So my good friends wedding is tonight... I am now 18 days post op and I feel great. Food and liquid goes down easily with not much trouble at all. I was wondering if I should stay away from alcohol tonight... I'm not a drinker but I do have alcohol on special occasions like tonight. Should I sip some wine or completely stay away? Only one close friend knows about my surgery so I don't want all of my other friends to ask why I am not drinking. I know the alcohol hits faster after being sleeved and I know to be very careful with it... What does everyone think? I need some opinions.

If you had a cut with stitches on your arm, do you think pouring alcohol on it would feel good or help it heal? Think of your tummy like that...you have an incision running the entire length of your stomach being held together with tiny staples. Probably drinking alcohol tonight is not a good idea. Not causing a leak or abscess is way more important than what your friends think about your alcohol consumption. I made it easy on myself by just telling everyone I had surgery, so my eating and drinking habits were never questioned. Maybe ask the bartender to put Apple juice in a wine glass or sip on ice water and let em think it's pure vodka if you have to ????

Edited December 13, 201411 yr by Kindle

You can always ask for watered down cranberry juice on the rocks. For all your friends know, it's a vodka cranberry!

Tell them your pregnant! Ha! No you don't want to be drinking any alcohol. Just order a virgin drink and act like your drunk nobody will know the difference : )- let yourself heal completely.

I have nothing to add here but love the support that seems to be offered. I often laugh at the funny remarks and suggestions it's great. Making light of the situation and learning to laugh at what life throws your way.

My doc recommends at least 3 months, the fact is if you don't want to tell people, you can hold anything in your hand and not drink it. So if they do a toast raise a glass Cheers them on and don't drink it. The other standbys are you have been feeling a bit under the weather or that you are on meds you cannot mix with alcohol. For me, my family and friends all know but that doesn't mean I want to announce it on a billboard. I would probably just stick to water, mostly cause I think water downed Gatorade would really seem odd ha ha!! Have a great night!

I say stay away. Stick with water on the rocks. Your body needs all the hydration it can get.

Thanks guys! The "vodka" (water) on the rocks worked just fine

Yahoo! :)