Coffee

[Grateful_Love 114]

I'm interested in this as well. My surgery day is coming up and I have been putting chocolate Protein powder in my coffee and it's been..okay..but not great. But it helps getting my brain ready for it, so it's better than nothing.

I'm posting to subscribe. Does anyone do anything awesome with their Decaf? Lol.

[QuilterGal 216]

This is really interesting -- that some docs don't want us to drink regular coffee because of Constipation concerns. If anything, I rely on my morning cup of regular coffee to get things moving, if you know what I mean.

[Truckerchic 171]

I drink skinny Decaf lattes from Starbucks and at home I use Unjury chocolate splendor

[Sunshine_Gal 68]

I have been a heavy coffee (caffeinated - black) drinker all my life. I drank it up to midnight post-op. I was so worried I would go through withdrawals, headaches, etc. when I went off it in the hospital. I didn't have any, but I think it was because of the pain meds from surgery.

I tried a sip about 4 weeks out and had to spit it out, it tasted awful. I almost cried to think my coffee was gone. I tried again a week later and it wasn't quite as bad but no where near good. This last week (7 weeks out) I tried again and now it tastes good. I only have about 1/2 -3/4 cup in the morning, just black and it satisfies my zen coffee morning moments again.

[AngryViking 217]

I drink two cups of the high test every day; one with milk and one with half & half. Sometimes I drink a Click Mocha instead, because it's delicious.

[InspirationMySon 135]

I bought a milk frothier & I make chai teas at home Hood Simply Smart Fat Free makes very thick foam it's great in sugar free hot chocolate too. As for coffee I love lattes so normally I get tall/small only and only after 3 months because the caffeine and acidness of coffee in general is very tough on your still healing pouch.

[xmeridith 7]

I drink one large cup a day (8 weeks out, but started at week 3). Powdered non-dairy Creamer and Splenda. I needed some other beverage because I was completely over the crystal light and Protein Shakes.

[Steve Puckett 33]

I drink, 1/4 caf ! and it tastes like full strength, real coffee and 1% milk, 10 CUPS A DAY !!!!

[cpower100 36]

This is an interesting thread for me. I was a coffee lover pre-op and worked hard to give it up but man do I miss it. My surgeon says no coffee, even Decaf, for still least 6 mo to lower risk of stomach ulcers. So interesting to see what others are doing and how other surgeons feel about the topic.

[F4T-TRAP 37]

I had my 2 month follow-up with the dietician yesterday, and was cleared for regular coffee. She recommended no more than 2 cups/day.

[Jenngf5 95]

Every doc seems different. At surgery he said one cup was ok but other docs same center said no to coffee. Out six months now and I enjoy an iced coffee with fat free sugar free creamer n sweet n low everyday. Come winter I'll switch back to tea.

[TXMissy 211]

When I drink it, I drink full caffeinated coffe, with half a sweet n low, mixed with my chocolate premiere Protein Shake mixed in it. I only do this once every couple weeks more as a change in pace.

[Jenskittle 21]

Pre-op Newbie here, I just finished my supervised diet and I was told to use that time to cut back on my coffee intake. I love coffee and used to drink about 5-7 cups of it, strong dark and unsweetened. My nutritionist told me that there were a few coffee flavored Protein Shakes, but since I usually hate the taste of Protein shakes and sweet coffee, I figured it would be a no brainer that I wouldn't like this. Well my mom bought me some Click caramel flavor and I have to say it is rather tasty! It has really helped me with the mental struggle of having no coffee in the morning, and it has almost no "proteiny" taste. I recommend anyone who has been told they can't have coffee try this if they're missing their old caffeinated friend!