when can I have coffee again??
I miss it sooooo. I'm 2 weeks post op and doing phenomenally but I do miss my cup of Joe!!!
1st Referral: May 31 2012 Orientation: July 17th 2012 Denied at Psych appointment
3rd Referral: June 2016 Orientation: August 2016 Got pregnant and discharged
4th Referral: October 2017 Orientation: April 2018 Pre-op: July 16th Surgery: July 24th!
HW: 281 SW: 269 CW:235.1 GW: ~150-160
You can have decaf now if you want.
Referral - May 31/17; Orientation - June 15/17; First Appt Nurse - June 26/17; Bloodwork and ECG - June 27/17; Sleep Study - July 5/17; Dietician Appt - July 10/17; Counsellor Appt - July 10/17; Abdominal Ultrasound - July 10/17: Endoscopy/Colonoscopy - July 25/17; Second Dietician Appt - September 14/17; Internist Appt - October 2/17; Meet the Surgeon - November 21/17; Pre Surgery Nutrition Class - January 12/18; Surgery - January 16/18
My center says no regular coffee ever, for life, after surgery. Decaf is allowed. This is because caffeine can increase your risk for ulcers.
However, every center is different. From what I've read, there's conflicting information out there about coffee, caffeine, and ulcers- whether there actually is a link between them, whether it's caffeine that causes ulcers, or whether it's something else in the coffee itself, in which case it's best to avoid regular AND decaf.
I'm not sure what the correct information is.
Best bet is to ask at your next follow-up appointment, if there's nothing in your booklet/binder.
Kara
Age: 43, Height: 5'8"
Highest Weight: 420; Opti Starting Weight: 395; Surgery Weight: 371;
Current Weight: 322.1; Goal Weight: 160
"Find things beautiful as much as you can, most people find too little beautiful."
-Vincent Van Gogh
I was at TWH and could have after 3 months, could have Decaf all along.
57 - 6'0" - HW:288 SW:260 CW:185
TWH: Referral Aug. '16, Orientation - Nov. 30 '16, Surgeon Oct. 6 '17, Start Optifast Feb. 5'18 - Surgery Feb. 26'18
Opti -25; M1 -23; M2 -17; M3 -7; M4 -5; M5 -5; M6 -6; M7 -0; M8 -2; M9 -0; M10 -2; M11-0; M12-4;
What about other sources of caffeine? Like Tea?
*TWH* Referral - December 2017; Orientation - March 2018; SW Assessment - May 2018; Nurse Practitioner - June 2018; Nutrition Class - June 2018; Psych - August 2018; Dietitian - August 2018; Appt. w/ Surgeon - November 2018; Surgery date - January 2019
Weight loss
Pre-surgery: 14, M1: 18, M2: 9, M3: 8, M4: 10, M5:6 , M6:9
I drink rivers of decaf everyday. On the rare occasion I do have a regular coffee, my stomach gets upset. Caffeine can also inhibit the uptake of iron and other nutrients. Guelph is a decaf forever Centre. I have gotten use to it and always ask for decaf, but if they don't serve decaf, desperate times call for desperate measures, lol. I also carry decaf single serve sleeves in my purse if I remember to replenish my stash. A girl needs her coffee.
CENTURY CLUB MEMBER at 6 months post-op.
Referral to Guelph Feb/13, Sleep study and all bloodwork and ultrasound May/13, orientation July/13. Nurse, NUT,SW Sept/13, 2nd NUT, nurse and SW, 3rd round and cleared for surgery Dec/13. Pre-op Apr 7/14, Surgeon May 2/14, Opti Jul 3/14, surgery Jul 17/14.
I waited over 3 months. Then, I got an ulcer. LOL. I have no idea if it's linked. The ulcer is marginal (5 mm) and I still drink coffee. But I've been thinking lately maybe I should ween myself off it. For now, it's still just a thought. LOL
Who knows really though. This is such an individual process and because the centres differ so much, I think the decision has to be personal. See how you feel; be very self aware. And decide for yourself what is best :)
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. Choose happy. 
Opti -10 / M1 -25.5 / M2 -10 / M3 -14.5 / M4 -13 / M5 -10 / M6 -5.5 / M7 -9.5 / M8 -13.5 / M9 -0.5 / M10 -2.5 / M11 -2.5 / M12 +2 / M13 -5.5
Century Club and Onederland in month 7!!
I drink both decaf coffee and decaf green tea. The caffeine withdrawal was minimal and only lasted a few days. I did try a Timmies coffee and it damn near killed my guts. I'll stick with the decaf.
Orientation- May 2017, Pre nutrition class- Aug 2017, Blood work- Aug 2017. RPN meeting- Sept 2017. Dietician and Psychiatrist Dec 2017. Internist- Dec 2017. Meet the Surgeon Feb 20th 2018. VSG surgery march 17, 2018 with Dr. Gmora
on 8/12/18 3:44 pm
I switched to decaf tea. Decaf coffee tasted too bitter after surgery.
referred Jan 2016 intake May 2016 left programme returned June 2017 final pre-sx class Oct 2017 surgeon appt Oct 2017
Opti Wt Nov 4/17 226 lbs BMI 45 Sx Wt 212 lbs RNY surgery Nov 23/17 M1 -18 M2-9 M3-10 M4-8 M5-6 M6-7 M7-6 M8-3 M9-1(so far) Down to within one pound of my goal and 99 lbs down from my highest weight. I was not a fast loser but who cares as long as you get there! I know the newbies check the trackers and the signatures so although I kind of lost track of how the rest of the weight came off, you should know that it was not fast and furious but it was slow and steady!
current BMI 24.7 that, my friends, is NORMAL!!! Strong is the new pretty!
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