Alcohol

Akela2516

I'm very sorry to read how your husband is thinking it is okay to drink alcohol whilst on chemotherapy and immunotherapy 

I have pulled out two leaflets for you to read and show him.

See page 14 of this leaflet

scroll through this

You will see that both say it is okay to drink alcohol BUT in very small quantities and should not be taken within 48 hours after treatment and he should aim to have 3 or 4 days alcohol free per week.

I would think when they talk about a small quantity they are saying the equivalent to 1 pub measure per day.

It should be noted that alcohol can interact with chemo and immunotherapy drugs.

If you want to speak to someone today we have nurses available in our telephone support team who will answer any questions you want to ask and will not give you the brush off. The nurses are available today until 8 pm on 0808 808 0000 and I would suggest that you do make that call and get some peace of mind and information.

You should not make be afraid to ask the staff questions about your husbands treatment or anything else that is worrying you and you should keep asking until you get all the answers you need.

It is probably a good idea to speak to your GP tomorrow but why not use his advice as a second opinion and speak to our nurses today, they really are very friendly and will give you some really good advice.

Always remember this site is for you to come into to have a rant or rave, let off steam, ask questions or just for a chat if you're feeling down.

Hope you get your husband to see sense very soon.

Ian

By clicking on any of the green text above will open up new pages for you to read.

His GP was helpful! My husband found his enemy there as I had to come straight from work! Now on his 4th litre of whisky!!!! GP met me at the surgery door to warn me! Bless him! He told him off big style and told him to stop and why the chemo doesn’t work properly wth alcohol! I have been advised to take him and see what they say! So lying awake and thinking about it at 4.30 am!!! 
I don’t think he knows what he wants and really needs counselling! I am sourcing counselling through work as I work in private health care and have a free service! 
GP is going to do a hospice referral, more for my benefit I think which will give me peace f mind knowing we are in a system of support! 
I have this huge fear still that he will die in hospital as a complication of chemo!!! I just don’t think he gets it all!!! Or will comply! 
Doing my best but not sure it will be a good outcome! I am trying to run two homes with a daughter doing her GCSEs this year, my new job and his home as we live apart due to his severe PTSD which is not in the hospital equation!!! 
plodding on today!!!

Please let us know how you get on xxxx