Goldcoastgirl

Hi, I work as a medical transcriptionist and just had to share this from a letter about a female patient written by a cardiologist I work for to her GP.

In this lady's diagnostic list was:

"Excess alcohol use".

In the body of the letter he wrote "Her alcohol intake is excessive, up to a bottle of wine two to three times a week".

What did that make my 1 bottle a night and more on the weekend, if 2 to 3 bottles a week is excessive?! If that isn't a wake up call to me I don't know what is!

Nutmeg

I'm about the same as you and I'm seeing the same wake up call. Thanks.

FeelingGreat

GCG, that's why total abstinence is the only way for me. I couldn't drink at the recommended levels, ever; I like it too much.

BTW - I was a bottle a night.

Nonsensical

I guess 3 bottles for breakfast is out, then?

chickippo

I appreciate you haven't given any details about the lady in question, but I'm concerned about the ethics of this...

KimsFriend

Wow - that does put things into perspective.

sillysuzanfree

A bottle of wine two times a week is 8 glasses. I think it is quite an exaggeration to say that 8 glasses a week is excessive. But that is just my opinion. Still anyone who can and does finish a full bottle of wine in one sitting/incident on a semi-regular basis is probably headed down a destructive path.

Holli

There's evidence that more than 5 ounces a day is harmful to women, who metabolize alcohol differently than men.

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