I am 7 weeks out and for the last 4 I have drank 1 cup of half caff every morning with no problems. I have permission from my doctor. It taste wonderful. I started myself on half caff 3 weeks before surgery.

Yes, about a week later, I started, I tried before , but it just didn't taste well.

I drink decaf, and some days I have half decaf/half regular. I used sugar free creamer, but you have to be aware of the calories, if you drink a lot!

I put splenda in mind too. I used to drink a lot more, but I drink about 2 cups a day, and sometimes my 2nd cup is at night, and that is always 100 percent decaf, as Caffeine, dehydrates you.

Boo

Thanks for all of your answers. I drink 1 cup in the morning and really enjoy it. If I don't have my 1 cup I get a raging headache.

I drink a cup in the morning. Pre-op I used to drink 4 or 5 cups (over a 3 hour period) but anything more than a cup now and I get really nauseous. It took me a couple weeks post op, as well, to even try it. It did not sound good to me at first.

Tonya
RNY 11/19/2013

I used to be a coffee-a-holic. There was a percolating pot on from morning to night at my house and I drank a lot....black. Since my doc told me I had to go caffeine free I have not had headaches past that first horrible weekend. Funny, but I no longer enjoy coffee! I've tried some and it just isn't the same! I do enjoy a "spot of tea!".

I think I will try 1/4 - 1/2 cup maybe a week after surgery. A few sips and see what happens. Thanks all of you.

I'm ready to get this party started on the 29th. Hospital called me today to pre-register. Have to be there about 6am. Surgery about 8am.

It will be a brand new year with a brand new me. I'm ready!

I recommend sticking to your surgeon's plandon't start coffee (or anything) sooner than he/she recommends.

JJ

I was a coffee addict up when i had to quit two weeks post op and my surgeon says I can have it again one month post op. It is hard to give up but after about five days it got much easier.

Thanks again all of you...

I am close ti 13 months post op.. I drink coffe daily with no issues. I don't remember when I began. My doc told me I coudl ahve a couple of cups of regular then switch to decafe. I suspect it was when we went to general diet. I probaly drink too much but so far no problems.

I am almost 6 months post op and my center recommended decaf and fat free milk one month after surgery. I get my 16 ounce cup every morning but it lasts me till the evening or sometimes till the next day. With all this stuff just going slow and trying everything makes it more do-able. I always think of that feeling when I get on the scale and the weight is coming off, that is what keeps me on track. Hang in were are all here for each other.

Nancy,

Yes!! Get that party started!! You're reporting time and surgery time are just like mine!

I had to be there at 6am, surgery was at 745am, BUT, I was the 1st patient on his surgery list, so he walked in, unshaven, and I said, "I just KNEW you'd have a 5 o'clock shadow! HE grinned, he's kinda young ( to me,...), probably about 38-40 yrs old.

SO then I said to him, You did get a good night's sleep didn't you ?? And this is Dr, that his staff says is always so serious ,and strict, and I got him laughing!!!!!

It relaxed me to, to joke around with him...but I really wasn't that nervous.

REALLY funny thing though...The last person besides the surgical staff that I saw, was my Ex Husband!!!

He works at a the hospital I had my surgery..and there he was, right before I was taken into the operating room!!

Luckily, he and I are pleasant to one another, and I just said "HI, how ya doin", as they wheeled me in!!

LOL!!

Boo

Caffeine is a no-no on my program, though I do have a cup of caffeinated tea every morning with no problems, but I'm almost a year out at this point.

I will be 13 years out in March and I drink way too much coffee (probably by any standards) and have had no issues whatsoever. I drink more than enough water to counteract any dehydration issues and my surgeon says, "if it isn't hurting anything, what can I say?"

I'm 3wks post op and drink 2 cups of decaf every morning without any issue. Would love some caffeine but was told that's a no no!