What are your go-to alcoholic drinks when out at bars after surgery? How do you tolerate them?

I don't think I had more than a sip or two of wine for the first year or two. Now that I ponder it I probably don't do much more than that even now.

Except of vacation.

I drink fruity drinks in the mornings. Less fruity drinks in the afternoon. A couple glasses of Cognac after dinner.

I've had RNY and the all the phases of how alcohol affects me move pretty quickly.

My next vacation is in September. Really looking forward to it. Corona killed three vacations, so it won't be getting a Christmas card this year.

Whiskey and water. My tolerance is as it was before surgery/weight loss.

I haven’t had any alcohol since surgery but I know what I will probably have. I liked Bacardi and Coke so that’s a no go but I had some drink packets I found on Amazon that are margaritaville flavors that will mix well and are only 10 calories a packet. Its a variety pack with pina colada, margarita and strawberry daiquiri. Easy enough to toss in your purse to mix up while on the go if you wanted.

Edited May 19, 20215 yr by ShoppGirl

I've never been a big drinker because two of my uncles were/are alcoholics (one died from it), and I'm afraid I might have "the gene". So I never really drank more than once a month or so before surgery, and usually just 1-2 glasses of wine at a pop.

I knew transfer addiction is a risk with bariatric surgery, and some patients eventually have issues with alcoholism, so I avoided it for the first three years. Now I drink again, but maybe three or four times a year - and as before, 1-2 glasses of wine. Although it's not a huge deal because I'm in my 60s now, so I'm not really into the bar scene anymore.

you'll feel it right away when you drink - it hits RNY patients faster, but it also hits sleeve patients quicker after surgery, too

For going out i always get a couple of shots of vodka but if I go to a liqour store I get those Budlight Seltzer 12 packs and they're pretty good. Maybe bars have them but I'm not sure. Let me warn you though, all alcohol hits me SOOOOO MUCH HARDER than before my RNY! Lots of fights because it creeps up on you then BAM!

On 5/18/2021 at 8:53 PM, ShoppGirl said:

. I liked Bacardi and Coke so that’s a no go but I had some drink packets I found on Amazon that are margaritaville flavors that will mix well and are only 10 calories a packet. Its a variety pack with pina colada, margarita and strawberry daiquiri. Easy enough to toss in your purse to mix up while on the go if you wanted.

Helpful, thank you! I also have always been a rum and coke person which obviously, can't go back to that in a year or whatever, or however long it takes me to get a drink at a bar again. Was thinking I'll just order a drink straight??? I won't want to do more than sip on that anyway...

I’ve found that fountain soda in a drink with vodka and ice isn’t too terribly fizzy and I can tolerate a smallish amount. So rum & Diet Coke might work for you. Just let is sit for a bit to de-fizz.