I couldn't resist.
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I couldn't resist.
Looking over AH's annual health screening and it says he has 8 drinks per week.
Riiiiiight.
I couldn't resist asking him where they got that number.
His repsonse: "That's about right".
uh huh. sure it is.
I know, I know. I shouldn't have said a word.
Riiiiiight.
I couldn't resist asking him where they got that number.
His repsonse: "That's about right".
uh huh. sure it is.
I know, I know. I shouldn't have said a word.
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Well, sheesh. What counts as a "drink"? I mean, if you continually top off and don't pause to sober up, isn't that one continuous "drink"? After all, isn't the size of a glass sort of an arbitrary measure?
I'm sure the reasoning goes along those lines.
I'm sure the reasoning goes along those lines.
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Hippy......as a medical person, I can tell you that the conversation goes something like this:
Dr.---do you drink alcohol?
Patient---Yes.
Dr.---how often?
Patient----Oh, about 4 times a week, on average.
Dr.-----how many drinks do you have at a time?
Patient.-----Oh, one or two.
4 x 2=8.
Now, much of the time the doctor knows that the patient is lying...or minimizing....but, he/she cannot scream at the patient...."You are a f****** Liar!"
One must write down what the patient says.
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Dr.---do you drink alcohol?
Patient---Yes.
Dr.---how often?
Patient----Oh, about 4 times a week, on average.
Dr.-----how many drinks do you have at a time?
Patient.-----Oh, one or two.
4 x 2=8.
Now, much of the time the doctor knows that the patient is lying...or minimizing....but, he/she cannot scream at the patient...."You are a f****** Liar!"
One must write down what the patient says.
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Ill be taking off just after half time. I'll go find something fun to do and try not to think about how non A husbands probably try to spend their last evening before going out of town for a week with their families.
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Originally Posted by dandylion 
Hippy......as a medical person, I can tell you that the conversation goes something like this:
Dr.---do you drink alcohol?
Patient---Yes.
Dr.---how often?
Patient----Oh, about 4 times a week, on average.
Dr.-----how many drinks do you have at a time?
Patient.-----Oh, one or two.
4 x 2=8.
Now, much of the time the doctor knows that the patient is lying...or minimizing....but, he/she cannot scream at the patient...."You are a f****** Liar!"
One must write down what the patient says.
dandylion
Dr.---do you drink alcohol?
Patient---Yes.
Dr.---how often?
Patient----Oh, about 4 times a week, on average.
Dr.-----how many drinks do you have at a time?
Patient.-----Oh, one or two.
4 x 2=8.
Now, much of the time the doctor knows that the patient is lying...or minimizing....but, he/she cannot scream at the patient...."You are a f****** Liar!"
One must write down what the patient says.
dandylion
Just as most smokers will tell you they smoke "a half a pack a day".....seems as though all smokers smoke a "half a pack a day".....well at least they are consistent, right....(being sarcastic here...)
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Yep-sounds about right! My ex used the classic alcoholic lingo of "I only drink a couple beers a day". Sure buddy-sure you do. However, I think he was honest upon entering rehab telling then he was drinking 8-10 beers a day....maybe that was conservative too. Who knows. Not my problem anymore-and it was never my problem to begin with!
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When I was drinking I found it almost impossible not to minimise my drinking to the doctor. Even having the 'I am seeking help for my drinking' conversation, it was still incredibly hard.
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THippy-toward the end I started noticing my ex say he only drank one beer last night-well, one beer was a 32oz and even I knew he was lying-it was more along the lines of "you only saw me drink one beer-the ones I hid from you or drank on the way home from work or when I went to fill your car up with gas or when I ran back to the store at 9pm for who knows what-those don't count" -it was too obvious. I think he was the only one that was fooled.
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Oh, I know that he made that number up. No doubt. That's why I asked him the question. To call him on his BS.
For a few years now I've been calling it "word games" when he tells me how much he's had to drink. Just a coup,e drinks means a couple of double or triple shots. I won't have anything to drink until this evening. This evening begins at 2pm apparently.
I got to the point of being VERY SPECIFIC.
Now I see it was all a waste of time and just made me the crazy bi$ch.
I left for a few hours today. Came home just now and he's in bed asleep. Better than passed out in the living room I suppose.
For a few years now I've been calling it "word games" when he tells me how much he's had to drink. Just a coup,e drinks means a couple of double or triple shots. I won't have anything to drink until this evening. This evening begins at 2pm apparently.
I got to the point of being VERY SPECIFIC.
Now I see it was all a waste of time and just made me the crazy bi$ch.
I left for a few hours today. Came home just now and he's in bed asleep. Better than passed out in the living room I suppose.
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This thread absolutely made me laugh! When XAH was in the ER for the apparent hit-and-run at the mailbox 10 days ago, he told them he smoked a half a pack a day. Then he told them he'd had 3 or 4 ounces of liquor that evening --showing a BAC of .12 four hours after he'd stopped drinking!
Just for yuks, I found a calculator online. Since I have a good idea when he started and when he stopped, as well as his weight, I used it to figure out that he'd had almost 20 ounces of liquor--more than 2 cups--between 3 PM and 6 PM. A far cry from "3 or 4 ounces."
Does any of this matter in the end? Of course not. But since he's never really told me anything at all about his consumption, true or false, this was one time--maybe the only time--when I was able to get the facts.
Just for yuks, I found a calculator online. Since I have a good idea when he started and when he stopped, as well as his weight, I used it to figure out that he'd had almost 20 ounces of liquor--more than 2 cups--between 3 PM and 6 PM. A far cry from "3 or 4 ounces."
Does any of this matter in the end? Of course not. But since he's never really told me anything at all about his consumption, true or false, this was one time--maybe the only time--when I was able to get the facts.
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About a week before I left my xAB I drove him to have a wisdom tooth extracted. They were asking a variety of questions including does he drink and approximately how many a week. He says, oh like a few beers a few times a week. So the PA confirms, like 6 a week then and he nods. Um, most nights he would polish off a 6 pack, half a bottle of wine and a few whiskey sours. Alcoholic math at its best!!
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THippy, when my ex had a horrible gout attack, so bad that he could barely walk, he went to see the doc. At that time, he was drinking a twelve-pack of beer (high-alcohol content) a day. So the doc asks him about his alcohol consumption and the answer was "a glass of beer now and then." So the doc tells him he must not drink beer anymore, but "can have a shot of tequila now and then ." My ex was in heaven. That shot glass was actually a quart a day of whiskey. He even told me, "it is your fault I do not like beer anymore!"
So you get the picture. They do manipulate medical workers and staff. It is not even that hard.
So you get the picture. They do manipulate medical workers and staff. It is not even that hard.
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O.K.......in the interest of full disclosure.....I lie to myself about my calorie count at the end of the day.
Also, if I eat a cookie while I am walking.....that doesn't really count.....
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I think it is very hard for any of us to face the full reality of issues we are not able or ready to face.......
Also, if I eat a cookie while I am walking.....that doesn't really count.....
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I think it is very hard for any of us to face the full reality of issues we are not able or ready to face.......
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Originally Posted by dandylion
Also, if I eat a cookie while I am walking.....that doesn't really count.....
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As an RN, I'll tell you that its common for doctors and nurses to double the reported number when faced with a patient that has "drinker" characteristics.
If there's any problem at all, the alk will underestimate. In their effort to avoid an unpleasant conversation, they often short themselves when when it comes to anesthesia and pain meds (they require more due to nervous system tolerance). It becomes pretty obvious when a guy that recovering from surgery for a broken this or that absolutely FLIPS OUT! At that point it often ends up with physical restraint. Not pretty.
If there's any problem at all, the alk will underestimate. In their effort to avoid an unpleasant conversation, they often short themselves when when it comes to anesthesia and pain meds (they require more due to nervous system tolerance). It becomes pretty obvious when a guy that recovering from surgery for a broken this or that absolutely FLIPS OUT! At that point it often ends up with physical restraint. Not pretty.
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