Drinking - Post Tx

[bunkywoo]

Hi All: Been 1-1/2 years post-tx (successful) and I wanted to get thoughts on occassional drinking. I haven't drank (and never did that much anyways) since being diagnosed - but was wondering if anyone else has the same fear that if you have one drink you may throw gasoline on any "hidden" buggers and re-ignite the fire. Has anyone drank after successful tx then had a PCR test done?

Just thinking of going out this weekend and indulging in a few.

Thanks for your thoughts and I hope everyone has a tolerable weekend!

Laurie

[cc2]

I am svr for two years now and I do have a glass of wine or a beer here and there.  (PA said okay to that) However, I think everyone needs to look at what stage of damage you have to the liver before you start having a glass everyday or now and then.  I am stage 2 so I am carful of what I do!  I am cure of the hep but the scarring is done and that will not reverse.  Be wise and take care.

[cuteus]

for those that belong to delphi forums and have not seen the extensive thread at lou's on this subject...there were many good studies posted on alcohol and hcv....this is not a plug.  if you belong, you have access.

[bunkywoo]

I've been meaning to ask this for a long time now - is your old screen name "fatboy"? You sound like someone who used to post under that name and I remember he used to sign as Michael. Thanks for your comments!

[layla]

I discussed this with my hepatologist and he does not have a problem with me having wine. I had it every night with dinner for as long as I can remember. I don't have liver damage so I don't have that to worry about. Initially I was worried I would have damage due to having wine daily for so many years but my doc said it takes alot of alcohol to cause damage. I refrained from drinking 6 months pre tx and on tx.  I did 71 weeks of tx and now I don't worry about it. Either I am SVR or not. I personally don't believe it's going to make a differnece now and if I am not SVR I won't believe haing a glass of wine was the cause. Whatever you choose you have to be comfortable wth it or you will constantly worry. I think if you are not you simply shouldn't drink. LL

[britgirl]

Well, the first thing I did when I finished tx was go on holiday to Portugal and have several glasses of wine. I did not stop me having negative PCR tests at 6 months and one year post-tx. My ALT fell to 14 despite the wine (it had been around 35 on tx, and 135 before it).I have drunk whenever I feel like it since then.

[cuteus]

thank you for sharing that one.