coffee

[unopadre 0]

i'm a 2 triple espresso a day guy.

should i start to wean myself off coffee before the surgery?

[Jachut 487]

I did cut down a fair bit because I knew it would be a few days before I was back to regular intake, lol, so I didnt want the caffeine withdrawal headache as well as recovering from surgery.

But I drink my normal amount now.

[lianna 3]

Yes! At least get down to 2 cups of plain coffee so you can make it through the week or two post op without such withdrawal. I think you shouldnt drink coffee right after banding because of the way they stitch the band to the stomach to anchor it, coffee is very harsh and acidic. I know that after healing my doctor has no issues with drinking coffee.

[unopadre 0]

wow...

you're giving me hope.

my nutritionist is saying no more coffee ever.

this is good news.

[PhotoNut 7]

I was told that the issue with coffee is dehydration. And after surgery this is something to be very careful of. I was like Jack, after surgery I couldnt stand the taste of coffee anymore. But unlike Jack, I still cant. heh

[j.s. 0]

I work at home so it is very, very easy for me to drink almost a pot of very strong columbian coffee plus lots of times I fix a little more in the afternoon. I had to wean off the coffee so I didnt go through the caffiene withdrawls (apparenlty you get very bad headaches). Then they didnt want me to have coffee until the 3 month mark after surgery. I was counting the days let me tell you. I am now back to normal and a very happy camper. I love my coffee.

p.s. the nutritionist had me mix 1/2 reg and 1/2 Decaf until I got it all the way to only decaf.

[Jill_S 1]

p.s. the nutritionist had me mix 1/2 reg and 1/2 Decaf until I got it all the way to only decaf.

That's what I did. And I was off caffiene for about a month after the surgery. That was mostly because I was scared of it :omg:

Now, I'm back to about a half pot a day, and a happy girl. Tho, I stop at 11am, and unlike before the band, I don't have 3-4 diet pepsi to get me through. I'm cold-turkey off sodapop again

[Jachut 487]

I'm as addicted to the ritual of a hot drink as I am to the caffeine. I like 5 or 6 a day. So I really had to find a good instant coffee and a good Decaf - there was a time when I drank 7 cups of brewed coffee a day. That's not good for anyone. Now I just have real coffee first thing in the morning or if I have a yen to use my espresso machine, and I make decaf in the plunger (french press) the rest of the time.

[Kathy473 1]

I never stopped drinking coffee and I used it as part of my liquid diet. My doctor never told me any different. I think it depends on the person and their doctor. I would consult with he/she first before you take it away. I drank hot coffee and hot tea alot. I did drink my broth and Water but if I gave up anything....it was the cokes instead of the coffee...but that is just what I did. Everyone is different. Good luck!!

[migbt 0]

If you don't like the answer your doctor told you .... and you look around long enough, You'll always get someone to agree with you!

Every Doc is different.... I listened to what my Doctor told me.

Mine said it was fine after a week or two. I got down to 1 cup in the morning before surgery. Didn't even miss it for the first week and didn't start back for a couple of weeks.

I still just drink one cup a day......

[vinesqueen 2]

I had coffee the next morning in the hospital. I drink a pot for french press coffee (2 mugs) every morning. I prefer African coffees myself. Except Tansanian Peaberry. I don't that, but Ethiopian harrar or sidamo.... suliwsi, Kenyan.... Oh yeah.

[Iluvharleys 15]

My doctor said coffee is fine, and they served it to me the same day of my surgery in the hospital!:cool:

[HarleyNana 10]

That was my first stop after leaving the hospital, a good cup of java. I drink 3-4 cups every day, except in summer, then I cut back to 2-3, LOL.

[FunnyDuddies 6]

mmmm....coffeecoffeecoffeecoffee. I can't go without my coffee. We have a coffee maker in the bathroom for the morning. Does that say anything about us? Gotta have our coffeecoffeecoffeecoffee...

[dawg 0]

*sips his tasters choice decaff while repeating the mantra "its coffee, really its coffee".

No, I'm not banded but for reasons of blood pressure etc etc I eliminated a lot of stuff, I'm down to one cup of caffiene a day... and many cups of... *sips*...."it is coffee....really...its coffee"

*near hysterical sobbing*