Carbonation doesn't bother me and I'm six months out - i drink an occasional soda. I will say I had a sip of beer at a ****tail mixer for work a few weeks back and it was awful. Tastes had totally changed. That said, it didn't affect my stomach at all and it didn't go down hard. You may be fine with anything.
That said, it goes straight to your head, and it's empty calories, so you'll have to decide if it's worth it. I drank a bit of wine and a couple of cosmos over the last month and other than it hitting me harder than it did pre-surgery, I've decided it wasn't worth the calories and have given it up. Plus the whole not eating and drinking thing puts a big hamper on it
Earlier out, I was more sensitive to carbonation, so I'd certainly recommend a small sip first to see how you do, if you decide to give it a go.

That's awesome! Isn't it funny - i was looking at my muffin top vs. the super blob that used to be there and thinking the same thing

Good job! What a fun NSV for sure!

I absolutely would. Sometimes you'll feel like you can eat more than that because the nerves are cut. Sometimes you won't. I just measure it out, eat until I'm full or it's gone.

How many calories are you taking in? Are you on a liquid only diet?

Also, have you tried drinking your protein drink, and then waiting an hour or an hour and a half before drinking water or other fluids? I know it sounds crazy, but I swear I get hungry earlier if I start drinking right after I finish my protein drink. It may be in my head .. but it works, so I go with it

I lost 28.5 pounds the first two months. You're not slow, and two weeks without any weight loss isn't anything to fret about Your body is still healing and adjusting.

Keep following your dietary guidelines, drinking your fluids and taking your vitamins. It will come off!

 I was on Flagyl and Cipro for a colon infection a few months ago.  It seemed to work well for me as well.

Odd what different doctors will do or not do!

I was horribly nauseas my first two months. It was terrible. Then somewhere around .. ten to eleven weeks out, I was fine.

The dry heaves came back when I changed my calcium to the Costco generic brand. They do not like to be taken on an empty stomach. Ever.

Tea on an empty stomach will still get me, so no tea for me.

I'd call your doctor as well - they can prescribe anti-nausea meds!

+1 on the compression gear. I have under armor gear myself, but i've heard the Old Navy or even Target brand compression gear works great. I wear both a shirt and compression or tighter capris and then wear a looser shirt over. It keeps all my extra skin and flab where it belongs

I'm just shy of five months out, but I am ALWAYS tired. Always. My husband let me sleep in last weekend, and I stayed in bed until 11, and I could have taken a nap. It's horribly frustrating.

I had a sleep study done, and while I don't have apnea, I never went into REM sleep because I woke up so many times. They gave me Mirapex for RLS, and that helped some, but I don't always take it because of the side effects. I have a prescription for Ambien and I've been debating starting that up.

If I took both of them, perhaps I'd get good quality sleep. That's what I'm missing. I get tired of popping all the pills all day long, so I've generally avoided these and I was hoping as the weight dropped, I'd get some energy. However, after reading this thread, I'm thinking perhaps I should try taking the pills regularly and see what I think then

Good luck! Hopefully the sleep study is enlightening!

I got my absolute favorite sports bra ever from Lane Bryant's website. It's their padded underwire one. No chafing, no movement. Love it.

I'm also a huge fan of compression wear now, since I was recommended it on the exercise forum. I got a pair of compression pants from Ross, and those work great, but I splurged on the compression top because of my excess skin on the belly and bought some Under Armor shirts. LOVE it. Totally worth it. It's comfy too - so it's tight, but I don't feel like it's going to go anywhere.

Some surgeons recommend them - they're easy to find and easy to chew. However, with as much as we malabsorb, there's a lot that the flinstones don't have in them that you'll miss.

That said, a co-worker of mine takes adult gummies and her labs come back just fine every time.

I settled on the Celebrate capsules because I hate chewables

Something is better than nothing for sure. However, if you can stomach an adult multivitamin chewable, you might be a bit better off. However, I'm not one to go against what your surgeon says.

I'd make sure you're supplementing with a Vitamin D, Vitamin B12 and of course your calcium as well as your flinstones.

My two cents

I was also told that rapid weight loss can contribute to high liver enzymes. If you've lost a reasonable amount of weight in a short period of time on your pre-op diet, that can contribute to it. You will continue to see that in your post-op tests as well.

Good luck with your surgery!