Buffalo Wings

Ok So I'm scheduled for my lap band next month and was wondering if you guys had had any tips for me.

Ok so one of my favorite foods is Buffalo wings (Buffalo Wild Wings(BW3) is my favorite place).

I like a little heat with my wings (example: BW3 - Medium sauce) it's hot enough to make you almost sweat but not quite.

After my band I know I'll only be able to eat a couple wings tops - thats cool - my issue is what do you suggest for cooling your mouth when you can't drink for 2 hours after you eat?

I'm not a fan of blue cheese or ranch.

I'm willing to have the burn and eat 2 or 3 verses not having them ever again. lol

I don't do "Hot and spicy" very well to begin with.   However, when I do encounter something a little on the hot side, I have been know to "rinse and spit" but I do it in a more subtle fashion.   Since I'm not going to be drinking the water anyway, I kind of do a "backwash" maneuver.   No one at the table even knows I've done it.   Just hope they don't ask to have my water since I'm not drinking it.  

In other cases, I've found that just switching to a different food (maybe a small slice of cucumber or a baby carrot) can cut the spice enough.

Good luck on your upcoming surgery.   We'll make room for you on the "loser's bench".

My doc said to eat any hot or spice. Stomach would be fine with it.

Not sure if your reply was meant for me or for the OP.  

Just to clarify, when I said "I don't do Hot and spicy very well to begin with", I meant that I never have.    Even before surgery, I just didn't deal with spicy food that well.   I was just giving him  couple of hints I've used.

Congrats on WLS date.  Spicy is an ulcer starter after WLS.  You may want to talk to your Doc about your NEW FOOD CHOICES. The old days may be over and better choices are coming
Good luck

I loved BW3 and still enjoy eating there afet surgery.  Obviously, the portions are a lot smaller and I try to steer clear of as much of the fried foods as possible.  They have grilled chicken soft tacos that you can have tossed in any sauce (mango habenero is the best).  An order is for two and I can usually eat one there and take the other one home for later.  My surgeon didn't caution me against spicy foods at all.

I used to do a lot of hot-n-spicy, too, but don't do much of it now b/c of not drinking after eating.  With the band, since the pouch at the top of your stomach holds the food and allows it to drop slowly into the rest of the digestive system, I've found that hot or spicy foods can be uncomfortable if they 'pool' a long time in the pouch.  That's just my experience, though; could be that's just me.  FWIW, I hope that you have someone you can bum those wings off of when you go out to eat; 1 wing, maybe 2 over a 30 minute period is tops for me now - no need to spend a lot of money on a large wings platter anymore!  And, given the texture of chicken wings, it is a must to CHEW CHEW CHEW and take very small bites.  Good luck on your upcoming surgery.

I always loved hot Mexican food and still do. It hasn't bothered me at all ( I dont think).  I didnt eat a lot of it for first 6 months but now  I sure do.

My doctor said most of his patients seemed to tolerate  hot real well.

Steve

I also LOVE Buffalo Wings, the hotter the better. I stayed away from spicy food for the first six months. Since October I have tried wings with "Nuclear sauce" on them and experienced no ill effects except that instead of eating twenty I can only eat about four.

sounds like great news - I'd be upset if I could never have a spicy boneless wing from bw3's ever again.

I'll take a smaller portion any day over not being able to enjoy that yummy sauce.