Re: Can I drink on New Years Eve?

[Guest guest]

> How bad would it be for me to have 2

> glasses of champagne on Monday night?

Hi Sally

I am not far along the PSC illness scale and I have an extremely

occasional half glass of wine for birthdays etc, but always with a

meal - it interesting in that even before I was diagnosed if I drank

more than a couple of glasses of wine I became very drowsy, which was

rather disconcerting. Perhaps you could throw caution to the wind and

have some champange, but make sure you have had food just before

to 'cushion' the effects! I will be interested to see what other say

too.

Best wishes for 2008.

[Guest guest]

I guess you have to decided for yourself if it is really worth

stressing an already stressed major organ. What may seem like a

quality of life moment vs a quality of life lifetime.

Also my hep doc said PSC put you at a greater risk for acute liver

failure. So for me it is not worth it to do anything that may move me

down the path to a transplant any sooner than I may have too.!

Besides every group needs a hero to be the designated driver!

Best Wishes for a Happy New Year

PSC 5/07

> > How bad would it be for me to have 2

> > glasses of champagne on Monday night?

>

> Hi Sally

> I am not far along the PSC illness scale and I have an extremely

> occasional half glass of wine for birthdays etc, but always with a

> meal - it interesting in that even before I was diagnosed if I

drank

> more than a couple of glasses of wine I became very drowsy, which

was

> rather disconcerting. Perhaps you could throw caution to the wind

and

> have some champange, but make sure you have had food just before

> to 'cushion' the effects! I will be interested to see what other

say

> too.

> Best wishes for 2008.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Here's some food (drink) for thought....

I've read that pure alcohol, when injected into the liver, is one

method used to kill (cancerous?) liver cells.

I'm now 20 months post-tx from PSC and my hepatologist has given me

the OK to have an occasional glass of wine with dinner. But I agree,

there is a risk.

> > > How bad would it be for me to have 2

> > > glasses of champagne on Monday night?

> >

> > Hi Sally

> > I am not far along the PSC illness scale and I have an extremely

> > occasional half glass of wine for birthdays etc, but always with

a

> > meal - it interesting in that even before I was diagnosed if I

> drank

> > more than a couple of glasses of wine I became very drowsy, which

> was

> > rather disconcerting. Perhaps you could throw caution to the wind

> and

> > have some champange, but make sure you have had food just before

> > to 'cushion' the effects! I will be interested to see what other

> say

> > too.

> > Best wishes for 2008.

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Don't expect the alcohol from a drink to seek out and kill any cancer

cells. The alcohol used to kill liver cancer cells is applied with a

needle right into the tumor to kill all the cells in the area. It is a

high concerntration and designed to kill healthy and cancerous cells.

I hope you enjoy you New Years party. And if your going to drink or not

do it for a good reason and not with the hope that it will lower cancer

risk.

[Guest guest]

I am sorry this is a little late for New Years Eve, but thought I would let you know anyway. My son just got married in December and had two beers at a restaurant on his honeymoon to celebrate. He had his transplant for PSC in Feb. 2007. Next week he went for his weekly blood work and the transplant center called him and said his numbers were up and the first question she ask him was if he had drinked any alcohol. They knew right away. He said that was the first he had had in the last 3-4 years and the last he would ever have. It just wasn't worth it. Two weeks later it was still showing up in his bloodwork.

Shirley

mother of Tyler

[Guest guest]

Sally,

Like Shirley, I apologize for being late to the game with my

response. Background: I used to brew my own beer and had a fairly

extensive wine collection. Prior to being listed for transplant, my

hep had told me that there was no evidence to suggest that up to one

drink (can/bottle of beer, glass of wine/champagne, shot of liquor)

per day had any effect on the human liver. I stuck to that guideline.

Post listing, he has not changed his story and my transplant

coordinator has also green-lighted one drink on special occasions.

However, I have heeded the advice of the transplant surgeon that

anything I can do to alleviate the stress on a sick organ would be

beneficial. It's just easier for me to stick to a policy of absolute

sobriety, so I had my last drink on Sept. 4, 2004. Take it for what

it's worth to you.

Regards,

Bill Wise

PSC '00, Listed Tx '04

[Guest guest]

I am very glad to hear you say this! We also brew our own beer and

make wine. I was very put out at the idea of stopping my nightly glass

of red wine, but of course was going to do whatever it would take to

keep my liver healthy. I specifically asked my hep about drinking, and

he said the same thing you wrote, as did my Dad (family doc, but NOT a

specialist). I have been second guessing this advice since he gave it,

have drastically cut back on my wine intake anyway, and intend to make

it a point to confirm this at my next visit in two weeks. Just a

relief to see that someone else has also been told this, and it's not

only my doc. I really like him, and was hoping that was indeed advice

that I could be comfortable with!

Genevieve

UC 1983, J-pouch 1999, PSC 12/2007

my

> hep had told me that there was no evidence to suggest that up to one

> drink (can/bottle of beer, glass of wine/champagne, shot of liquor)

> per day had any effect on the human liver.