Craving coffee

[McButterpants 2,846]

I had to be caffeine free for my doc to operate...all docs are different. I went thru withdrawals and it sucked.

I switched to Decaf after weening myself off the hard stuff - it took two weeks to get down to decaf only. I did this prior to starting my two week pre-op diet because I didn't want to have to go thru both at the same time.

Post-op, I wasn't allowed coffee until week 4 and I had to pinkie promise the doc that I wouldn't go back to my old ways of 5-6 cups of strong coffee per day. I now have 1, sometimes 2 cups of real coffee and 1 or 2 cups of decaf per day.

I'm a Carmel Macchiato girl myself and had one yesterday - a small non-fat, sugar-free. It doesn't taste the same, but I did enjoy it.

[mmhutch 28]

I weaned myself off coffee prior to pre op diet.

As stated in a previous post, coffee dehydrates you. Coffee is also acidic which is not good for our stomachs.

[Bufflehead 6,358]

The latest science shows that coffee will NOT dehydrate you. Any medical professional who tells you otherwise is probably behind on their journal reading. Here's a link to just one article about just one study (there are more) that debunks the whole "caffeine is dehydrating" myth:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/01/13/262175623/coffee-myth-busting-cup-of-joe-may-help-hydration-and-memory

That said, you should always follow your surgical team's instructions and there are definitely other good reasons to cut back on or eliminate caffeine for sleevers.

[sdvorak88 10]

I don't have a date yet just was told June! Working on changing habits right now while I finish all my preoperative stuff. When's yours?

[sdvorak88 10]

I don't have a date yet just was told June! Working on changing habits right now while I finish all my preoperative stuff. When's yours?