Hello there. I have a friend who recently underwent the Gastric Sleeve surgery and I was concerned about his health and thought that this may be a good place to ask a question.
My friend underwent surgery during the second week of September. He has lost around 50 lbs already and looks great. What concerns me is that he is consuming a large amount of alcohol, and has been since the 4th week after surgery. He originally told us it would take at least 5 weeks to recover from the surgery.
On a night out he has been consuming over 10 vodka drinks and 5 shots of alcohol (which he sips). We try to curtail him from this but he refuses to stop. He has been drinking like this 2 to 3 times a week.
Does anyone know of the complications that could arise from this type of activity? My friends and I are worried that he's going to seriously hurt himself and want to have actual information to give him about the complications.
Health and happiness to the rest of you on this board.
