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cat.jackson89    206

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When will I be able to drink coffee again? [emoji30] I'm 7 days post op.. What is everyone's experience with this?

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cat.jackson89    206

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Decaf? [emoji852][emoji852][emoji852][emoji852][emoji852]

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Cervidae    2,389

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I was told to stay away from coffee in general, even Decaf, as it's rather acidic and can seriously damage your healing stomach. Especially in the first many months of healing. It's pretty unfortunate but eh, I knew there would be sacrifices. Worth it.

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cat.jackson89    206

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Well no coffee for me I guess [emoji30] chalk it up as one of the many sacrifices we make to get healthy [emoji51]

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Pedro Valle-Inclan    275

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at 10 weeks post-op I've just started to drink a coffee once in a while,

though I mostly drink tea now. I started last week, felt fine, though of

course at nearly 3 months I believe my new stomach is pretty much completely healed.

My first good quality latte was absolutely DELICIOUS!!!!

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cat.jackson89    206

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Awesome! Thanks for the feedback!

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nearperfectmess    115

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A lot of it is NUT/Surgeon specific, too.

My NUT said they normally suggest Decaf until at least after 4-6 weeks (the "normal" healing time). The suggestion is decaf as much as possible thereafter, but she said, "We're realistic, we know most people aren't going to completely give it up. We suggest if you're going to drink coffee, drink just as much Water as you've had coffee, so as not to dehydrate, etc."

I was/am a coffee addict, but I have found in the almost 6 weeks since surgery, those cravings have gone WAAAAAAY down. I had about 4 oz of coffee this morning (Monday...'twas needed) and was done. I'll sometimes go 4, 5 days without any. You may find your need/want of it goes down. It also goes back to mindfulness - "Do I NEED this coffee? Or do I just want it because it's what I'm used to?"

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Katrinakit    139

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I had a Decaf Americano today. It wasn't the same but it made me a little happy anyways

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cat.jackson89    206

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Oh nooooo .. I have three toddlers, I need caffeine!! And isn't puréed food a different phase than liquid? Or you really liquified it ?

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ocgirl15    667

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I am 4 months post op and can't tolerate it. I was allowed to try at about a month out and try few sips every weekend and it makes my belly feel awful. I miss it [emoji26]

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cat.jackson89    206

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I love Starbucks Frappuccinos [emoji852]

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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