Drinking

[joanna 21]

Ok I had surgery June 22 I have lost 60 lbs and I have a wedding to go to tomorrow I am ready to have a drink any ideals in what we can handle?

[babygirl901 173]

U may be ok with a little wine. My surgery was 6/25/12 and I have no issue with it. However, I would try it at home first.

[Jen in SoCal 189]

My advice would be don't drink. You don't really know how the alcohol will affect you. I had my first glass of wine at home and found out that I get drunk off of two glasses. And I mean drunk, not tipsey, drunk! I used to be able to drink much more.

Also you don't want to end up getting sick.

Just a little advice, it's your decision of course.

[joanna 21]

I want to try vodka and cranberry lol we r around the same time how r u doing with eatting food and stuff how much have u listed so far?

[BBdoodle 483]

I am 5 months post op... I had my first wine 2 months post op, there has been no difference in the effect of the wine on me what so ever its the same as before surgery. I have not tried vodka yet but when I do it will be at home first...just to see how I react to it. My sister had 2 vodka drinks while having some appetizers w/friends a year after surgery and got trashed - LOL. I think it was because she did not drink for a year. Everyone handles alcohol different, I would do my testing at home first.

[DLCoggin 1,788]

My surgeon said no alcohol until 6 mos. post-op. Internal healing takes quite a long time and drinking alcohol too soon could be an invitation to an ulcer. All forms or alcohol are also essentially sugars which could result in dumping as well. I enjoy a glass of wine before dinner but I didn't go there until I was 6 mos. post-op.

[bekki03 51]

I would be equally concerned about the cranberry juice as the vodka. But I am paranoid about dumping syndrome

[babygirl901 173]

I want to try vodka and cranberry lol we r around the same time how r u doing with eatting food and stuff how much have u listed so far?

I've lost 50. I have no problems. Never dumped or vomited

[Bert_n_ernie 60]

I am 2 months out. I handled wine fine. I will say I went from getting buzzed off of 3 glasses to drunk as a skunk off of 1/2 glass. I would try at home first.

New Life Started 07/24/12

[mbowlin 16]

My surgeon said no alcohol for a year. I am fine with that. The way I see it, we put our body through so much to get healthy. Why would we add a toxin in that will tax it even more? Especially our livers. It's just not worth it to me.

[jadeharper 51]

I'm 5wks out, I drink 2oz of wine with 8oz Water. One of those is great! Sip, sip, sip

[Ciaobella 76]

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Great idea! I never would have thought of doing that. I'm not much of a drinker and I just had surgery Monday, but on the rare occasion I feel like some red wine, this would be great. Could probably mix it with some diet juice too and make it like sangria.

[KimW 38]

My surgeon said no alcohol for a year. I am fine with that. The way I see it' date=' we put our body through so much to get healthy. Why would we add a toxin in that will tax it even more? Especially our livers. It's just not worth it to me.[/quote']

Thank you mbowlin...I could not agree more. I have never been a big drinker anyways but I decided when I made this life change that alcohol was not going to be part of it. There is such a high incidence of alcoholism after this surgery & why would you expose your stomach to alcohol so soon after surgery? Just does not seem like the right thing to do.