Anyone concerned about alcohol

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Hi everyone

Sorry if this sounds petty but Anyone concerned about alcohol intake afor obvious reasons and still drinking!!

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nope I still enjoy a glass of vino even though it gives me major flushes!!!

must admit im a bit scared to drink too much as I dont think I could cope with a hangover on top of dealing with this bugger

Carol xx

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I remember an old thread called something like ‘Smoking and drinking too much’!!
It had a lot of entries. I dont smoke but am fond of red wine.I do drink more than I would like. However I have got secondaries, maybe that makes a difference !!

Maybe other people maight be able to recall the old thread!

Julie

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I am like Juliet in more ways than one (secondaries and love my red wine…) There have been lots of threads on this subject. Basically, the same advice goes for drinking as anything else - OK in moderation. Your oncs, I’m sure, will back me up on this. I also realised recently, that while there is a link between alcohol and breast cancer, it amounts to only a very small increase in your statistical chance in contracting the disease.

Phew, it is Friday, now where is my wine???

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exactly…

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Sitting here with a (small) glass of red, and I’m not beating myself up about it. Yes I know it would be better to avoid alcohol altogether - wine has a high sugar content - but I’ve reduced my intake and quite frankly, life facing sugery and treatment to follow benefits from a relaxing glass a few nights a week. love River x

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Hi, before I started chemo, the nurse told me that a glass of wine would do me no harm. However the advice is to stay off it for 48hrs after chemo. I have had some wine, but lately I just don’t fancy it! Maybe because I am on a new chemo regimen…

I sincerely hope it is a short lived side effect!

All things in moderation, I say.

Sheila xx

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I came across Italian research online that found a glass of wine can help with the side effects of radiotherapy…so it would be bad for me not to have a glass!
Cheers!
Dot
xxx

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Happy Friday everyone,
Sitting here with a glass of red and a box of choc truffles. One more rad to go on Monday. I feel I deserve a glass of wine on a Friday. Just make sure you have alcohol free days. xx

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Cheers Dots

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Yeah, My glass of wine is almost finished and it is just after nine o’clock and I can’t be bothered going to the fridge for a refill.
Happy Friday ladies and if you give up your few glasses of wine it doesn’t mean you will live longer but believe me it will definately feel like it. No, not an alcoholic just love to relax of an evening with my OH. Cheers to all.

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My consultant said in moderation like everything! So bottoms up…

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I often didn’t bother for months when I was on chemo as I had no sense of taste; also I had about 4 months where I was really unwell with severe fatigue. I only have wine once a week now, either Friday or Saturday evening. This is way less than I used to drink as I had a very active social life when I lived in London for 20 years.

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Hi all

I used to love a glass of red wine almost every night of the week but have given up alcohol almost completely. I’ll have a glass of champagne at Christmas and maybe new year but that will be it - I haven’t had any now for 9 months so I’m not sure if I’ll even like it now!

I am ER+ and from what I understand, alcohol releases oestrogen into the bloodstream. Personally I don’t want to increase the oestrogen in my body or the risk of cancer again by even the smallest percentage. I can’t see the point of going through all the treatment and taking tamoxifen if I’m going to add to the oestrogen. I know others feel differently…

Here are some links to articles which may help with weighing up the risks. It’s a personal choice for everyone. Hope the links actually work as I’ve had difficulty posting before.

BBC article Feb 2009
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7906355.stm

Breakthrough Breast cancer:
breakthrough.org.uk/breast_cancer/breast_cancer_facts/risk_factors_general_information/alcohol.html

World Cancer Research Fund (if you go to the Expert report which you can download for free it will show all the research and the evidenced link with alcohol and breast cancer):
wcrf-uk.org/preventing_cancer/recommendations/alcohol_and_cancer.php

good wishes to all
Elinda x

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Since chemo[2007]I just cant enjoy alcohol like I used to though sparkling white seems better than my once beloved red:(I can manage no more than half a glass and thats every few weeks if we are eating with friends.I am triple neg so no oestrogen concerns just taste and reaction.

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Most of the research is on prevention, well mine is well and truly here and has been for nearly ten years now.

My Mum got bc at age 30 and was dead in a year. She did not drink.
I have had secondaries in my lungs and bones for 18 months.

I have had to give up so much because of bc, my body,mobility, more children, my career,wealth, my relationship, my sex life, self esteem, hope, a future, seeing my daughter’s future, the list is endless.

I am not going to give up red wine. I have a few glasses 3 or 4 nights out of 7.I wish I could just have one glass, but that concern is not about breast cancer!
julie

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Hi, i am concerned about this, i have in the past enjoyed a couple of glass’s of red each evening, not had post op just the od glass of beer, as I feel I am doing myself harm,… had one glass of red the other night though and it felt like someone had set fire to my head, not a nice feeling or look. so dont think I will ever drink outside of the privacy of home again…

hate this is its all resrtrictions …going to have a choc biscuit now just out of spite to this disease

keep well

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if I worried about all the things that could have caused the cancer, I’d be in a pit of despair. I enjoy a glass of wine or 3 when not no a chemo week and no one is taking that away from me quite frankly. Cheers!

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Just going to open a bottle of rose, …and may even stretch to a cracker with cheese !!!
xx

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funny you should ask, i am always aware; given all the studies out there. i enjoy a glass of wine or a beer almost every night. i have asked my oncologist on several occasions - and she tells me “that amount is fine”. now the fact that she’s italian may have something to do with that :wink: … (i’m in the US, Minnesota) …i guess i’m not going to stop - but i am trying to be careful about my usage.