Can drinking alcohol in the weeks prior to surg. cause complications during surg?

I also posted this answer to my question because the responses I received to the previous question were about drinking AFTER surgery, and that's not what I'm worried about. Please help if you can. I don't have a problem giving it up after surgery. What I want to know is will I possibly have complications DURING surgery because I drink a few times a week. I read the answers to someone's question about being an alcoholic and not telling their doctor, and alot of responses said that alcohol thins the blood and with the heparin, it may cause complications. Does this mean that someone who drinks a few times a week might also have these complications? If so, at what point before surgery should I stop drinking, 1 week, 2 weeks, etc? Thanks again! I did tell my doctor that I drank socially and he didn't seem too concerned.

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