Hi Shell, great to hear you are progressing so well. As Anne-Marie says ther has been plenty of discussion and different thoughts about drinking. To me it is not a trivial point at all, as alcohol is an important part of my life!

My RO's advice was to avoid spirits, and she recommended only moderate drinking with beer or cidre being preferable to wine. My experience has been to date (18mths post tx) that spirits are a no-no as far too strong to tolerate even a taste (a great shame as I was very fond of malt whiskeies, I make do with smelling them only now!) though I recently tried a small gin with lots of tonic with success. Wine still tastes foul so is no longer part of my life. But luckily for me hoppy beer taste even better than previously. So I now drink a beer or two probably every other day, but I never over do it, I go for quality not quantity. My attitude is that it is one of the few real taste pleasures I have now (due to still having eating problems) and it is also a source of extra calories. It is also an important part of me getting back to a more normal life again and socialising, and has given me a new hobby of seeking out new tasty beers. Sally