 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | I used to drink beer before Tx and I had a favorite flavor. My docs said it was OK to drink after Tx like everyone else's docs but beer doesn't taste the same as it used to. Like everything else, the first bite or swallow is normal but after that it doesn't matter what goes in my mouth so I maybe have a beer a week now.
About a month ago I was grilling out, which used to be my all time favorite time to have a beer, so I drank one and then drank a second before I was finished grilling. I ate my dinner and I think I was almost drunk. I swear the next morning I woke up with a hangover. I guess I would be a cheap date if I was back on the market. Tomorrow we are having about 70 people over to our house for a Mothers Day party. I will be grilling, naturally I only use charcoal, But now I'm afraid to have that second beer. I can't remember the last time I felt DRUNK.
Damn this is a cruel cancer!!!
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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