Alcohol Post Op

[Rainydayz 27]

I'm jealous of all the folks that say they're a cheap drunk now! It hasn't affected me that way. I had the first glass of white wine at 8 weeks and I didn't get drunk. I had liquor at 10 weeks and didn't get drunk. Now I can have a few drinks in an evening and it does the same as it did before surgery. I get a buzz but not drop down drunk. Not that I want to ever get drop down drunk! Guess it just shows that we are indeed all different.

[sweety93 18]

All went well I enjoyed one martini....was slightly on my way to a buzz after about 90% of the drink but all went well. I enjoyed a night out with some sense of normallacy so it felt really well. I do not regret it at all. This morning I was back out on my protiens and healthy food choices =)

[Amanda131 214]

I had surgery March 1st and didn't drink until the end of June... I went to the NKOTB/BSB concerts with a friend who is obsessed with NKOTB. I needed alcohol to survive the evening. I've never had any issues with drinking as far as decreased tolerance (other than the fact that I hadn't drank in almost six months). I could not and still cannot tolerate beer- way too carbonated for me. This surprised me as I regularly drink carbonated soda without issue. Interestingly, my preferences in alcohol changes liked a lot of my food preferences did post-surgery. I used to be a vodka or beer girl and now I am a white wine or whiskey gal.

[EmSchrams 12]

I am almost 3 months out, and I have had alcohol on two separate occasions, and have come out pretty ok. My surgeon said I could have a drink once and awhile, as long as it was not a regular thing. This first drink was at a Super Bowl party this year, and I had one single drink over the course of 4 hours, with plenty of Water. The second was a night out at my best friend and I's favorite bar, and I had three cranberry and vodka's over the course of about 5 hours...however I literally had 6 pint glasses of water while drinking those, and danced the whole time. While I don't see this as something I wil do frequently, it is nice to know that I won't stick out in social situations