Hello everyone!

I'm going in for surgery on wednesday February 27, 08 I'm soooo excited . I'm a little confused though because i was given different information by two different doctors. One doc said that after surgery i could never be able to drink soda. The other doc said an occasional cup of diet soda was ok :confused2:. Has any one post-op tried drinking diet soda?? If so how did it go??

I really hate to post this, but I met a couple who had bi-pass, and the husband drank beer like there was no tomorrow. He said beer was his replacement behavior for eating. He looked great too! But he was bi-pass- maybe there is a difference.

I am SURE an occational beer or pop would not do any harm. But I am not a doc.

I know if the future when healing is all done, I will have the occational beer. Maybe one or two a month.

To my shame, I have returned to being the Pepsi addict I was before my surgery (7/2007). I manged to stay away from sodas for over a year post-op, but like alcohol, one drink rekindled my addiction. I drink about a 2-liter bottle of Pepsi a day. I don't have any problems with the carbonation (and I CHUG, not sip), but all those calories are a major contributor to my losing post-op battles. Old habits are hard to break! :cursing:

I've been a "bandita" for almost a year, and I drink sodas, although not with the frequency I once did, and I've not experienced a problem with drinking it. However, I think my surgeon would probably be upset with me if he knew! I do drink a lot of coffee though. Gotta get my caffeine somewhere!

Hi Everyone.

I had my lap band done 16 months ago and am down 120 lbs. I was addicted to my Vanilla Cokes everyday from Sonic, along with a Cheeseburger, but that's a different story. For a year after surgery I didn't have any Cokes. The first one I had, thought I was having a heart attack. The pain was so severe. I don't really miss Soda's unless I'm traveling. Water in the car just isn't the same. I've learned that if you get a Coke Slushee those don't hurt at all. All the moving around in the machine gets rid of the bubbles. Just be careful. Slushee's don't come in diet.

HI. IM HAVING MY BAND ON SEPT 30TH. i WAS TOLD NO soda NO CAFFEINE BECAUSE IT DEHYDRATES. i AM FINDING THIS HARD. i DO NOT DRINK COFFEE OR TEA SO FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS I HAVE BEEN DRINKING 2-3 DIET COKES A DAY FOR THE CAFFEINE TO KEEP AWAY MIGRANES. I AM SCARED THAT I WILL BE HAVING MAYOR HEADACHES AFTER SURGERY. WITH A MIGRANE I CAN BEARLY FUNCTION AND I HAVE 3 SMALL KIDS TO TAKE CARE OF. SO IF ANYONE HAD ADVISE OUT THERE...PLEASE GIVE IT.