Posted 8/15/2010 9:49 PM (GMT 0)
Kitte -
I had black coffee, decaf, a couple of days after surgery. The day I got on full liquids (clear plus milk) I had real coffee, but just one cup. Tea is OK too, but start with green tea because it's supposed to be non-acidic.
Did they give you a menu? Sometimes they wait till after surgery, but that makes it awfully hard to shop ahead. Don't worry about flavor. You won't really care for a while, and anything at all will be a treat.
I was on liquids the day before surgery, then a partial bowel prep. The day of surgery and the day after I got nothing, not even water. Then finally they pulled the NG tube. (I made a supreme effort to not even try to swallow with that because it was gagging me.) But my surgery ws a bit worse than most, and I am senior.
Best wishes!