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    I drank 2 last night surgery date was October 11.... all was good Michelle Rose Spring TX 77373 Email: mr110726@gmail.com

  • suzzzzz
    suzzzzz

    When does your surgeon allow it? They are all different. Best to get past those cravings. I had wine after 6 weeks. I was fine. However, alcohol has empty calories and turns to sugar so drinking wi

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    I was allowed alcohol by my surgeon pretty quickly post-op and drink 1-2 x a week generally. This didn't happen at first, but as I've lost weight further out from surgery alcohol hits me much more qui

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My surgeon says 2 years. I was never a big drinker anyway and I'm a light weight, so I'll probably take that advice.

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    I was also advised to wait one year but that advice came from the dietitian. In my post-op diet class I was told to be very careful about consuming alcohol because post-Bariatric patients had less stomach to absorb the alcohol.

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