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Alcohol and Radiation Treatment

Posted by rbtsch1951 @rbtsch1951, Sep 6, 2025

Has anyone received specific instructions regarding alcohol intake prior to and during SBRT? Instructions from my radiation oncologist make no mention of alcohol one way or another, though online materials suggest abstinence before and during RT. I am, of course, asking only about modest alcohol ingestion as in 1 or 2 cocktails or glasses of wine on occasion.

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duberdicus | @duberdicus | Sep 12, 2025
In reply to @ozelli "I enjoy a drink and did ask the nurse whether it was ok to drink during..." + (show)
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I enjoy a drink and did ask the nurse whether it was ok to drink during proton beam treatment and she said it was not a problem. Based on this, I had a drink on the Friday evening of the first week (treatment started on the Wednesday) and consumed quite a few scotches. Big mistake. Terrible, terrible hangover the next morning and didn’t drink at all after that.

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Gee it didn't bother her at all.
I find my body has no tolerance to the hard stuff anymore, but a little, and I mean a little, wine does not bother me.
Good luck.

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