Re: Drinking...alcohol..beware

[Guest guest]

I've said it before, but I'll keep repeating it every time this

subject comes up because of the painful lesson I learned.

After wls, we should NEVER have more than 2 oz. alcohol in any 24

hour period. A small amount of alcohol can cause extremely high

blood alcohol levels in wls patients, and the effect of several

drinks can keep you drunk for a long, long time. First, the alcohol

speedballs into the blood system at a rapid rate, and then it is not

metabolized at a normal rate.

I had three drinks one night at my sister's hous over a 6 hour

period. The next day at lunch I had one drink. I felt fine, got in

my car and started driving. About 15 minutes later, I was drunk and

ended up with a DUI. I can't tell at what point I " dumped " but thank

God I was stopped.

I had drinks before without this effect. The problem is, with us

drinking is like Russian Roulette. You never know when it can hit

you hard. And you can't judge by how much you drank before or what

your current body weight is. At 270 pounds, that relatively small

amount of alcohol should have never gotten me drunk in the slightest(

the rule of thumb for " normies " is 1 oz./hour). But it did.

So have a drink, enjoy, but be very careful.

Vicki A.

p.s. no flaming about drinking and driving please.

> In a message dated 04/22/2003 6:13:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

> watnext@a... writes:

>

> > You waited all this time to have a drink? Wow. I had my first

try

> > at alcohol at 2 months out. Then, it was a spritzer, but since I

> >

>

> I still haven't had a drink. I am over 14 months post op. Just

haven't had

> the urge. This could be because my favorite drinks were a " fuzzy

navel "

> (orange juice with peach schnapps) and a Kahlua Sombrero. Both of

these

> would be way to high in sugar for me. The other stuff just doesn't

appeal to

> me.

> O'Connell

> Open RNY 2/7/02

> Pre op weight:248

> Now: 136

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I've said it before, but I'll keep repeating it every time this

subject comes up because of the painful lesson I learned.

After wls, we should NEVER have more than 2 oz. alcohol in any 24

hour period. A small amount of alcohol can cause extremely high

blood alcohol levels in wls patients, and the effect of several

drinks can keep you drunk for a long, long time. First, the alcohol

speedballs into the blood system at a rapid rate, and then it is not

metabolized at a normal rate.

I had three drinks one night at my sister's hous over a 6 hour

period. The next day at lunch I had one drink. I felt fine, got in

my car and started driving. About 15 minutes later, I was drunk and

ended up with a DUI. I can't tell at what point I " dumped " but thank

God I was stopped.

I had drinks before without this effect. The problem is, with us

drinking is like Russian Roulette. You never know when it can hit

you hard. And you can't judge by how much you drank before or what

your current body weight is. At 270 pounds, that relatively small

amount of alcohol should have never gotten me drunk in the slightest(

the rule of thumb for " normies " is 1 oz./hour). But it did.

So have a drink, enjoy, but be very careful.

Vicki A.

p.s. no flaming about drinking and driving please.

> In a message dated 04/22/2003 6:13:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

> watnext@a... writes:

>

> > You waited all this time to have a drink? Wow. I had my first

try

> > at alcohol at 2 months out. Then, it was a spritzer, but since I

> >

>

> I still haven't had a drink. I am over 14 months post op. Just

haven't had

> the urge. This could be because my favorite drinks were a " fuzzy

navel "

> (orange juice with peach schnapps) and a Kahlua Sombrero. Both of

these

> would be way to high in sugar for me. The other stuff just doesn't

appeal to

> me.

> O'Connell

> Open RNY 2/7/02

> Pre op weight:248

> Now: 136

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

>> I had drinks before without this effect. The problem is, with us

drinking is like Russian Roulette. You never know when it can hit

you hard.

I can second this, and big time. I did not get a ticket, but I probably

should have. I had ONE, only ONE pint of Guinness Stout (a dark beer), which

I sipped over a 2-1/2 hour period, and then I drove home. Pre-op, this would

have been no big deal. I didn't realize I was out of control at all -- until

the next morning, when I saw I had parked my car half on and half off the

driveway (a driveway that was plenty wide any other time.)

We play with fire when we drink after WLS -- please, please be careful. And

most of all, be diligent in watching that you don't trade your old addiction

to food for an addiction to alcohol. It can sneak up in such subtle ways. I

know.

~~ Lyn G

[Guest guest]

>> I had drinks before without this effect. The problem is, with us

drinking is like Russian Roulette. You never know when it can hit

you hard.

I can second this, and big time. I did not get a ticket, but I probably

should have. I had ONE, only ONE pint of Guinness Stout (a dark beer), which

I sipped over a 2-1/2 hour period, and then I drove home. Pre-op, this would

have been no big deal. I didn't realize I was out of control at all -- until

the next morning, when I saw I had parked my car half on and half off the

driveway (a driveway that was plenty wide any other time.)

We play with fire when we drink after WLS -- please, please be careful. And

most of all, be diligent in watching that you don't trade your old addiction

to food for an addiction to alcohol. It can sneak up in such subtle ways. I

know.

~~ Lyn G

[Guest guest]

No flaming at all, and it never hurts to repeat this.

in NJ

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>>

> p.s. no flaming about drinking and driving please.

>

>

[Guest guest]

No flaming at all, and it never hurts to repeat this.

in NJ

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>>

> p.s. no flaming about drinking and driving please.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you for validating me. Most people act like I should be

burned at the cross. But it happens even to sweety pattoty people

like you and me and them. And it catches us unaware because we are

such " normal " people and we could never imagine going over the line.

I am a Girl Scout leader for goodness sake!!!!!

There really isn't any follow up on this procedure. No one can really

tell us what to expect. We just have to wing it. And hopefully

people like you and me will be honest enough to tell others what the

ramifications are.

Sometimes I think we have to educate ourselves.

Vicki A.

[Guest guest]

Thank you for validating me. Most people act like I should be

burned at the cross. But it happens even to sweety pattoty people

like you and me and them. And it catches us unaware because we are

such " normal " people and we could never imagine going over the line.

I am a Girl Scout leader for goodness sake!!!!!

There really isn't any follow up on this procedure. No one can really

tell us what to expect. We just have to wing it. And hopefully

people like you and me will be honest enough to tell others what the

ramifications are.

Sometimes I think we have to educate ourselves.

Vicki A.