Stupid choices, but could have been much worse...

All good advice.  My tolerance is low because I really do rarely ever drink and that on top of the other factors was just really bad.  I had been walking for three hrs total before the incident, we were in a casino, away from home and again outside my norm, and I tested my boundaries and luckily only came away with a scare.  This is one set of boundaries I won't tempt again so easily, and I agree I need to carry that snack for me.  As another pointed out I could have eaten something there out of the target aisles, and then paid for the empty package.  I do it often enough for my 5 yr old but it never occurred to me for myself...

As always OBH is a great support system through both the pro's and cons...

Glad it wasn't a tragedy and lessons were learned. Love your last message "be mindful because it can happen to anyone." Truth.

You probably know this but I'll say (unscientific explanation LOL) a few different things are at play with our new anatomy...  booze hits harder on an empty stomach and basically even if we eat we have a small capacity so it's "emptier" and since we eat pretty low carb (those carbs from the booze are like a metabolic bomb), our bypassed intestines and no pyloric valve means the booze gets to where it's going faster and when it gets there it's got less of a ride till it's in the area of the intestines where fastest absorption takes place so it hits hard and fast but the "buzz' doesn't last long... (problematic for those that use alcohol as a social lubricant, you can see how it can get bad to maintain the buzz) and what can happen in those few minutes when it hits can be scary as you experienced. Blackouts are NOT uncommon. 

Well and alcohol is basically sugar water... calories (150 beers, wine to 800 for frosty umbrella drinks) are so not worth it and will derail your weight loss efforts if it becomes a habit and we tend to make poor food choices when drinking. 

Average DUI/DWI costs $10,000 by the time you pay bail, fines, fees, insurance even if you don't harm anyone. 

I tend to tell people that ask me about post op alcohol to figure out why you are drinking... taste/true enjoyment of the product (fine wine, aged scotch, etc.), holiday tradition (maybe make new ones) or social reasons (that maybe need to be addressed) like feeling comfortable, fitting in with colleagues/peers, anxiety, escape, etc. and if it's one of the latter find a better way to deal/work through issues.

~Shelly