Any Heavy Drinkers Pre-Op?

I really think he needs to stop drinking for six months or more before having VSG and he needs to be working on some of these issues in counseling.  During the losing phase, our liver is extremely taxed as is, if you add alcohol into the mix, you are asking for major problems.  He might not be able to stop on a dime and he might not even realize that he can't stop.  He needs to deal with this first, then get the VSG and commit to abstaining (mostly) for life.  I am not saying he can't ever have a drink ( unless he really is an alcoholic), but he can't drink during the losing phase and only just a bit as in one to two drinks on occasion in maintenance.