 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | And as anyone knows, I also love my wine and beer. Doctor sees no problem.
For those of you having trouble drinking wine, I found that I could drink dry white wines and beer in very small quantities a month after radiation. It felt good to sit down with a friend over a beer. It was a couple of years before I was able to drink red wine and then they had to be low in tannins. Now no problems.
Rule of thumb. If it burns your mouth whatever it is, don't drink it. No sense in irritating those tissues.
Take care,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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