VivaDiva01 53 Posted September 29, 2013 Is anyone else not allowed to have caffeine post-op??? I think I'm starting to go into withdrawals! I NEED either coffee or pickles!!! Lol 1 Madam Reverie reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kluciano 4 Posted September 29, 2013 I think Decaf is ok to have. Not the same but maybe it'll curve your craving a little Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UTGal99 327 Posted September 29, 2013 I drink regular caffeinated coffee everyday - now granted I only have one cup but I still need that pick me up in the morning. Water, crystal light, etc throughout the day - no soda. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyaA 41 Posted September 29, 2013 I was told to limit my caffeine. I had my first appt with the nutritionist this week and she reviewed my food journal. She didn't say anything about my cup of coffee that have nearly everyday and is not Decaf.< /p> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karritous 17 Posted September 29, 2013 Drink it every am - nut said ok. Not latte but plain coffee. I was sleeved July 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
My3lovies 25 Posted September 29, 2013 My md said coffee was fine I drink 3/4 mug in a.m and 1/2 mug after dinner . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karritous 17 Posted September 29, 2013 They actually don't care as long as you don't combine it with empty calories. When you have to exist on 600 calories a day, exercise, I have to have coffee to work 80 hrs a wk . That's just the way it is. And I'm losing weight very rapidly down tiv150 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cathycnyrs 85 Posted September 29, 2013 Go for the pickles! My doctor said it is ok to add caffiene back. I chose to quit 2.5 months before the surgery. Took me a couple of weeks and the headaches were awful. I'd keep a diet soda in a cooler with a screw on lid and take a sip if I could not take it anymore and then not take another unless needed. A little hair of the dog. I switched to Decaf diet coke at the time. Three weeks ago I quit carbonated drinks and that about killed me. I was an addict, drinking probably 7 diet cokes a day. I do feel my appetite is a little less after quitting carbonation. I have personally decided that I can do decaf tea and decaf coffee at home, and if I am in a restaurant or over the road and I choose caffiene, ok... I do not want to ever return to the point if I don't have it the next day my head is splitting off my body. I also wonder if I had quit diet coke and carbonation years ago would diets have been more successful. Guess I'll never know because I'm scheduled in a couple of weeks and I'm going forward with this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Madam Reverie 2,958 Posted September 29, 2013 Is anyone else not allowed to have caffeine post-op??? I think I'm starting to go into withdrawals! I NEED either coffee or pickles!!! Lol Hehe, funny combination. I drink coffee, with skimmed milk, every so often. As for pickles, I had a craving for that last night. I took a small bite of one and although chewing the hell out of it and it tasted amazing; it hit my stomach and my stomach gave me gas as pay back! It wasn't painful gas, I hasten to add.. but I was gassy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharonlaff 17 Posted September 29, 2013 Isopure Protein has a columbian "coffee" powder mix. i mix it with 30 cal. almond milk. very good!!! 1 VivaDiva01 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VivaDiva01 53 Posted September 29, 2013 Hehe' date=' funny combination. I drink coffee, with skimmed milk, every so often. As for pickles, I had a craving for that last night. I took a small bite of one and although chewing the hell out of it and it tasted amazing; it hit my stomach and my stomach gave me gas as pay back! It wasn't painful gas, I hasten to add.. but I was gassy! [/quote'] Haha, my md gave me a very disapproving look and told me that I'd burn a hole in my stomach when I told him about the pickles the other day! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Madam Reverie 2,958 Posted September 29, 2013 Haha, my md gave me a very disapproving look and told me that I'd burn a hole in my stomach when I told him about the pickles the other day! Maybe he thought you were going to drink the vinegar whilst chowing down on a large one?! lol (sorry, that was infantile, but moderately amusing in my head nonetheless!) x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
curvycutee 2 Posted September 29, 2013 I make coffee "smoothies" with ice, almond milk (unsweetened), and a scoop of Syntrax Nectar Cappuccino protein.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cathycnyrs 85 Posted September 29, 2013 http://blog.emergencyoutdoors.com/home-remedies-the-many-medicinal-uses-of-vinegar/ I saw several things when googling vinegar about wound healing... hum.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites