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When can I drink again I'm 5 weeks out I'm not looking to drink now but my birthday is next month by then I'll be 11 weeks out do you think it will be ok to drink by then

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Before the sh*t hits the fan in here - and it's gonna - my suggestion is this...

Ask your surgical/medical/nutritional support team...

They know you and your situation best...

What you'll get here is opinions and anecdotal advice...

Talk to your professional team...

Backing away slowly now...

Good luck!!!

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Yes - number one is to check with your own medical team, and not anybody else's.

Philosophies and rationales vary all over the map with different surgical programs depending upon their own background and experiences. With my doc, it is no alcohol at all as long as we are losing weight - it's a liver health issue (our livers are usually in poor shape to start with from our obesity, and are further taxed with their job in metabolizing the fat that we are losing and they don't need the extra load of metabolizing the alcohol.)

Overall, this is one of the many "when can I..." (drink, eat pizza, Cookies, cake, lattes, etc. etc. etc.) that we see where the first question should be "why is it that important to me?" and how does that desire relate to the condition that has got you into WLS? Can you enjoy a birthday without drinking or cake once? Do you need to have pizza with your kid's little league team after the game (instead of something more WLS friendly)? That's not to say the we can never drink or have cake or pizza, but it these things are no longer all that important to us, then we are much better able to tolerate them when they may be appropriate due to various social situations and not be as vulnerable to their addictive qualities.

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When can I drink again I'm 5 weeks out I'm not looking to drink now but my birthday is next month by then I'll be 11 weeks out do you think it will be ok to drink by then

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Wow....I'd say focus on losing weight and maybe next birthday Celebrate the fact that you have in a healthy manner.

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Oh yay the alcohol topic again lmmfao. Seriously if this goes its usual way I will need several shots :P kidding!!!!!!

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As @@con con referenced, this topic has been covered many times over (not as much as stalls, though!). All sides have been debated at length. Do a search on here for "alcohol" and you will discover dozens of opinions, experiences, and words of advice about postop alcohol consumption.

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