Hi guys,With Christmas coming I was wondering if any of you still drink alcohol, every now and then I fancy a gin or a baileys, but I am so paranoid about doing any damage to what once was my oesophagus. It doesn't matter if I can't drink, I'm just wondering.
TIA.
I haven’t tried but my surgeon told me a sip would be ok but that much more I would get high and sick faster being as the intestines would absorb the alcohol faster than ever because my stomach was now actually the esophagus
Hi Tia, I'm approaching 4 years post op and have no problem drinking alcohol whatsoever, in fact it's one of the few things that has changed very little! The only difference is volume, I'll manage perhaps 3 pints over the course of a couple of hours but then I switch to wine or run or spirits with mixers.
Just have a gin and/or Baileys, but perhaps have a test run or two....or three before Christmas day 🙂
Just enjoy, everything in moderation, cocktails, baileys, love a gin tonic, prosecco. One or two glasses of wine a night. Overdid the aperol spritz once on holiday, So learnt a lesson on indulgence. The milky type cocktails are good for the gullet, but I love a negroni. I have weeks off drinking too, mainly in the run up to Christmas and Jan and Feb, then it's just flavored water. But enjoy the Sumner gins. Do what you enjoy, you will know when enough is enough.
Hi there!Haven't asked the question to my doctor, and 11 months after my operation, I sometimes do have a drink of wine or whatever, but I have noticed that I get an extreme red face! My motto is if you fancy it, go for it. Your body will tell you what's right xx
Like everything else post IL, of course but in moderation. I find white wine a little acidic but enjoy an occasional glass of red. In the first few years, I was a very cheap date: an inch of wine in a tumbler was my total limit! Nowadays, I can enjoy a couple of glasses, preferably with food. I am conscious that it seems to affect me more than pre-op... As with all else, progress with caution; but I now find that there is nothing proscribed: just much less than formerly.
hi I am 12 years on and have no problem drinking alcohol. too much can cause bad reflux. I'm also careful not to drink and drive as I don't know how quickly it's gone into my system. A small glass with a meal or make it a Spritze or Buck's Fizz or 1 long drink. I tend to go for quality not quantity if I'm out and driving myself.
Hi liz_crisp,That's encouraging, I'm only really beginning to face the reality of what I've had done, 10yrs on and it sounds crazy I know, I pushed it all to the back of my mind, but with the things that have happened over the last 4yrs it's time to face it. So in a way, I'm learning all over again . This group is so helpful and I thank you all .😊
hi ..oh yes ..we been through enough without banning alcohol..I love red wine ..my cancer has now returned in the same place ..so unfortunately I’m on chemo,again which is wiping me out ..and permanently chemo tablets,but once the initial infusion has died down I have a few pints of speckled hen bitter and maybe odd glass of red ..I’d be careful With baileys because of sugar content,it gave me terrible dumping syndrome..but sounds others are ok …my advice is moderation and enjoy life …
Oh bless you ! I'm so sorry to hear your cancer has returned, praying they cure it for you. I still suffer terrible dumping, its become more frequent lately.
I've lived daily fearing the cancer returning, I'm constantly told that they got it all, it was contained . But it doesn't stop you worrying.
I will be thinking of you and praying for you 😌
it’s incurable now..but hopefully kept under control with chemo..so enjoy that drink ..and thank you ..have the best Christmas ever ..carful of the hangover tho 🤮😁😁
M so sorry to hear that. That's so kind of you, thank you.There won't be any hangover 😉.
Xx
Hi, I'm so sorry to hear that your cancer is back. Glad to hear that they are keeping it under control, though. I will be thinking of you.
Hi Telford- hiker, how are you doing? You have been in my thoughts recently. Kind regards
June
Hi …can’t remember where I left off now..lol I had 10 rounds of radiation 5 weeks ago now as it had spread slightly into 3 lymph nodes..I’m due X-ray results in next few days ..no idea why an X-ray rather than a CT scan but will ask when I get called in ..how about you
I hope your recovering from your radiation well.I will keep you in my prayers.
I'm doing well, back on the antibiotics, seems my mal absorption hasn't completely sorted itself out. I⁹
I feel well,even completed snowdon again for the 9th time..still hardly any voice,but having voice coach lessons and the possibility of a minor op to try and rectify it,fingers crossed,And for you also..thank you and stay well
Wow! Well done you, I can just about manage the stairs, haha. I hope you regain your voice, must be so frustrating for you. Take care of yourself, have a lovely Christmas and a very happy new year !
Thanks for asking 🙏🏻 and have the best Christmas and new year also
Your welcome, we're all in this together, if ever you need a chat I'm always available.
🙏🏻 and like wise
Ten years on now but early days didn’t fancy a drink at all. I then gradually started testing the water(alcohol actually) and now I would say I’m drinking pretty much as I did before my op. Go for it, but gradually to find what works best for you. James.
hi happy Xmas, I’m 20 months post surgery. My taste buds prevent me drinking white wine or lager which I used to love. But I can enjoy a large gin and tonic, with not too much ice or a couple of glasses of rose or Prosecco. I’m going to try a small mulled wine and a small whiskey and ginger this Xmas but not together! Seasons greetings to everyone.
Funny you should say that about the mulled wine, we've just bought alcohol free mulled wine lol. I shall have a drink or two now, thank you.Happy Christmas to you too, !
Why would anyone even risk the fact of hurting your body by drinking any alcohol. Popsic, I realize all these posts so far are encouraging you to "Give it a try." Don't do it!
Fair enough, but you are a long time dead. Do what you enjoy, and take a risk every now then. Eat healthy and take regular exercise, you have already had cancer, the chances are that it will get you in the end. Be happy. Be grateful, stay stress free, spread peace and love. Who knows when the cancer sniper inside you will shoot. Ps, 10 year survivor, and lost two mates this year to cancer, just buried one. ( not oesophagus) all just turned 60. I am 65.
a little of what you fancy does you the world of good. You never know what tomorrow will bring so live to enjoy today. We are all on borrowed time. 💕
I’m 20 months post IL and I enjoy red wine and whisky & ginger… my surgeon and dietician said there was no resin not to drink just some things may not suit me. I used to like white wine but can’t drink white or rose now. Red wine is quite often in my hand 🥰 xxxx
hi popsic I have a Sherry every day as the surgeon said it would make me hungry. And I enjoy wine. Can not have any thing with bubbles as makes me feel uncomfortable in the throat and going down I am 9 years post op. So enjoy your Christmas.
An occasional glass of wine with dinner or a beer when I'm watching a game. Any more than that and I'm bombed! But it helps me to know I can still do it when the mood strikes.
Thank you for that, it's true what you say, just knowing you can helps .
I've pretty much steered clear of alcohol since my cancer diagnosis. My preferred drink used to be white wine, but that would be too acidic for me now and, for some reason, I don't really fancy it either.
I also used to like a G&T, especially in summer, but I am nervous of gin now - and pretty much any other spirits. However, I do occasionally have a Pimms and lemonade (sugar-free Sprite actually) with no ill effects.
I am resisting the pressure to eat and drink merely in order to be sociable, though. I have learned that there are just too many issues to contend with, so I have imposed a blanket ban on social eating and drinking. Not only has this proved to be the simplest solution, but it actually suits me (and my husband) very well on a number of levels. I realise, though, that it is a fairly drastic and very personal choice, that others would probably not be willing or able to adopt.
Hi, I am over 5 years since surgery. I was warned to go easy on alcohol because you get drunk quicker. Never been much of a drinker but enjoyed a glass of white wine.. It now tastes awful. I do enjoy the ocaisional small glass of sloe gin, or damson/ raspberry whatever fruit I had to use. It does go to my head in much smaller quantities than before though. I never risk alcohol while out now.
Thank you for your reply.To be honest I don't really drink that much anyway, just good to have the choice.Have a lovely Christmas.
I’m allergic to drinking alcohol.🍷 My dad was and my twin sister is allergic to it too. But I don’t drink sodas because the fizz hurts my esophagus.
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