Hey i am getting my band the 18th and just have a few questions...

How long did you wait to drink again after getting the band??

What do you like to drink....? --out of curiosity.

Those that can drink beer...what kind? I really love microbrews from a brewery here and im just curious if some of u can still handle that?? If u cant handle beer what happened when u tried it?

Do you feel tipsy a lot faster than u used to??? i am assuming so but some people are lightweights in the 1st place. im not i can drink a lot lol.

THANK YOU FOR YOU THOUGHTS....

About 3 weeks post op I was at a Mexican restaurant and REALLY wanted a Margaritta, I got a frozen one and started to slowly sip it. About 1/2 thru I knew I was in trouble and by the end I would have sworn I had 4 of them! It went down okay but wow, I couldn't believe how drunk I was on only one of them! This is a local place where I have drank 4 or 5 in a night before. Anyway, havn't had anything else, but this weekend is my birthday so I'll probably try again.

About 3 weeks post op I was at a Mexican restaurant and REALLY wanted a Margaritta, I got a frozen one and started to slowly sip it. About 1/2 thru I knew I was in trouble and by the end I would have sworn I had 4 of them! It went down okay but wow, I couldn't believe how drunk I was on only one of them! This is a local place where I have drank 4 or 5 in a night before. Anyway, havn't had anything else, but this weekend is my birthday so I'll probably try again.

HAHA! I did the exact same thing. I went to a mexican food resturaunt and really wanted a rita. It was also 3 weeks out and got real tipsy off one. I'm so bad!

Greetings posters! I have been researching the forum because I am considering the lapband. One of my concerns involves food and wine. I am in the wine business, and I travel and entertain customers in restaurants constantly. I have at least one glass of wine every day. I think I can manage the limits on food - I can certainly reduce the amount of wine I consume, but part of what I do for a living is talk about how wine goes WITH food. Is it going to be impossible to drink my wine with the meal? Will the lapband change how things taste to me? Also, I travel weekly for my work - how soon do you think I can be back at work and travelling?

Thanks for your time.

To be honest, when I go out and have a nice meal, I have my wine with my dinner. It's not like you will spontaneously combust if you do. It's my choice. I prefer the company and a good glass of wine with a fine meal. This isn't something I do every day, so I don't worry about it one whit. Since you are in the wine business are you CONSTANTLY having dinners with people? I guess that's what you'd call an occupational hazard...if you can keep the instances down to a dull roar, and just have one glass of wine, it would probably be okay if you are careful the rest of the time. Much as I love wine, they are definitely empty calories.

Amen, Kacee. I'm so happy to hear this. Before I heard "NO alcohol with the band!Ever!" .....And frankly...I'm a bit of a wine snot/slut. The idea of not being able to wind down with a nice glass of Pinot Noir or Reisling makes me want to weep.

Hello all...I drink wine mainly.

My son was married one month to the day after surgery, July 7. We had a yard reception at my house, bartender, and I selected two cases of wine, etc. I drank, and I think with the combination of the release of stress up to the wedding and not having the capacity to drink, I was waisted. My son said the next day, " Mom, I don't think you can drink so much anymore after the band...YA THINK!!"

I do like a corona light also, and have had one or two, but I really stick to wine, about 2-3 nights a week. I have to confess that if I go Mexican I do have a rita like the rest of you!

I did ask the doc before surgery, if alcohol would cause erosion of the band. I am not sure where I heard that one. He laughed actually. He said if the wine did not bother me before it would not now. I did not want to sound like I was dependent on alcholol, but I wanted to know!

I think the big strategie is the calories that come with alcohol drinks! Especially ritas and white russians.

Hang in!

MMMMmmmmmm.... I have two favorites.

I have a HUGE lemon tree in my back yard. Best lemons in the world. They are the size of grapefruit, weird buggars. Fresh Lemonade made by me and only me with a bit of Bacardi. Yum.

When in Mexico (we go for group fills, anyone in Phoenix goes at the same time) and we go to the grocery store, buy mega cheap Bacardi, order room service for freshly made pineapple juice and oh my goodness, that's some seriously good stuff.

Never was a beer drinker and that's good. Carbonation hurts, some can do it and I'm not one of them.

I drink ..often, alot and it does not seem to be any different than before my band. I know it isn't good--my friends just love happy hours..hahaha...I usually always drink beer and usually up to 12 on weekends if I'm there for long periods of time (BEFORE ANYONE SAYS ANYTHING--YES I HAVE A D.D.)

Luckily I don't get overly hungry when I drink now like I did before LB. It has not made any impact on my losing weight or has not 'stretched' anything. I think if you do the moderation thing and watch your food, you'll be fine.

Be careful of the beer. There was a study recently that suggested there is possibly a link between carbonation and band slippage. I don't think anything else is an issue other than the empty calories. In moderation, is probably fine

Doc told me no more beer, so now I'm working on a variety of rum punch recipes.

Doc told me no more beer, so now I'm working on a variety of rum punch recipes.

Ahhhh, a recipe I can help with!!!!

Rum and freshly squeezed pineapple juice

Rum and freshly squeezed lemonade

YUMMY!

I"m not a big drinker, I only drink a handful of times a year. And on those times, I drink to get drunk.. not to be social.

I was probably medium with how much it took to get drunk.. 3-4 good drinks did it..

Somehow I got pulled into goin to a bar with co-workers about 3 weeks post-op. 1 drink did it for me. I was loopy and giggly.. and I had 2 more drinks for kicks!

Then 2 weekends ago at the casino, I had a shot of 'something cookie'.. was gold schlager(sp) with cinnamon something.. anyway, that got me loopy too. So I'm a lightweight now.

I don't drink carbonation, but beer tastes like piss to me anyway.. so no beer here!

My dad is addicted to rum punch since he had it in Atlantis..

He makes it with grapefruit juice, pineapple juice, orange juice, coconut rum, and normal rum.

I saw my surgeon's dietician for the first time a couple of weeks ago and not once, not twice, but THREE TIMES she told me, "You cannot drink beer after you've been banded." I had just finished telling her that I drink once, MAYBE twice a year so I was thinking, "WTH? Do I look that much like Norm from Cheers to her?"

I have what might be a stupid question. What makes you get drunker faster after you've been banded? Is it because you weigh less?

I'm almost 1 month out and I've had a glass of wine twice this week.

I'm not a big beer drinker but my doctor also says NO carbonation.

As far as mixed drinks go ... I never liked soda in liquor anyway and I'm just going to try and stay away from a lot of high calorie fruit juices.

It's all just empty calories ...