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What about Caffine?

jessiel2x

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jessiel2x    0

jessiel2x
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Surgery is tomorrow!! Horray!:lol: But is anyone else dreading Caffine withdrawl? My doc said no caffine for 8 WEEKS! WTF I know it will dehydrate me, but what about the withdrawl?

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jessicastatzer    0

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My surgery is also tomorrow. Going without my diet soda is one of my biggest concerns also. My husband suggested taking caffeine pills but I'm not sure what the doc would think of that. Has anyone tried it?

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sarahbellzz14-4    1

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You can have diet snapple Iced tea any diet iced tea. I had a regular cup of liptons hot tea this morning (since can't drink coffee unless it's decaf) I figured some teas have a lower caffine rate in them, so it should be fine.

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missbinda    0

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Wow- bother that!

My doc told me it was fine post-op to drink as much black tea and coffee as I want. In fact, I'm pretty sure that my twice- daily cuppa joe is what has stopped me from having the 'clogged up' problems that others are reporting.

Isn't it strange how different doctors have their different rules?

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Ramg66    0

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I went 2 weeks without my coffee in the morning post-op, I am now drinking it again, 1 cup in the morning, its a big one though. I am regular again, no more Miralax needed. I am going to wait 4 weeks before I have some wine, but that is another story.

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SpideyMom    1

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Interesting. I was told to "give it up." Luckily, I had been slowly doing this over the course of the past year for other reasons, so I just tapered it off quicker than I had been doing. I still long for a fountain Diet Coke, though....the last thing I gave up. :blush:

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Minxz    0

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My Surgeon said I have to give it up but from what I can tell Kaiser lumps Bypass and Band in the same category and gives us the same instructions. I plan on being cautious after all it does dehydrate and is acidic but I do plan on having some!

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bmooney364    30

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Again ,isn't it amazing the diffrent advice each MD gives for this procedure. I am glad mine is more lienient than some. I can have caffiene. I have Decaf due to another medical problem.:blush:

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missbinda    0

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It's funny because not only did my Doc say 'OK' to coffee, but both my pre and post op diet states I can have 100ml of wine per day!

I think that because I AM allowed to have that kind of stuff, I don't actually feel a need to have any!

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sarahbellzz14-4    1

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I'm not allowed to have reg coffee until I'm back on solids in 6 weeks basically until I adjust after my first fill, and Absolutley no alcahol of anykind for at least 6 months. it apparently can cause your band to erode. I don't drink anyway, but yeah it's in BIG BOLD INK on my instruction packet

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Cingulus    0

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Kind of surprised, coffee and tea are listed as acceptable drinks for post op by my doctor. I think that like all things the key is to use some moderation.

Shaun

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sarahbellzz14-4    1

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My doc seems to be stricter then everyone elses lol.... I had a cup of Decaf w/skim & 2 equal this morning, couldn't even finish it, got maybe 4 sips in.... I've been drinking Liptons (same way) since sunday, and that seems to be easier on me. I could sure use a cherry coke right now. My caffine withdrawel hasn't been as bad as I thought it would be. I'm just doing bad things by being so put off by Clear Liquids that I'm opting not to eat, because the thought of Broths & clears makes me so nausious. And I'm pretty tired of the Protein Shakes too.. I JUST WANT SOME F*IN APPLE SAUCE ALREADY!!!! Lol. I see my doc on friday, so HOPEFULLY he gives me the thumbs up to start Puree. I stocked up on low sugar organic baby food (at the reccomendation of a friend thats been banded) and I look forward to it.

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xavier    153

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I guess my doc is a lenient one. I am drinking coffee and any number of different alcohol drinks and having no problem. He said ok to the carbonation too but I just know it will be a painful burp issue and I just dont crave it. There is such a HUGE variability in everyone's instructions , I think that's kind of strange but who am I to say? Cheers!!

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tulsarealtorgb    0

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My doc says no alcoholic drinks for 6 months to a year and no caffein ever again. I've started drinking de-caf tea and I'll probably go to de-caf coffee when it gets cold again. I'm putting lemon or lime in my Water and it helps so much. GB

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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