When is it okay to have alcohol again? I'm not looking to get blacked out drunk but I was just curious when it would be okay to have a glass of wine every once in a while. 

My doc said never, so I am interested  to see others' responses!

My surgeon says three to six months, but that is less that what I have heard from most people. It is empty calories, so make sure you take that into account. Also, rapid weight loss is hard on your liver, so it would be best to wait until your weight loss slows down for your liver's sake. If you do choose to drink, be careful because it will probably effect you differently.

While I can not agree or disagree with rapid weight loss being hard on the liver, MO people typically have fatty livers with liver enzymes in it.  When a MO person loses weight and fat from the liver is broken down, those liver enzymes are released and one's blood panels will look like they are a raging alcoholic that abuses aspirin.

That was my experience about a year ago. I got some sort of stomach bug, went to the doctor, she took panel cuz I had ate at a contaminated red lobster at the time of an "outbreak" and she freaked out over my ALT and AGT (or was it ast...it really doesnt matter at this point). 

I sent the labs to the surgeon and he was not concerned at all for the above reasons.

My plan says 6 months!

My surgeon's rule is 1-year post-op.

My clinic said one year. I had my first glass of wine, OK three at 9 months. I enjoy a glass of two once every other month or so.

It's ok to have alcohol as soon as you want to start gaining weight.

Ohhhh how l hate to argue with Grim. I silently agree with everything he writes....not here however. I'm not talking about a drink daily. I always consider my caloric intake for the day and include the wine into my daily log. Everyone is different and entitled to their opinion.

The program I am in says 1 year.  But also does a lot of education around addiction issues...which unfortunately are pretty high in the bariatric community, alcohol specifically.  And there was a study where they gave a bariatric person 4 oz of wine and drew blood and two minute (or one minute) interviews.  Within ten minutes...from 4 oz of wine the participants were over the legal limit.  I used to like to have a drink now and then....but now...I don't think I ever will again.