I am planning on having one margarita tonight. I was never a big drinker. Very rare so of course no alcohol since 12-27 surgery. Thoughrd? Is it really easy to get drunk? I do NOat want to be drunk. Just a small social drink. Any one have experience to share? If it's a bad idea I might just call it off. Thanks!

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I had surgery 12-29 and I can't imagine having alcohol this early. I get bad indigestion and acid from some foods that I can't say what a sugary/acidic margarita would do. I'm afraid my stomach would hurt so bad. Good luck tonight and update us on how it went.

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Edited February 4, 20179 yr by Mandybb

I say avoid it altogether, but I totally understand wanting to be social and normal, ya know?

From what I've read, after having VSG, it takes half as much alcohol to get you drunk and the effects last twice as long. It enters your small intestine quickly and with little pre-digestion in the stomach.

So if a typical margarita has 2.5 ounces of liquor & liqueur, to us it's like having 5 ounces.

DONT DO IT!!! Empty calories. Not worth it.

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Please don't do it, it's really not worth it. Have a non alcaholic cocktail instead

I called and asked my surgeon if i could have a drink at the superbowl party i am going to and he said i may have one drink and just know that where i may have been able to have 2 and feel fine it will now be different and stick to a small drink. I am 3.5 months post op and only 50 pounds to go to my ideal weight.

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Edited February 4, 20179 yr by atacon

Keep in mind that as we get a handle on food addition, other additions may show their ugly face for example shopping addition, gambling, alcohol addition....

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Addiction/Addictions

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I got sleeved on Jan 31 and I've been adjusting well actually too well, it's kind of scary. Anyway I was quite the social drinker before i got sleeved, heck my dad work at Anheuser -Busch. I tell people that I was weaned on beer. lol. . I think beer is the one thing that I'm going to miss. With that said, I'm not going to attempt to drink alcohol for at least 3 to 4 months. I just know, I need to focus on getting food under control before alcohol can come back into my life.

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I had surgery 12/6 and had one drink on New Year' Eve, no issues. I had a drink at 6 weeks, no issues.

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I made a gin and tonic for a guest at my house this afternoon and, not gonna lie, it was really hard to not make one for myself. I haven't had a drink since Sunday morning, January 22. It was the last day of my cruise and the deadline I set for myself to get serious about my pre-op diet. I also had done a few 2-6 day periods of sobriety/liquid diet in December/January to start practicing for the post-op period.

All that to say I'm a pretty serious drinker, and this is hard for me, but I'm going to try to wait at least 12 weeks before I have a drink. I did it when I was pregnant with my daughter, I can do it again now.

However, whenever you do decide to have your first post-op drink, do NOT start with a margarita. I imagine you will make yourself quite sick from all that sugar at once. Remember, we're not super prone to dumping syndrome like RNYers, but it can happen to us, too.

I was doing low-carb around the holidays as part of my pre-op preparation and I had several vodka & Protein waters, which was totally drinkable. I'd start with that, since then you are just introducing one new thing, a neutral alcohol.

Good luck with your choice!

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