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PN: From Anger to Acceptance

Neuropathy | Last Active: Mar 5 9:33pm | Replies (81)
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@ray666

Hi, @mitfit
I agree. Thirty years is more than enough time to learn how to be accepting! It was a little over 30 years ago when I realized I had to quit drinking, and, for a term, as I worked toward true acceptance, I would have similar "Why me?" moments ("Why am I the one who can't have a nice glass of wine with this dinner?"). But I got over it.
Cheers!
Ray (@ray666)

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mitfit | @mitfit | Feb 17 1:08pm

Good for you, Ray!

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jeffrapp | @jeffrapp | Feb 25 4:39pm

Hi Ray. . I know you posted this a while back, but I just started reading this thread, and I was interested about your comment about avoiding alcohol.
How do you know that alcohol is the cause of your neuropathy? When you stopped drinking, did you get better, or at least not get worse. I assume you were a healthy drinker (as I was) prior to your diagnosis. If you don't mind my asking, how many drinks per day did you have?
I used to have around 4 drinks per day, almost every day. I was told by one neurologist that I had alcoholic PN. Others disagreed. I stopped drinking for about 3 months, but continued to get worse, so I went back. Now, I have 1-2 glasses of wine every day. I continue to get worse.
I did a bit of research, but couldn't find anything specific about how many drinks per day are likely to cause PN, just the usual warnings to everyone to not exceed 2 drinks per day. It may be even down to one now.
Thanks in advance for answering my questions.

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