16 days post op when can I drink coffee? I miss it so bad!

Whenever your surgeon says it is okay . . .

Well it depends on your surgeon.In the UK where I live the advise seems to be different from the US.My doctor and dietician were fine with me having coffee the day after surgery.In fact I was advised to enrich it with skimmed milk powder for the protein.I would advise you to ask your doctor.Pippinleicester.

Thank you

I was told 30 days after the surgery.

I started drinking it week 8 post-op. I missed it!!

My nutritionist said 30 days post-op, but to be sure to include cream to help tone it down a little. I'm back up to 3 cups a day now! Shame on me!

Edited January 13, 201511 yr by JamieLogical

I'm not suppose to have it at all I guess ;( I've learned to use my b-12 for energy instead.

If you get an answer please share!

According to my Nutritionist, I was allowed coffee 4 weeks post-op. The concern is more the caffeine than anything else. With that, I asked if it was okay for decaf. She said one cup of regular, and anything else decaf for the rest of the day. Just be careful with the sweeteners.

One other caveat...coffee, be it regular or decaf counts as liquids, so count them as your daily liquid intake!

Wish you the best!!

2 weeks for me

I was told not at all because caffeine can dehydrate you and getting all of your liquids in can be hard for some. I am waiting for approval and a surgery date. I feel mentally ready for everything I will have to do, except for this. I am a coffee lover so this will be the hardest par for me!

A moderate amount of coffee (3-4 cups per day) is not dehydrating. It will help your hydration levels. Don't believe the old wives' tales that demonize coffee without any scientific evidence to back them up.

http://www.abc.net.au/health/talkinghealth/factbuster/stories/2014/02/27/3951831.htm

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/01/13/262175623/coffee-myth-busting-cup-of-joe-may-help-hydration-and-memory

http://www.mnn.com/food/healthy-eating/blogs/does-coffee-dehydrate-you-new-study-debunks-myth

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0084154

Called my dr. He said I can have coffee now.....thank God. Reunited and it feels so good!

Called my dr. He said I can have coffee now.....thank God. Reunited and it feels so good!

I hear you! I had the day I could start having coffee again marked on my calendar and was literally counting down to it!

My surgeon said Dr Ariel Ortiz said there are 12 health benefits to coffee and it was fine! Being a nurse we give coffee on a clesr liquid diet all the time! I started having a little bit in my protien shake like a mocha post op day 7 ! I had no problems however i made some fresh ground expresso roast this morning and feel quiet nauseated! Take it slow !