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I drank 2 sips of white wine a month after. It didn't taste the same.

At three months out I may sit on 3 ounces of white wine once a week for about 4 hours - that was Friday night by the way -

What I have found is the following

1- my favorite Pinot Grigio tastes mostly like unripened grape juice with an acidy kick

2- red wine while ok in the past not my preference - won't even make it down my throat past one sip

3- moscato - can you say sweet? Syrupy and nasty sweet. Like you added a pound of sugar when it called for a few ounces.

My taste buds have changed. In some cases am just figuring it out. But with wine most certainly

I did have a peach lambic (beer) and finished the whole thing. I allowed it to go a little flat first. Not much carbonation to begin with but tasted better than wines.

I can't tolerate cosmos- my fav drink pre surg

Can't do martinis - medicinal tasting.

Well there you go

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jersrose43 I'm with you. Tried Chardoney tasted like crap, tasted red tasted worse! Have two open bottles that I suppose I will just have to pour out! Anything very sweet is awful... However a whole glass of V8 with one shot of vodka (think bloody mary) is devine. And it takes a loooonnnngggg time to drink it.

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I am still just laughing at Forsythia's earlier post!!!

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Well... It wasn't as bad as I was expecting. Came home from Vegas 3.5lbs heavier. But, I honestly think some of that is travel bloat. My eyes were even puffy this morning. I've had about 4 liters of Water and only doing shakes and P3 Protein packs (just one). I had a Quest bar right before the gym so I'd burn those carbs up fast. Here's hoping for a decent drop tomorrow!

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Well you've already got an angry, wounded stomach...I don't know if I'd risk it so soon. I've HEARD horror stories about bariatric patients that go from being a eater to a drinker. With that said, my 6 mths is next week and I'm going to try a little wine tomorrow.

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My brother in law traded one vice for another after bypass and he gained 60lbs back. I'll pass. I'm.a cheap date now I cant imagine when I'm 100lbs lighter

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6 weeks post op i got a really bad flu/cold. The Nyquil that I took gave me the room spins. I thought that was pretty amusing. About 3 1/2 months post op I took a half shot of Jager to Celebrate my recent engagement and it was fine. But I would recommend having alcohol so soon after surgery. Give your body a chance to heal.

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6 weeks post op i got a really bad flu/cold. The Nyquil that I took gave me the room spins. I thought that was pretty amusing. About 3 1/2 months post op I took a half shot of Jager to Celebrate my recent engagement and it was fine. But I would recommend having alcohol so soon after surgery. Give your body a chance to heal.

I am 4 weeks out and I took Tylenol nighttime and it knocked me out. LOL

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I think the Tylenol PMs are what I need. Did you crush or swallow the pill?

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I haven't had any and maybe will never again. I will be glad to have coffee again someday though. :)

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