true because I drink with all my meals!! When is your surgery?

I had to be caffeine free for my doc to operate...all docs are different. I went thru withdrawals and it sucked.

I switched to decaf after weening myself off the hard stuff - it took two weeks to get down to decaf only. I did this prior to starting my two week pre-op diet because I didn't want to have to go thru both at the same time.

Post-op, I wasn't allowed coffee until week 4 and I had to pinkie promise the doc that I wouldn't go back to my old ways of 5-6 cups of strong coffee per day. I now have 1, sometimes 2 cups of real coffee and 1 or 2 cups of decaf per day.

I'm a Carmel Macchiato girl myself and had one yesterday - a small non-fat, sugar-free. It doesn't taste the same, but I did enjoy it.