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Can I drink a beer?

I just finished a 24 week treatment for Hep c,- interferon, ribiviron, amantadine, folic acid.  I have type 2 and the virus has been cleared and I feel great! -as of now.  Normal liver function, etc.  For the last year I have stayed away from drinking anything.  So is it ok to have a beer?  My doctor has really hedged when I ask him.  Any thoughts?
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"my liver doc wants me to have 1-2 drinks a day"
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Never thought I'd be saying this, but I don't think I could drink that much!  LOL!

FlGal
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phew...boy I am glad to see that I am NOT the only one who feels strongly about some things and  goes off on tangens on some things. Now I feel normal!!! Thank you all for being human!!!!
(said with kindness)
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229003 tn?1193701924
chug a lug chug a lug - makes you feel good inside - makes your liver wanna hide
chug a lug chug a lug

*yawn*
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If you re-read "RGlass's" post, your response post, and my following post, you will see that you have misinterpreted what is going on. I never said you said it was OK to drink BEFORE SVR. What I said is that RGlass made no mention to drinking before SVR, yet you categorized his post as if he did. Please re-read the three posts and I'm sure you will see what I meant. And I'm not picking on you, just continuing this alcohol debate that you have agressively introduced yourself into for close to two years now. It's not personal -- and I can't think of any other subject we've bumped heads on -- but if you're going to take a strong stance on a subject, you can't ask others to lay off their opposing stance.

-- Jim
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86075 tn?1238115091
youre proving my point...I didn't say it was okay to drink BEFORE SVR, and I never have...what rewriting history????I'm saying the exact thing I always have..sorry, but I think you have a problem with me, not this subject...in another post, you admonish me for talking off topic in these threads with gauf, when you did the exact same thing just moments before...as much as I respect you, and respect what you do here for all the newcomers, your knowledge, intelligence in many things, youre a far greater asset to this board then me......why don't you lay off me for awhile, I'm serious...I seem to trigger you in some way, and I'm getting bored with it all...with all respect to you....
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My hopes were up for a minute, but maybe we can skip that drink then.
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