Anyone else too scared to drink alcohol!! I never drank a lot, but when we catch up with friends & I watch them all having a few, & relaxing, I feel so left out

I decided that quality of life is important to me, and if the cancer is going to recur, I can’t stop it by refusing alcohol. So I continue to drink 1-2 glasses a day. BC has taken away so much (like my ability to remember, my health), but I am not letting it take away my red wine. Then again I am 70 years old, so I figure it won’t make me die young! Xoxo

No reason you cannot have any alcohol as things such as red wine can actually have benefit but I would also have my water bottle handy to re-hydrate and keep my mouth from getting dry.

I just have the occasional one when out, now...and I make sure it's something nice.

My Grandmothers never had cancer, lived to their 90s, drank alcohol, lived a high fat high salt diet, probably considered outside the healthy weight range, at least in the time I knew them. My parents have never had cancer, are in their 60s, drink more than me and have been exposed to elevated levels of pesticides and herbicides, are outside the healthy weight range. Yet I drink moderately, eat well, live in a clean environment, am at the lower end of the healthy weight range and get cancer at 42. I figure it’s a fate thing. Enjoy the time you have. If you enjoy alcohol, or some other vice, do it in moderation and don’t beat yourself up over it. 💕

I am doing lots of things 'right' in my BC survival phase: exercise, healthy food, lost some weight. I have cut down the amount of grog I drink, and should reduce more; but I have not given up. I admit I avoid information about the connection between alcohol and BC occurrence. Best wishes to you @Doodoo for your health and enjoyment of life

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Doin_it

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7 years ago

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Anyone else too scared to drink alcohol!! I never drank a lot, but when we catch up with friends & I watch them all having a few, & relaxing, I feel so left out

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Patti_J
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7 years ago
@Doodoo. Being forced to drink non-alcoholic drinks because of my health condition, you become very creative. Many places serve mocktails.
Brenda5
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7 years ago
No reason you cannot have any alcohol as things such as red wine can actually have benefit but I would also have my water bottle handy to re-hydrate and keep my mouth from getting dry.

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