When did you start drinking alcohol postop?

[krissyleigh 30]

When did everyone start drinking again after their surgeries?

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[thisisthenewme 358]

I was told 6 months as that's how long the stomach takes to heal. However I will be having one drink on Nov 26 at my

Cousins wedding. I will be 2 months then.

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[gustavio 439]

I tried to have a glass of wine the other night. Took a few sips and felt buzzed. Poured it out. Will be waiting a while before that happens again. I love love love wine and pre op would drink a bottle or two a week. But I'm fine waiting. I do not like being drunk

Ps.....I'm 2.5 months out

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Edited November 14, 2016 by gustavio

[theantichick 2,204]

I was 2.5 months out when I tried to drink a hard cider for my birthday. I had maybe 1/4 C. before I passed out on the couch. Tried again this last weekend, got maybe 1/2 C. down and got super sleepy again. I'm wary of trying hard alcohol, I think it may be a little hard on my sleeve.

[NikkiRT 265]

I am not much of a drinker.. having said that I did have 1 small drink last weekend with no issues. I had a vodka tea and asked that they only put a half a shot in it.

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[shelly.s 11]

I was told not ever. Just not worth the possible issues.

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[Dub 9,922]

I waited almost 3 months.

Very careful.

Test drive things slowly and make sure you add the calories into your daily tracker. There is an impact to weight loss....just as it would be if you ate stuff that wasn't on plan.

[Heather I 500]

I had a couple sips of my husband's beer at 6 weeks out -- and I mean baby sips -- just to wash down something spicy, and the carbonation was not fun.

Now at 8 weeks out, I have a weensie solo shot cup of apple pie moonshine, and it's fine. Wine tastes gross to me -- tried a sip of it and it wasn't good.

I'm okay with Water, but I do miss social drinking -- not drinking to excess, but I can't fathom a beer at this point. Oh well. Small price to pay in the long run to get where I want to be.

[BelgianGuy 350]

I waited around 3months out for a glass of wine, and have just stuck to this alcohol. I have had three beers (in holidays in the Baltic Countries) and it took me ages to sip them down and didn't feel that great.

I usually have one or two glasses of wine with friends during the weekend though.

[Hammer_Down 631]

I have gone through 3 distinct periods of my life where I was a very heavy drinker.

This past year, I began travelling to Houston for work where a dear old friend lives, and began binge drinking again (a 40oz bottle of rum in a night, each). During that time, it was becoming more and more common to put away a box of wine every weekend at home.

I drive for a living, and have never been tempted to take chances with my employment, but was using all my downtime to get drunk. The weight gain from my poor eating habits while drinking plus the drinking itself is what drove me to have WLS in the first place.

I'm not sure drinking will ever be a regular part of my life again. I'm going to Italy in the winter, when I will be 5 months post op. I don't plan to indulge in Pasta or bread, and I'm undecided if I will indulge in glass of wine here or there.

[cozycastle50 19]

3 months. 1/2 a glass of wine. Nothing bad happens. Just get sleepy a lot quicker so I'm careful to just have one drink every once in a great while

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[eliminnowp 113]

I had a beer at 3 months out. I had no issues with carbonation, no discomfort. I felt the same level of drunkeness as I would have pre-op. No big whoop. I did drink it very slowly, over about 1.5 hr. Also it was poured into a cup.

Since I want to continue having sucessful weightloss I don't plan on making it a regular habit - just a special occasion treat till I'm at an improved and manageable weight.

[SleevedMetal 3]

I waited six months. Went on all inclusive, so it was hard not to drink. I learned that my new limit was two and to make sure there was a lounge chair nearby because it almost always put me to sleep.