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I certainly wont be drinking alcohol. Last time i had a drink i realized my chompers get excited and i chomp fast and forget how fast and how much i am eating. Sent from my iPhone using RNYTalk

My granddaughter celebrates her half-birthday- so in 6 mos give yourself a party! It may not be a pig-out alcohol infused affair, but you are going to feel great and you will be much happier!

Every doctor is different. Mine don't want us to drink alcohol for 1 year because it has a much more effect after surgery. Most people feel the effects of alcohol after just a few sips. You're also drinking empty calories that can sabotage your weight loss goals. BUT if we do drink it to make sure it's 30min plus after we've eaten. The food will help absorb the alcohol as not to get loopy.

Yes alcohol no he never said I couldn't I phoned the clinic and she said as long as it wasent fizzy drinks it should be ok

I'm sure you didn't stretch your stomach but I'm guessing you're referring to alcohol at 10 days out? All drs are different but did yours not give you guidelines for alcohol?

Hmmm, at 3 months out folks WILL notice the weight loss and that you are eating and drinking "differently". Unsure how you can keep the secret much longer. At 3 months out, assuming all goes well, and it should, you can eat soft foods easily. Yes to H2O and protein suppliments, depends on your program whether you should drink any alcohol, and when you eat, try to eat what you've already tried to avoid any 'surprised' (at either end).

My clinic guidance just says that if you choose to drink alcohol, make sure that you are aware that it will likely stall your weightloss and to be sure that you are willing to make the trade. Personally, I'm planning to wait until I'm well into maintenance before I throw that into the mix, but I've never once craved an alcoholic drink. I almost never have a drink unless I'm out with friends and we're all having drinks. Even then, it's not uncommon for me to order a "mocktail".

I'm so sorry for your devastating news. I've also dealt with a lot of loss and stress in recent years, and it takes its toll. I'm also an emotional eater (semi-reformed). A little trick that works for me is to drink constantly during a bad spell. Well, that sounded bad, but I meant regular liquids, not alcohol. Something more yummy than plain water like Crystal Light. If I'm constantly sipping, then my mouth can't be occupied eating! I also try to redirect myself by doing an activity, even if its nothing productive. I have a stash of such activities around the house to distract myself when the cravings start, because I live alone and no one would see me cheat! Hang in there and I truly hope your brother's health improves.

When can you drink alcohol post op? I'm almost 2 weeks post op and I would love a margarita. Just 1.

Hi all 3 months out and 70 pounds - now help Was always told no alcohol in 3 months and now I'm drinking wine - no pouch issues but still struggling to eat but wine is fine - will this affect me?

I tried a bunch before I settled on Quest Bars. I can do some Adkins bars but I have to watch the sugar alcohols. They tend to make me nauseous.

This is a very real and serious problem and its getting worse. I am 10 years post op and I found myself becoming addicted to pain meds. I've never used drugs in my life. I also know 3 friends who after having RNY are now alcoholics. I don't think we get enough support to deal with the emotional/psychological aspect of how this surgery will affect us.

Alcohol or oily like baby oil

Alcohol wipes!

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Linda that's not self absorbed at all, it's just nice when people notice and the sad thing is, is that some people will be jealous. I have a lady that used to seem to support me for the most part, but she has struggled in losing weight and now some of her statements don't seem too positive or supportive, but I just brush it off. I know what I want and what I had to do to get here and I can't inspire them all, you know? I did try too, but you can't go drinking alcohol all of the time, eat crap food all of the time, with the occasional grape or apple, and expect to lose weight. Believe me I did that for years and it did nothing.

Yea most people think you're alcoholic or a pill popper when the enzymes are high. HW 358 SW 344 CW 273 RNY 4/11/2013

Clearly it's a difficult decision. As a vet, three years out and here on this forum for four years, I can say that I've seen maybe FIVE people come back a couple years out and say they're still easily maintaining with no regains and no issues. Will the sleeve help your daughter lose weight? Indubitably. But as many of us determine after life at goal, being thin does not equate with being happy, even if we convince ourselves it's the one thing keeping us from loving ourselves. We're talking about a number of issues here. I say this as a mom/stepmom of six daughters - there is absolutely no right or easy answer here. Things to consider: 1) Has she done other methods to lose weight? There are a few reasons I ask. Did they work for me? NO. But they built a foundation and forced me to exercise willpower. Few people succeed with traditional dieting but WLS should not be the first time she actually tries to lose weight. Instant gratification in this can lead to issues everywhere else in her life. 2) Why is she obese? Is it solely genetics? There is more here than just food. Being skinny and all of a sudden being accepted by her peers will be just as damaging as being rejected by them, and will reinforce the idea that beauty/thinness equates with love/happiness/popularity. 3) Teens are the most impulsive and irresponsible creatures. Truly. Consider transfer addictions like drugs and alcohol. Experimenting with these things is now the norm, not the exception. I am not saying whether or not it's "right" to do this. I think no matter what you decide that counseling is imperative, and lots of it. I think that at fourteen as a morbidly obese teen myself I would have wanted this surgery. As the mother of an obese little girl (age five) who has four older, attractive and yes, svelte sisters, I can absolutely understand and relate to your concerns. I posted about it at length in the "VSG as a preventative" in the Vet forum. If being obese as a teen is damaging, so is having the idea that your entire worth and likeabilty as a person is tied up in your appearance. Adult women post here all the time about being treated differently and the trust and confidence issues it causes once you shed the weight. I say wait at least until she's sixteen and reevaluate then, but that is what I would do with my own daughter. And I would keep her in counseling until that age, too, because there are underlying issues here if she has social anxiety. I would be sure she really understands - not just the challenges and the diet - but that this is FOREVER. That's not a very easy to comprehend thing for some of the grown ups here, and many of them struggle in maintenance as a result. And what if it DOESN'T resolve her obesity? There's a vet here sleeved the same time as me who still has sixty pounds to lose and is still (I think) considered obese by the BMI chart. She's having big troubles reconciling that and trying to figure out a way to shed the weight. There are other vets here that are still trying to lose the last thirty pounds or so to goal, too. We're talking THREE YEARS out. If your gal thinks this is an easy fix, it's really not. Best of luck to you. I'd wait but I know that it will be a challenge if she's excited and wants it right now. Sometimes we have to do what's best - and this really isn't the easy solution I'm pretty sure she thinks it will be. Just follow a diet and eat less and be skinny - I wish it were that easy! ~Cheri

Do you use a lot if Tylenol? When my levels were wacky (and my dr was basically asking me if I was an alcoholic!) I think it was due to vicodin. Now that we can't take NSAIDS...I'm wondering if mine will be elevated again.

Ok, its me again, and this is to the op. As been stated b4, u sound like a gr8 mom, one whose trying to rescue her daughter from the un necessary pains of middle school bullying. Let me share this w u first, my daughter didn't get the overweight gene I have, she's 17 , skinny as heck but in a healthy way, beautiful, an athelete too but guess what, shes had to deal w bullying since we've moved to this new school 3 yrs ago! She sees a therapists now. Y wud they bully her u might ask, well, jealousy, bc they are insecure, bc she's a Christian teen who tried being different and they cudnt handle that so they bullied her! My point, it doesn't matter these days, teens nd people in general can just be ASSESS for no good reason. U didn't say if ur daughter has gone threw bullying, I think, but ur trying to stop it b4 it happens. It may or may not and if it does, it may or may not b bc of weight, some kids are just cruel that way. I cud go one w telling u or giving u suggestions on how to prepare ur daughter mentally for the new school change, but since ur considering surgery first, I again, like others say this...you came to this forum with mommy emotions that tells u to protect ur sweety at all costs, and u came in here w mommy intuitions which makes you take a second thot about the wls, I'm glad u are here. U can protect her but instead if giving that money to the dox, be just as diligent and give that money to a the wls therapists, followed w wls nutritionists! I am a grown woman and was told yesterday by the nut...u will NOT be approved unless you are willing to make these changes nd then she gave me, a grown woman, some goals to fill first b4 she'll approve me to c the surgeon again. She said if u can't make the NECESSARY CHANGES prior, YOU WILL FAIL EVEN W THE SURGERY. She said but if u fail w this surgery, ie...not making good food choices, drinking/smoking, discontinue alllll sweets now, no soda Everrr...if I don't now b4 surgery, and I continue after surgery, I'd b in the hospital almost the rest of my life. I almost changed my mind, not bc of drinking/smoking bc I nvr have but bc of sweets, again, ima grown woman! No sweets? So my point, if uve not grabbed it by now, bc I can b chatty;), is I am a grown woman jumping threw the NECESSARY hoops to insure my successes w this surgery, before it, during it, nd for my lifetime. I agree w a lot of the posters, nd I agree w u trying to protect her from evil people, but no matter what, she's got help you to help her. She's excited about the vainity part of the surgery, but guess what, in our own way so r many of us, but I feel for her its more so bc she has a teenage mindset nd thats ok bc she's a teen. Like the postops r telling u, nd ull soon c, its a full time job! She will have to measure foods always, drink a certain amt always, can't drink alcohol, hopefully she won't, but UK teens nd college yrs...I'm just trying to say that she has so much social life to go thru in order to become an adult one-day, nd if she chooses any of those things bc of peer pressure w the sleeve, it cud really hurt her worse in the long run. If ur willing to do ALL you can for her, then do like the postops said, u have it done, make her follow ur pre n post op regimen to the letter, nd I assure you she will lose some, nd maybe that will boost her confidence enuff to stick w a diet an exercise plan while seeing psych, nd nut along the way. Then if uve exhausted all of those avenues, re eval nd see where u guys stand. But don't rush the decision based on she'll be at a new school soon, so we gtg it done NOW. just mho and I'm proud of u for sticking ur neck out here to strangers about your life but just think, u came here for a reason. U can't take back the 85% stomach that they will take from her. But u can arm her with ALL the data from all sources and then ull know wo a doubt what u need to do. ) God bless nd gl.

This is tough. Especially since you've already prepared her for surgery. Of she's as passionate about having it done as I was, it would crush her to turn back now. I personally think you should have had the surgery first then her after a year or so. She may have followed your lifestyle changes and y'all could have exercised together. She may have not even needed surgery. She's a kid. I was probably her weight by 14 too. I can't imagine doing this at that age and my recovery was easy physically and mentally. 14 is also the time I experienced with drugs and alcohol. A crossover addiction could have easily happened. Good luck either way. I am praying for your family!

Funny I was told by the coordinator when I started this journey that I was 5'8...I've never been told that so I'm sure to saying 5'7...I'm 15 weeks out going on 16(4months) on Monday..I've only lost 51 pounds. I don't think I would hit 100 like you on my 5th month..I haven't really put in much work in the gym and I also drink alcohol twice a week. I'm sure that's a factor in my weight loss.

Alcohol addiction and metabolism that usually follows a weight loss surgery such as gastric sleeve surgery, is a topic widely discussed over surgery symposium like the Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium 2012. There seems to be a close connection between gastric sleeve surgery and alcohol since many people having undergone a bariatric surgery have showed a strong tendency towards alcohol intake in order to bring back the feeling of satisfaction they once had when consuming food. However, how true is that gastric surgery can result in alcohol abuse? In order to come up with solid evidence and answers a study was held at patients, who run alcohol metabolism tests before and after 3-6 months after their gastric sleeve surgery and it became clear that their alcohol level increased by 0.07 with the same amount of alcohol intake. As for alcohol metabolism, it seemed that needed about 50 minutes to reach zero patients before their surgery, and much longer after they had their bariatric operation. Furthermore, people experienced different intoxication symptoms in time, after their operation, which were not the same among patients. As a result they had managed to identify them and take the necessary measures to avoid the negative effects of alcohol. When dealing with the role of gastric surgery and alcohol in patients issue like alcohol addiction also come up. Relevant research indicated that patients’ drinking habits showed an important differentiation. It seems that they would consume fewer amounts of alcohol at one time and throughout the week. Moreover, a patient’s weight loss wasn’t affected by the individual’s drinking habits prior to the operation and the final result showed no significant difference in alcohol abuse. As a matter of fact, the alcohol abuse levels have dropped from 21% to 17% after the patients’ operation. Bottom line, although some patients might run increased risk of developing a drinking problem for the time period that follows their surgery (about 2 years), there is no substantial evidence that there is any connection between gastric surgery and alcohol that Read more: http://www.bariatricguide.org/is-there-a-connection-between-gastric-sleeve-surgery-and-alcohol/#ixzz2a3jB6rJl

Everyone is different! My md recon. no alcohol for 6 months! I didn't listen, had a little sip of alcohol at week 4 - was so sick! Left the party-sweating, chills, feeling like I could vomit, but couldn't! Was disoriented...I felt like someone drugged me! Not fun or attractive! Hold out as long as possible! Now at 9 months, I can drink vodka and tonic or crystal light and lime. One drink is great, a second...I'm ok, any more than that is too much and I'll get the same suck feeling as in the beginning. So now, like my food , I can drink in moderation.

I am also going to say ask your Dr. Mine says no alcohol or caffeine period. Like in never. It amazes me how these surgeons differ in opinion. I have a friend that had the same surgery and at 5 weeks she was drinking wine..... This always seems to be a subject that is debated on this site .... best wishes on your journey..