Question:
I have a friend who is drinking after two weeks post op. won't that kill her.

   — Ruthann L. (posted on June 11, 2002)

June 11, 2002
You don't say how much or to the exclusion of eating, etc. While not recommended by any doctor I know, a glass of red wine, or in my case, one shot of vodka at about 4 weeks post op, did not harm me.
   — merri B.

June 11, 2002
I am sure it will not kill her unless she Binges, but I would think that would be hard with a new pouch, and suger making her feel sick. I drink now at 6 weeks out probably one night a week, but it is in moderation as I cannot handle the bubbles in beer well. I have lost 106 pounds in 6 months, so I do not beleive this is too much of a hinderence to Weight loss, AS LONG AS IT IS IN MODERATION.
   — sbinkerd1

June 11, 2002
What's her secret? At two weeks post op, I didn't want to drink water, let alone drink alcohol or even function socially! I was bed-bound!
   — Karen R.

June 11, 2002
Actually, I was also drinking some alcohol at two weeks post op, and this was with my surgeon's "okay". Now I am 7 weeks post op and drink a few cocktails per week, mainly on weekends. I have lost my taste for wine-strange- but I enjoy beer and champagne and vodka drinks. The bubbly drinks do not bother me in the least. I believe that if I had to live like a monk, meaning NO social drinking whatsoever, THAT is what would "kill" me- not the alcohol itself!
   — Vanessa H.

June 11, 2002
Gosh how can they even think about drinking. At that stage I was still trying to sip weak tea or water, and still running for the bathroom if I drank ANYTHING even just a little too fast... The thought sends cold chills up my back. My dr would have rung my neck if I would have told him that I was drinking at 2 weeks post op. BIG RISK TO TAKE AFTER COMING THIS FAR WITH SUCH A DRASTIC SURGERY...a risk that I will never be willing to take...
   — Joi G.