800 Pound Gorilla in the Room

[miz z 0]

Hello all,

I know this may sound like a really insignificant, possibly moronic question, but it's always better to know what you're getting into. So what exactly is the story with drinking after you have had this procedure? Is it contra-indicated? Any restrictions on what you can drink, or is it just not really in the cards practically speaking? I don't mean to sound like Joe 12-step alcoholic, but I'm attorney who runs his own firm with three cosmic-sized egomaniac attorneys, insurrectionist disloyal staff, and clients whose pathetic needy clinging is only matched by their boundless rage, usually aimed at yours truly. It's a miracle I only stop in for a drink or two on my way home every so often. By all rights I should have a superhuman heroin addiction.

But that's enough of my cheerful thoughts for the day. Looking forward to my new sleeve in two weeks, and I'm glad that this resource exists!

Take care,

Tom

[miz z 0]

When I was being evaluated by the shrink, we discussed drinking with the sleeve. The first thing she said was that you couldn't drink for 6 months after the surgery. The next thing she shared was that she was doing a study of the relationship between WLS and drinking. Although the study isn't finished, she's seeing a high correlation between weightloss surgery and alcholism. Her findings are already indicating that it takes much less for a WLS patient to become an alcoholic -- even just 2 drinks. She also said everyone is different. Be careful how you roll the dice!

[bugwitch 37]

Um...I guess I don't understand exactly what you are saying miz z....after having WLS, just having two drinks will make me an alcoholic? Do you know what alcoholism is?

I wouldn't be surprised if people who have WLS end up substituting one addiction/habit (excessive eating) for another (excessive drinking) but two drinks does not a drunk make. There is a reason you should see a therapist before having (after too IMO) WLS; so you can make sure you are not going down a path of addiction in lieu of food, among other things.

[feedyoureye 3,087]

Loves me some hotsauce.... 8 weeks out the stuff burns my stomach (I think the scar line) . I am hoping that with time this will get better, my mouth really misses it. I do eat some pretty mild stuff now, and test the hotter stuff now and then to see how its going.

[bugwitch 37]

Loves me some hotsauce.... 8 weeks out the stuff burns my stomach (I think the scar line) . I am hoping that with time this will get better, my mouth really misses it. I do eat some pretty mild stuff now, and test the hotter stuff now and then to see how its going.

Agreed! It will be annoying going all this time eating only Soup, but not being able to make my Tom Kah.

[Infernored 5]

Your job sounds awesome.