Happy Hour

We have lots of work happy hours, and I don't usually go to them.  I really need to frequent them more often for work political reasons.  I was never a big drinker before surgery, and I'm still only 3 weeks out now, but in another 4 weeks I'm going to try a happy hour.  I understand some of us metabolize alcohol differently now.  For those that found this to be true, can you say a little something about this?  In other words, did you experience that for every one drink consumed post-op, it was the equivalent of two pre-op?  

My plan is to get a single drink and nurse it over an extended period.  My hope is I don't wind up with my legs around my bosses face afterward.  

We have lots of work happy hours, and I don't usually go to them.  I really need to frequent them more often for work political reasons.  I was never a big drinker before surgery, and I'm still only 3 weeks out now, but in another 4 weeks I'm going to try a happy hour.  I understand some of us metabolize alcohol differently now.  For those that found this to be true, can you say a little something about this?  In other words, did you experience that for every one drink consumed post-op, it was the equivalent of two pre-op?  

My plan is to get a single drink and nurse it over an extended period.  My hope is I don't wind up with my legs around my bosses face afterward.  

That's fair.  I guess I was thinking the typical nonalcoholic drinks have bubbles, which I'm not supposed to have.  But I guess I can ask for a dressed up juice.

Or water?  With a ****tail umbrella!

Bubbles bad but alcohol ok?   

According to my surgeon, yes.  At 7 weeks alcohol is permitted if no more than one drink per week.  At 6 months, carbonation ok if no more than one per day.

Then your surgeon is an idiot!  

Let's hope those bubbles don't stop your weightloss, tax your already overworked liver or lead you down the path of alcoholism as your transfer addiction at six months

That is quite a BOLD statement Kim.   Just because you have alcohol does not mean you are transferring addictions.

I don't drink and never have, so I usually bring my own drink in.  Silly I know, and I get some good-natured teasing from others, but everyone is just used to it now.  If I couldn't, I would just ge****er.  

Here we go.