My mouth and throat are very sensitive from the radiation treatments.
All alchohol kind of burns me so I really ony have a sips here and there. Its too much effort! I do on occassion have a glass of wine. I live near wine country. I've found only the really expensive stuff doesn't burn me. I have to have a water back with any wine I have so it kind of deters me from drinking much anyway. I tried some expensive Sake this past weekend and it went down pretty easily. I think if anything burns its probably not a good idea.

I think on occassion is fine. I wouldn't drink whiskey on the rocks with regularity or anything though. I think that would do a number on the delicate tissues.

My doctors haven't told me to never ever drink again. I think you need to be careful but also live your life! I was diagnosed at 33 and I'm 37 now. Everyone I know drinks socially so it would be so very hard to never have a drink again. To be honest I barely drink. I pretty much nurse a beer all night and I think that is probably fine.


Tongue Cancer T2 N0 M0 /
Total Glossectomy Due to Location of Tumor

Finished all treatments May 25 2007
Surviving!!!