Can't give up COFFEE!

[abeaher 0]

Ok my doc says no caffeine. I thought I could do it but three weeks post op and I finding this very difficult. Most mornings I am ok but occasionally I would fall asleep driving without my cup of coffee.

Doc says it dilates my espohagus, any suggestions or thoughts on this.

I certainly don't want it to lead to pouch stretching!

[nana811 0]

I don't know. I have a small cup of coffee every morning, it fills me up until about 12:30.

Good Luck.

[libra 13]

I never gave up coffee. Don't recall my surgeon saying it was necessary. I would go by your surgeon's recommendations though.

[Apples2 19]

I don't know if I will be able to give up coffee. I know I can cut back on it but I just love a cup in the morning. My dr. says to cut out caffeine for six weeks after surgery. So many drs., so many different opinions!

[sfeiner 2]

I was told it's a gastric stimulant....would speed up digestion and make you hungrey sooner. I drink it anyway. I need it to support my quaility of life! But I have been slowly cutting down the ratio of caffeinated to Decaf. I'm mostly decaf now but still have the real stuff a couple times a week.

[make33 2]

My Bariatric Center's instructions never mentioned giving up coffee and I must admit that I never did! Egads, how traumatic!! :grouphug:

[IndioGirl55 32]

My doc didn't require me to give up coffee - I drink one or 2 cups every morning and during the summer I drink ice tea - in fact since i can't have a diet coke anymore and when I feel the need for some caffine - I will have some ice tea in the afternoons. There is no way I could give it up - I get up at 5 a.m I need my caffiene....

[HarleyGirl 1]

I was a two pot a day kind of girl.....and I am now ONE MONTH totally caffeine free....I didn't think I could do it, but I did.....and you know what....

I feel better...really, I do. The first week was brutal....dull constant headache was horrible.

Now, it's a couple of cups of yummy herbal tea in the morning......one in the evening and life is good.

My doc said I absolutely had to give it up............so I just gutted through it!

I wish I had a suggestion to make it easier, but I don't.....seriously though, if you're falling asleep driving....you need more sleep, not more caffeine....hope you can do that!!

I'll be thinking about you and know that you CAN do it......::hugs::

[vballmom 0]

My surgeon said its ok to have one cup of coffee a day. Ive gotta have that morning cup.

[juliegeraci 7]

I drink 1 cup a day without problems.

[mnn2501 0]

Most mornings I am ok but occasionally I would fall asleep driving without my cup of coffee.

You could try getting more sleep -- not trying to be smart here. I gave up caffeine about 5 years ago on doctors orders, it took about 3 months before my body adjusted, now I am actually much better physically and more alert than I ever was on caffeine, but it takes time

[Alicia99 0]

I might die if I can't go to Starbucks.....

[mnn2501 0]

I might die if I can't go to Starbucks.....

Do you really want to be addicted to something that makes you want to die if you can't get it? :smile2:

[Alicia99 0]

Laugh all you want, its a NEED, not a want! Believe me, I don't WANT to spend $30 a week at Starbucks! They MAKE me, its an addiction, its like CRACK or HEROIN! They are EVIL but resistance is futile!!:banghead:

[Cocoabean 430]

My doc said coffee can be harsh on the stomach, he recommends quitting, but did not say I -have- to give it up. I have one travel mug's worth per day, I sip it on the way to work. Sometimes now, post-op, I can't even finish it.

I gave up the diet-soda with no arguments, but decided to keep on the coffee and would give it up if it bothered me. So far, so good. Tomorrow is 4 weeks post-op.

Denise