How long did you wait until you drank alcohol?

I'd like to know the same I'm 3 weeks post op and would love a glass of wine .


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What is the best alcohol to have after the sleeve? Former whiskey & diet drinker.


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I don't drink beer (no carbonation). I don't tolerate red wine anymore. Liquor gives me ferocious heartburn. Postop all I can have is white wine. However, alcohol has plenty of carbs and I am on carb restriction for life so I have to budget my carbs if I'm going to have wine.

Do NOT drink until at least 9 weeks out. It would probably be best to wait 3-6 months or more.

Type.. is whatever doesn't make you deathly ill. Keep in mind that 1 drink post surgery equals 2-3 drinks before.

People have died from relatively low consumption, and plenty of patients end up transferring addictions and become alcoholics. Please be extra careful.

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If you're dying for something, have a sip. See how it goes. If it goes well, have another sip. If it doesn't go well, you're not ready. Be careful and good luck.

I would wait a year and then decide not to bother.

Just not worth it.

Kate

I'm dying for a cocktail I'm almost 3 months post op but I'm waiting till 6 months just what I put in my head but I've seen people drink sooner and there fine my dr says 1 year but a girl in his office had the sleeve and said she started drinking after 3 months and she said she had no problem

I abstained for about 9 months (my 6 month pre-op diet program and 3 months post-op). Now, I have some red wine or whiskey and Water occasionally. It hasn't hampered my progress in the least bit.

I talked with my NP about it before I had any alcohol. On days where I know I will have drinks, I usually have Protein shakes to meet my protein goal while keeping the calories low to accommodate the alcohol. I don't like not eating, so I don't do this often. Right now, we are in the middle of carnival in New Orleans, so I'm having a little more, but I've still lost half a pound since Thursday, so everything is going as it should.

Good luck!

Please be careful! Post op you can end up with a substance abuse problem the surgeon didnt tell you was a risk.


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Juisjitsu is right. It's definitely a risk. Good luck!

I didn't wait as long as a probably should have. Maybe 2-3 months. I usually do vodka and water or rum and water. I'm at a point where I can have a beer if I take it kind of slow, but it doesn't really sit right and I don't enjoy it anyway.

It's odd to me, but I don't feel any more sensitive to alcohol now than I did before surgery. It doesn't hit faster or last longer. Maybe it balanced out because I don't mix it with caffeine anymore. I don't know.

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I abstained for about 9 months (my 6 month pre-op diet program and 3 months post-op). Now, I have some red wine or whiskey and Water occasionally. It hasn't hampered my progress in the least bit.
I talked with my NP about it before I had any alcohol. On days where I know I will have drinks, I usually have Protein shakes to meet my protein goal while keeping the calories low to accommodate the alcohol. I don't like not eating, so I don't do this often. Right now, we are in the middle of carnival in New Orleans, so I'm having a little more, but I've still lost half a pound since Thursday, so everything is going as it should.
Good luck!

I'm in New Orleans right now. On Frenchmen st next to all the bars. I want a gosh darn drink!!!!! Any suggestions? Just one!!


Thanks Nancy

I was told to wait 6 months. I'm not a big drinker so it's not bothering me at the moment but I do like to have a glass of wine at special events/locations. I have a wedding this summer (I will be 6 months weeks out) and that will likely be my first glass of wine since Thanksgiving. It's not much different than abstaining when I was pregnant.

My surgeon said 8 months minimum, a year is ideal.