Dee74

Sorry you're in pain NONIA
Have you stopped drinking?

D

NONIA

No

Dee74

I assume you have some time off recuperating.
Might be a really good time to start NONIA?

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Hevyn

Hi Nonia. I'm sorry for the painful time you're going through. I hope you'll stay with us & keep reading/posting. We care about you.

NONIA

I had balance problems for years . I thought it was from drinking . Turns out I had 100% blockage in a femoral and iliac artery . I had a stent put into the iliac artery and the femoral had to be cut open and cleaned . I only had 50% blood flow to right leg . Next week I get a test to see what blood flow is . I don't mean to bore you people .

sugarbear1

Are you trying to get and stay sober?

NONIA

I will try to stay sober .

Abraham

when do you plan on quitting? Its been a while no?

NONIA

Will slow down then try to quit .

Dee74

We're here to support you when you decide to do that NONIA

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Surrendered19

Hi NONIA. Sounds like you've got some health challenges which I'm sure makes quitting booze much more difficult. About a thousand times over 3 decades I tried to cut down but it just never worked for me. I sensed that the time was soon to be upon me that I would quit or die. So I quit even in the midst of several severe health problems. Regardless of the cause, drinking was making all of those physical things worse each day. I hope you can give it up for good Nonia. And you are anything but boring.

NONIA

Interest called me today , he want's me to quit smoking more than drinking a few beers . He does not go to his office he if afraid on covid .

Dee74

Hmmm...do you really just drink a few beers tho NONIA?
You wouldn't be the first person to underplay how much you actually drink to your doctor.

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Abraham

Yea, you cant slow down to much less than a few beers, plus beer is worse for you liver than cigs I believe?

NONIA

They are concerned about my circulation , smoking constricts blood vessels , beer dilates them . Maybe I did lie to doctor

Dee74

You're missing half the science there NONIA

Drinking at the levels we alcoholics do can, over time, really harden the arteries too.
I think you should be totally honest with your Dr,

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NONIA

I have so much pain I can't sleep .

Dee74

Definitely time to check in with your Dr I think?

D

NONIA

My bp is ok except systolic number is high . Doctor said I am under a lot of stress . That is what elevated systolic pressure .

NONIA

Called doctor yesterday , he phoned in something for me . I have a nasty hangover and pain from all that surgery .