51 days post surgery and what I wouldn't give for nice dark stout beer in my hand tonight after work. Can't imagine the carbonation would sit well with my new stomach.

No. I don't think it would...not that soon. I had my first drink about 6 months after, and it was fine, but it was water, vodka, and Mio. I've only had 1 beer since surgery, and I was like 8 months out; it was also fine. I would definitely wait if I were you.

I'm not going to just lamenting the loss for a moment.

16 minutes ago, Zigmorgan said:

I'm not going to just lamenting the loss for a moment.

Understood!

Now this is a subject that caught my attention. I will miss beer too.

That will be my Trump card when people say I took the "easy way out". "Are you kidding? I had to give up beer!"

Our starting points and size are pretty similar but I am a couple of months behind you. I hope to do as well as you.?

18 minutes ago, Unstuck said:

Now this is a subject that caught my attention. I will miss beer too.

That will be my Trump card when people say I took the "easy way out". "Are you kidding? I had to give up beer!"

Our starting points and size are pretty similar but I am a couple of months behind you. I hope to do as well as you.?

You got it!! LOL. We give up a lot, it's just like a regular diet except we have a tool to help us out. ?

I miss beer also a nice 9% chimay.Yummy.I told myself I would wait a year and thats my plan.Next new years eve

I went and drank my face off at 10 months post-surgery and it went fine. Better than fine, actually; I had a lot more energy to stay out all night than I did before. So you have that to look forward to n

I've always been a big beer fan! Love stouts and porters. I do miss them now and again,

I can drink beer but it is not in quantity. 1/2 - 1 full beer fills me up and of course you have to go slow with the carbonation. I don't drink much of anything else except water and tea so every now and then I will have a beer.

I also allow myself to have a drink every now and then. I almost exclusively drink water, other than the occasional drink, so I think it's fine. I did wait the 6 months before having my first drink though. It's been totally fine so far.

I actually had a beer a couple of weeks ago. Took a little longer to get it down, but no ill effects.

It should go without saying that, post-surgery, chugging/funneling/shotgunning and the like are out.

I am almost six weeks post-op, so it's early for me--but I couldn't imagine having a beer at this point. Particular a dark, heavy stout---ugh, it would feel like carbonated lead in my stomach. I am 100% postive that would come right back up.

I do have to make a small confession---I did have a few drinks on New Year's Eve (which was exactly 2 weeks post-op): on glass of white wine and 2 vodka martinis. I did have a very good time that night and was no worse for the wear, but It was stupid of me to do that. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone else (and it certainly wasn't part of my doctor's post-op guidelines of approved activities). I haven't had a drop of alcohol since that night, but I am sure by this summer I'll be in a position to have a drink on occasion. I am not a big drinker to begin with (more of a special occasion drinker or maybe one or two drinks when I am out to a nice dinner etc.).

The one thing I do really miss is smoking weed. I have some great weed sitting in my safe that I brought back from Las Vegas and I haven't touched it since October or early November. I am totally afraid of smoking it because the last thing I need is the munchies at this point in my recovery (or ever again). If I could smoke without the munchies, that would be awesome (but weed isn't conducive to self-control when it comes to food).