drinking wine now

[Jim Brady]

A good mate of mine I worked with for years we enjoyed a couple of pints at lunch time and quite a few pints after work.He got divorced and ended up living on his own he hit the Scotch good style and ended up in a bad way,booked into rehab joined the AA and now does'nt touch a drop.I would love to go and have a pint with him and i think a couple of glasses of lager wont do him any harm but he is adamant he is terrified even to have one sip of drink.
Regards.
jim.B.

[Captain Kong]

Hi Jim
The report on Ibruprofen is that Excessive use of it can develop Kydney failure.
This what I was told at my Doctors when I had Blood tests on Kydney and Liver Functions.
Ibuprofen is OK in small doses, it does what it says on the box, but not continuously, it is used mainly as an anti inflamatory medication.
Again Newspapers love Sensational Headlines, it sells papers and that is all they are interested in.
I can Bet, that the manufacturers of Ibruprofen Do Not put, "Ibuprofen puts a hold on growing old". on the Box.
Cheers
Brian

[Jim Brady]

Brian I think the report was from the University of Newcastle.
Regards.
Jim.B.
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[Rob Hollis]

Brian you would'nt know what to believe some of the disease's that we do.[/B]
Regards.
jim.B.

Don't believe that oul yarn Cappy. Cirrhosis of the liver is rampant in France. Many also drink the Pastis which makes it worse.
Don't water down your drink but drink lots of water in between sips, this means plenty of fresh flavour.
Take heed of Brian and you won't go wrong.

[Captain Kong]

Hi Jim
Please Do Not give him any kind of alcoholic drink. One drink will set him off again and eventually destroy his life. If you are a good mate you would Not want that.
We have two in our family so we are seeing first hand the Destruction of it.
See my previous posts, Anne`s niece was dry for ten years and a fella she met said she would now be OK to have a glass of wine for dinner. She is now a screaming mess. lost her home, her family , her good job, and in and out of hospital, she is going to die soon.
It is bloody tragic. a waste of a good family and her life. They have spent £65,000 on her and she is going worse.
Some think it is a joke and being a spoil sport for saying it, but when you see the consequences of it it is so sad.
Whole families and lives destroyed.
Some of us can drink all our lives with no effects, but some people get hit by it, must be in the genes or something.
BUT there is No cure for alcoholism, it is for life.
My mate, Fred`s Wife died of Cirrhosis of the liver four weeks ago, only 64, very sad, Fred is devestated. we watched her die in screaming agony. heartbtreaking.
Cheers
Brian.

[Doc Vernon]

A good mate of mine I worked with for years -- he is terrified even to have one sip of drink.
Regards.
jim.B.

Believe him Jim
I know as I have been there !
Its something that takes Years and Years to get over!

I can if I want nowdays have a Glass of Wine or even a Beer but rather steer clear!
Have had in the past and it really didn't worry me anymore!
Cheers

Be a best mate to him,and don't even try and tempt him!

[robpage]

Whilst with Sealink a fourth Engineer became alcoholic , after the inevitable marriage break up , did the drink cause the split or the split bring the drink , he was lucky , and by someone else's , choice not mine , he was given a shot at rehab , he was one of the few who turned his life around , but months later waiting for the ferry to come in , I was having a pint in the Ferry Terminal bar , and who is my new fourth engineer , the bloke with a pint in his hand at the bar , pint of shandy , but even that tastes like beer . He maintained that beer was not hos downfall the Scottish Loopy Juice was , and he could never have that again , and too many beers , shandys or white wine spritzers , could open the trap door and he would be hung forever , so he had , one , maybe two pints , and was after twelve months was still fine , I would say though in fifty years of observing men with drink problems he is the only one I have come across , you don't have to have beer to have fun , I drink soda water and blackcurrant or lime , and don't lose out on enjoyment . I got into the habit when my late wife was ill , and never got back into drink

[Jim Brady]

I changed my GP who i had been with since I was born,the reason being it was difficult getting an appointment.I do have liver problems and on my last visit to my old GP's surgery I was seen by a Chinese doctor who informed me that I had Cirrhosis of the liver and it was noted on my records,I told him he was wrong.Bear this in mind that he was Chinese.At my new practice I told the doctor I had been told that I had Cirrhosis of the liver she checked my records and said no you have'nt it must've just been CHINESE WISPERS i could've fell off the chair.
Regards.
jim.b.

[cappy]

well now that chinese doctor certainly put a different slant on your liver jim regards cappy

[Captain Kong]

Hi Jim
if you suspect yoou have Liver problems get it checked out soonest.
Ask your new doctor for a Liver Function Test, it is just a sample of blood and that goes to the hospital and analized.
It tells you if you have any problems with your Liver, then you can have a PET Scan. this gives a better immage than a MRI or CT Scan,
I have a Liver function test twice a year, A scan showed I had an ulcer on my LIVER at my operation I had in Honolulu.
They gave me a DVD of my scan and I can see my liver with a white spot on it. So it is being monitored regularly.



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Delay can be fatal, that is why I went to the funeral 4 weeks ago of my mates wife, she always refused to go and have a check up until it was too late,
You have an excellent hospital at the Liverpool Royal and also at Aintree University Hospital for the treatment of Liver Diseases,
.
Now another thing you have to watch out for is.....many Doctors, GPs, are very reluctant to send patients to see a Consultant at a hospital, because the Practice is charged £120 for every patient it sends. Many GPs think more of their Practice Budget than they do of Patients, never trust a GP always insist on the best, a Consultant. It is your legal right to go to any hospital of your choice, It is your life.
Today a friend of Anne`s called me to take her to hospital for an operation. she had been seeing her GP and he kept telling her she was OK and nothing to worry about for months. I took her at 12 oclock today she is being operated on in an emergency this afternoon for a cancer. Some GP that is .
Cheers
Brian.