Alcohol Post Op

[melindakreeger 9]

Ok, so my question is about drinking alcohol Post Op. I drink on occasion (New Years eve, My Birthday & my husbands Bday).. So my question is, my surgery is scheduled for Oct 4th & my husbands bday party is Oct 29th. I have read that the calorie intake is bad (not worried about that since I don't drink much or often) However, I am worried what will happen to me? What's the severity of drinking a few drinks 4 weeks after your surgery? Will something bad happen?

[laceemouse 631]

Never in a million years would I take that risk. Of course if I never drank again I wouldn't care. I would ask your doctor, never heard of anyone being given the okay that soon.

[TWILSON1 4]

I waited seven months before I consumed alcohol, but everyone is different. Listen to your body, it will let you know if it doesn't like it

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[Pescador 1,374]

Four weeks after surgery, I barely sipped Soup. One year after surgery for my birthday in New Orleans, 2 glasses of wine made me drunk and carried home. To each his own, I made a fool of myself. Thank God for my husband and family.

[cbonet 336]

Your insides will be healing, alcohol is too acidic. No one will know what's in your glass.

[hopefulvspgirl 35]

Omg don't do it. God willing he will have lots more birthdays for you to drink at. Odds are that alcohol will impact you differently and you will still be in major healing mode.

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[Capricorn86 20]

So after four weeks u should be fine but one glass of wine will have u tipsy one shot of liquor with a chaser will have u feeling like u had 3 one drink won't sabotage a damn thing just don't drink and eat and drink after u have had a meal of course wait 30 minutes

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Edited September 28, 2016 by Capricorn86

[melindakreeger 9]

I'll hold off on the alcohol for my hubby's bday. Next question, why do they say to wait 30 mins to drink after u eat? Like water/milk/etc? What's the reasoning?

[michom88 73]

I think they meant that your body needs to digest the food you took and it usually takes up to 30 minutes but the thing is, they are absolutely right ! If i drink before these 30 min I will feel a little bit unconformable. I tried drinking with my meal once and i would never do that again. Btw I don't usually stick up with the don't drink 30 min before my meal, it usually doesn't affect me.

[melindakreeger 9]

thx for the info Is this forever (wait 30 mins to drink) or just during the 1st year after surgery?

[Christinamo7 4,042]

if you wouldn't rub alcohol on a wound outside your body less than 30 days post op, then I wouldn't consume it internally. please wait until you are fully healed and medically cleared.

[Janey B 28]

The reason for not drinking while you eat is because firstly it fills the sleeve with no nutrients and leaves less room for needed Protein. You only have so much room in there. Secondly, it washes the food you just ate out of the sleeve more quickly making you hungry faster. I've been told it's forever.

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[Ruby81 19]

Ok, so my question is about drinking alcohol Post Op. I drink on occasion (New Years eve, My Birthday & my husbands Bday).. So my question is, my surgery is scheduled for Oct 4th & my husbands bday party is Oct 29th. I have read that the calorie intake is bad (not worried about that since I don't drink much or often) However, I am worried what will happen to me? What's the severity of drinking a few drinks 4 weeks after your surgery? Will something bad happen?

Nah I would not try it I'm 8 weeks post op and I have a party to go to I won't be drinking for health reasons I would not risk it personally good luck all the best.

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[Clarevoyant 347]

My dr allows at one month post op. I'm about 10 weeks now and had about 1/2 glass wine a week or so ago. It was nice but will not be a regular thing.

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[leebick 448]

Ten days post-op I went to a memorial gathering, which quickly turned into an Irish wake- lots of drinking, remembering, singing, crying, comforting each other. I had a glass of cranberry juice- it was 1/3 juice and 2/3 Water with ice in a 16oz glass. Nobody noticed I wasn't drinking alcohol, and nobody tried to press drinks on me (which I was afraid would happen if I just had a bottle of water). It was easy to stick to my plan that way.