a few questions please
Hi,
I'm pre-op like you but I know people who have had the surgery and drink coffee.. although it may be a while before your pouch will take a liking to it again. As for the headache.. I get migraines.. so I worry about that too. For mild h/a you can take liquid tylenol. For migraines you can take either a patch medication or a narcotic nasal spray if your doctor says it is right for you. Hope this helps.
Julia
You can drink decaffeinated coffee as soon as you're on liquids in most cases...decaffeinated teas and coffees are great...
Caffeine is a diuretic...it offsets the liquids you are drinking...which is one of the reasons why most Dr.'s frown on caffeine consumption. If you have to have your morning cup of Joe to get going...then do it, but plan on adding 8 to 16 oz of water to your daily intake (72-80 oz of water per day rather than 64 oz).
I get migraines and I use Imatrex Injections when I need to...I am also pre-op