Wow,no alcohol for 21 days
 

It's not like I can't do it,it's just the holidays and then this weekend going on a 24th Anniversary getaway which will include time at a casino and a lot of football. :(

Went to the doc this morning and was given a medication for an infection I got from a damn in-grown hair and was told no drinking for 3 weeks.So the optimist in me is saying this may be a really good thing at the casino.

Stay strong Joe.

If it makes you feel any better, I'll drink a couple(dozen) for you.

This personally wouldn't be a big deal at all. However, it being around the holidays? Yea, thatd be kind of a bitch.

Do drugs instead.

how are you supposed to enjoy some tunes without a cold one?

60 years old and you get an in-grown hair? are you going through puberty again or what

THIS

LMAO

Solid advice.

You can do it. I've had exactly 1 drink since the middle of June.

You poor baby, i went 27 years without a drop and recently about 4 months haha

Smoke pot. Watch a lot of movies......Problem solved.

Seems the Police were out to burts house on a call of domestic violence(there was none) but burt got arrested for it. Not guilty, and a "diversion" = NO alchohol. I feel yer pain Joe.

I'm sure they make non-alcoholic margaritas

I did,doc said can't be done because it's not to a head.

heh,I'll be fine,like I said going to a casino and NOT drinking might be the just the ticket.

no, it's ok. it's in his ear. :D
I'd take my chances with the infection.

There you go.

My doctor doles out high powered pain pills like they're chicklets. We've got enough vicodin to get half of Naperville stoned. :D

I'll PM you my mailing address if you'd rather get half of St. Joseph stoned instead.

That's okay. You have never have enough vicodin around. :)

True. Instant Day-Improver.

Goes great with scotch, too! :thumb:

Haha. This is true.

ROFL

That reminds me,when I was in college I got a nasty case of strep a few days before Formal at Lake Of The Ozarks and doc put me on something strong(can't remember) and said absolutely no booze.

On the trip down I had 3 large 7 & 7's and was told later I had to be rescued from the hotel pool diving board because I had ventured out on it and the pool was empty :doh!:

Have you considered a different Dr. ? If mine can't take care of an ingrown hair without having to treat me for three friggin weeks I would guess he/she didn't finish top of the class.

Have you ever gone 21 days w/ out drinking since you started?

Haha. Some shit really just doesn't mix well with alcohol.

fortunately rape does

Believe me I was not happy because a week ago he put me on an antibiotic that apparently wouldn't work against the infection unbeknownst to him.I'm thinking wtf did you go to school for.

Were you yelling I AM A GOLDEN GOD? LMAO

that would be a definite no

This should be a good time for your liver then.

Nice.

Mind over matter. This will be done.

medicine is probably broken down by the liver, hence why you can't drink with it.

Livers are over-rated anyhow.

Graduate of MoWest Med School?

No booze=better person

Save the pep talks for AA meetings, buddy.

Daddy drinks because you cry.

Eh there is always a positive that can come out of a situation.

lol

I'm about a month without alcohol. I've decided to give it up, I can't control it when I drink

He lied.

**** 'em and have a cold one.

right before Christmas one year, doc gave me a script for an antibiotic one time and told me, no drinking. when i got it filled the pharmacist gave it to me and said no drinking.

couple days later, my sons were home and one of them handed me a beer. i thought, "wth...one beer won't hurt". i took 2 drinks, my guts started rolling and i shot a power stream of puke that would drown a fish. made me sicker than hell and scared me to death.

if they say don't drink w/the script, either don't drink, or don't take the meds in the first place.
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21 days! I'd prolly get the shakes. DT's and bugs and such, prolly.

yup. I agree.

I've seen a bit of a different situation it was a relative of mine but w/o the meds. Dude was experiencing a tremendous amount of stress, pressure from his job. One night he went to a stag, had a few, and next thing you know, he croked..Collapsed and fell to the floor was gasping for oxygen. He had a hard time breathing so they had to rush him to the hospital and they said he was experiencing a panic attack or anxiety attack. The attack was stress related but the booze triggered it even further. It was really scary.

The guy I replaced died in his sleep at age 35. He hurt his back, got some meds, had 2-3 drinks and went to bed. This, mixed with his sleep apnea did him in...they assume.

Other than a couple bottles of Smirnoff Ice, I havent had a drop of alcohol all yr. But thats the norm for me...

that's probably how it got infected in the first place

Over an ingrown hair. Good god how many antibiotics is he prescribing for that? On a good note it's good to cleanse once a year. Mine comes after New Years when I go at least 30 days with a highly alkaline diet. 90 days is ideal. I always seem to come up a bit short though. Good Luck with that.

Yup, sleep apnea and drinking and pills don't go together. I know a 22 year old that had sleep apnea (kinda obese but not gross) was drinking and was either taking zanax or lean (promethizine with codeine cough syrup) and he went to sleep and never woke up.

I play better when I don't drink at table games. When I start boozin with all the free drinks, I start losing all my money.

Probably not such a bad thing not drinking at the casino.

Nada drink since January because of the low carb diet. It was pretty hard at the Planet party but I've had my share of benders in the past.

Good luck Joe! You can do it!

I could do 21 days no problem.

It's 21 days in Vegas where I'd have the real problem.

i doubt I could do it.
unless there were - as in the OP case - a strick reason to etc.

I like beer too much.

Thts bullshit Nzoner. Alcohol is a disenfectant and kills bacteria. He should have told you to go get drunk for 21 days.

Any way you should have told him you're a Chiefs fan and not drinking was out of the question and he should be prescribing you antidepressants!

Damn dude, after reading this, I'm heading out the the man fridge to grab a beer. Get well soon!

Thats called about any 3 weeks for me :)

words to live by:

“I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day.”
Frank Sinatra quote

Back to the man fridge out in the shop. "Thank you sir, may I have another!"

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:D

...and do I ever live by 'em. :evil:

Your antibiotic sounds alot like disulfiram.

god damnit, I'm back on the wagon tonight. or is it off the wagon?

Odd. I tend to say this after drinking for 21 days...

Just don't drive it...

That is why they are practicing medicine:D...

There are a couple of antibiotics that were made to help get alcoholics to quit by making them super ill like above when mixed with alcohol...

ROFLROFL

Get well soon and maybe 2nd opinion...

I can go 21 days and not even know it. But if you tell me I HAVE to go 21 days, I'm gonna have trouble.

Exactly. Stick with it Nzoner. My father died at 51 and my sister at 39, both liver failures from heavy drinking. Both left families behind.

Just do it.:thumb:

1st weekend down and spent the most part of it in 2 sports bars and the casino,now I just have to quit eating to take the place of the drinking.

Next challege comes tonight(biggest of all so far) when our local FF group gets together for MNF at 54th Street and to top it off it's Gold Card night which is buy 1 get 1 on all drinks.

Seriously,it's not that bad,just updating as it goes.

:toast:

no pun intended

Joe, you need a support group. Ya know, someone sacrificing with you. I dont normally drink 21 days straight, but doggonit, I'm gonna try. Here's to our trials.

I take a water bottle in where ever I go, especially if it's a place where it is faster to get a beer than a water.

WARNING
Alcohol may intensify the affect of the medicine.

Sounds more like a serving suggestion than a warning to me.

I haven't drank Alcohol in 23 years and I wasn't an alcoholic and had to stop.

Just decided it wasn't for me after one drunken puke filled night.