Postby Oneeyeddog » Thu Aug 29, 2013 11:52 pm
Already an epic thread! I'm doing FOLFOX (completed 7 of 12 so far) and asked my oncologist about alcohol consumption. He said absolutely fine, but in moderation. He said (and he was right) that one drink can feel like 2 because of the effects of the chemo. I even asked him about having a beer to celebrate pump out day and he was fine with that as well, although of course didn't advocate supping down while I'm being infused. So sometimes I have a beer at the airport, as after pump out I fly back from London to Prague, where I live.
Living in the Czech Republic there is a lot of great beer around, and it's hard not to partake. So a few beers a week, in moderation, why not. (I do understand that for some people with some liver issues that might be different, but all we can do is ask our doctors.)
Incidentally, a couple of weeks ago, I think I had one of the best beers ever, in this country or elsewhere. A Matuska California, a Czech beer but an American pale ale recipe. Absolutely stunning. Had just been playing tennis with a couple of buddies and was also having a great burger, so that might have had something to do with it.
Cancer is a bad enough time without us having to deny ourselves some of life's little pleasures.
Colon cancer Stage 3c (dx April 2013) at age 36
Resection and temp ileostomy (4/17)
12 rounds of FOLFOX (May-Oct 2013)
NED (August 2014)
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