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is it true that it takes a fairly small portion of alcohol to get you intoxicated after wls? and what about smoking, how does it affect you after wls? i am a smoker. well i was a smoker and i just wonder would i pick the habit up agaiin after the surgery?

HI there....I don't know about the smoking 'cuz I've never been a smoker. As far as the alcohol, I've read quite a bit about it and it seems so consistent that it is seriously an "individual" thing. For me, I am 5 months post-op...down 98 lbs. I had my first drink a few weeks ago...cranberry light and vodka. It took me quite a while to drink it down but I did..and I did start feeling lightheaded..then a bit "tipsier" and "tipsier." I think it just depends on how much you drink, what you drink and your size as you go along.... Good luck...Have you had the surgery yet? take care, Susan

I quit smoking about 6 weeks before my WLS back in December. I was okay up until about a month post-op... i started smoking again because of the hand-to-mouth thing- I find I think about eating and munching less when I have a cigarrette on the go... Will you smoke again after surgery? Depends on how much you like smoking.... For me I missed the first one of the day and the one after my shower and the one after food....and the one while watching sitcoms and I really missed the smoke at the busstop while heading to work... and the one...

i know what you mean. i am still tryin to quit smoking. well i only smoke maybe one or two a day and that is wheni get off of work but wow its hard and i know i have to stop. i have my testing in about three weeks and i hope that i will past!!! wish me luck

I am over a year post-op and if i drink more than a couple of sips , my arms start hurting and i get sick and i feel awful it is not worth it girl.I also get very dizzy.