How long after Nissen for booze

peaandham

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Posted 3/2/2015 11:39 AM (GMT 0)

Hi guys, just curious after a Nissen how long should one wait to try having some straight Scotch/Whiskey as opposed to having it with some carbonated like ginger ale?

Thanks in advance.
Luke

TonyG

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Posted 3/2/2015 9:13 PM (GMT 0)

Hey Luke!

I'm a big tequila fan, and I didn't want to risk ANYTHING with my wrap so I was really careful with alcohol. I had my surgery in April and I probably didn't have hard alcohol until mid-summer. Does your surgeon have an opinion on this?

Be well and take care,
-TonyG-

peaandham

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Posted 3/3/2015 1:24 AM (GMT 0)

I'm just over 5 weeks into my recovery currently.

I didn't ask the surgeon about alcohol but he suggested I avoid carbonated drinks for six to twelve months, and I normally mix scotch with ginger ale.

I don't think I will wait six months before having ginger ale, that seems to be quite the stretch.

JB_The_Great

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Posted 3/3/2015 10:10 PM (GMT 0)

I had a Toupet rather than Nissen so my experience won't be exactly the same, but I drank Ale from week three. I know it's stupid and I probably shouldn't, but I've experienced absolutely no negative reactions and I'm determined to get back to normal as soon as possible.

This is just me and I won't advocate anything that could be possibly harmful to anyone else, but my general rule is unless it was specifically prohibited then it can't hurt to try. How else will you know if you don't test the water?

Carbonation is a bad idea though. I had the smallest half cup of Sprite or something similar the other day and even with my less constricting wrap and complete freedom to belch it was pretty unpleasant.

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