Wellness

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@bargainsgirl wrote:

Are there any breast cancer survivors who still indulge in a cocktail or glass of wine for social occaisions? ( I'm talking 1-3 drinks per week at most)

I have read some articles that say to abstain and others say continue to have a drink in strict moderation.

My medical team said on occaision is not a problem and one should be more concerned with eating a healthy diet and getting excercise (I do both) and of coarse to not smoke!  Obesity is a greater risk according to them.

Thoughts to share?

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From a family of survivors, stay off the internet (including this forum) and listen to your medical team as they know your medical history and your recovery and prognosis.  Ask your team, what does occasion mean to them and go from there. How much were you drinking before your diagnosis?  As a another poster smartly mention, you don't have to drink to be social.  @bargainsgirl 

[NYC Susan]

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@sidsmom wrote:

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@NYC Susan wrote:

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@sidsmom wrote:

@bargainsgirl 

I remember this topic being discussed awhile back.

Coincidentally, you posted the same question at that time.

https://community.qvc.com/t5/Wellness/drinks-and-cancer/m-p/2559846/highlight/true#M70990

Alcohol is very unnecessary for everyone. 

There’s a doctor who says,

’We sterilize our instruments with alcohol. What makes it OK to drink?” 

I would think anyone who has not-optimum health would

strive to be the best they can be! (read: no alcohol)

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I disagree that alcohol is unnecessary for everyone.  It actually can have beneficial effects.

I'm also not sure what kind of doctor would say that about instruments.  For one thing, there are different types of alcohol.  The comment makes no sense.  

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I personally think drinking a liquid, which has the actual alcohol or

vapors to ignite when flame is near, makes no sense. That would be

inflammation 101.  Pair that with a condition which hates inflammation,

like cancer, and it really doesn’t make sense.  Why would anyone

continue to ‘walk right up to the edge of a cliff’ by consuming 

something which is detrimental to one’s health, in the first place,

let alone if their body’s been fighting cancer cells.

I have a healthy respect for cancer & the evil it can produce. 

It’s disheartening to see smart people throw all common sense

out the window for a quick thrill which has long term, deadly effects.

If one is ill, throwing back this toxin (even occasionally) is not going to

help the situation.  Everyone knows this.    

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Do whatever you want, but some of your assumptions are incorrect and you're not really in a position to offer advice on this topic.  Certainly "everyone" does not know what you believe to be true.  I know many medical professionals who would adamantly disagree with you.

I would do what my doctors advised, and that was my advice to the OP.  I stand by that.

[NYC Susan]

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@sidsmom wrote:

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@NYCLatinaMe wrote:

@sidsmom you need better sources of information

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Giggle. Giggle h.a.r.d.

If anyone drank alcohol in their early adulthood, they more than likely

experienced a ‘room spin’ and proceeded to spend time in the 

bathroom....sleeping it off & feeling like cr.ap the next day.

Don’t need a ‘study’ to determine alcohol is bad.

So...alcohol is healthy? 

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Many, many people drank in early adulthood and never experienced "room spin", or time in the bathroom, sleeping it off, etc.  I'm one of them, and even as an older adult I can honestly say that's never once happened to me.  Not even close.  You're generalizing in a way that's over-the-top

And yes, alcohol has been proven to have health benefits.  

[ellaphant]

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@sunshine45 wrote:

one of my best friends is a breast cancer survivor.

i know that she and her husband drink a bottle of red wine every evening with their dinner.

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A bottle of wine with dinner every night?? Too much!