My doc told me that I would not be able to have caffeine again. I'm okay with dropping soda but I had coffee the other day and I forgot how much life it gives me! Anyone know the reason we shouldn't have it? I'm wondering how hard and fast this rule is? I'm 7 months out of my surgery for reference. I'm thinking one cup in the morning can't be that bad?! Maybe?! My next appointment with my doc isn't for another 5 months.

My doc said one cup wouldn’t hurt if we were getting all other fluids in.

I was told to avoid caffeine for the the first 30 days following surgery. My understanding is that this was because of the diuretic effect, and fluids are a fairly critical part of short-term recovery following surgery.

I'm 14 months out from surgery and am a caffeine fiend. I mainline coffee. No issues.