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Post by gardawg on Apr 27, 2024 10:30:41 GMT -5
WB ... if you are not going to quit then at least drink a glass of water with each shot of whiskey.
your body will thank you.
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Post by ferris1248 on Apr 27, 2024 10:35:58 GMT -5
I don't drink anywhere near as much as bacon but my Doctor told me to drink a glass of water in-between each cocktail a long time ago. My liver and kidney functions remain pretty darn good at 75.
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Post by whitebacon on Apr 27, 2024 10:41:18 GMT -5
Get busy livin', 'bacon! The truth is, it seems you're far more valuable to people around you (and afar) and it would be a shame to let that value die prematurely. You apparently have the resources to really make a monumental difference in people's lives and I can't help but think most of the guys on here envy you in their own way for their own reasons. Get your shit together and continue forging the good legacies you've started. Put the bad legacies in the rear view mirror. We can all preach to you from the keyboard but only you can do what it takes to get right. We all have demons and many have shared them over the decades on the old forum, and here. Some have beat their demons and some have lost. I would hate to see you lose against something that I know you can overcome. We've talked about your health issues privately and you know how I feel about giving up. I think you still cling to hope and if you have hope, you should have the will to carry on. I know you have real battles ahead of you so don't let the foolish things beat you, or hasten a defeat. It's obvious most of the slugs among us care enough about your well being to keep encouraging you. Don't squander the advice, man. Stop the decay, use your resources, and get busy livin'! God has a plan for you, and you ain't livin' it yet. Obviously you're my best friend here. I come here for encouragement and friendship. They branded me with an illness, I couldn't even tell you the name. Its like you wake up in the morning and can conquer the world, but self defeating all the time. Maybe OCD times ten, if that makes sense. You all give me great encouragement. My brain doesn't work like yours does. We've been over this privately. Just having one of those days. Apologies.
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Post by whitebacon on Apr 27, 2024 10:42:55 GMT -5
WB ... if you are not going to quit then at least drink a glass of water with each shot of whiskey. your body will thank you. I do. We only have bottled water here, but a bottle with every drink. Thank you for the best advice.
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Post by whitebacon on Apr 27, 2024 10:53:02 GMT -5
Had an uncle that was rattling ice by 9 am. Mechanic at poultry plant, ran the truck shop. Didn't get drunk at work but was sipping all day. Had a kidney stone attack while on a service call down near Madison Fl. Drove himself to the hospital. They smelled alcohol and told him to get out. They let him call his son in Albany to come get him. He told the Lord, if he got through it, he was done drinking. He was a man of his word. Still bought for his wife and changed nothing else (fishing, friends ect). Said he didn't realize he could have so much fun without it. Lived to be 90 + and was dancing a week before he died. It can be done. Just like smoking, you have to make up your mind. Thank you for sharing this. Very cool.
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Post by whitebacon on Apr 27, 2024 11:00:20 GMT -5
View Attachmentwe spend a short time living on this Earth even if it's a hundred or more years we spend a whole lot longer being dead Now ... as to how I feel about you. Getting drunk and chasing whores was never high on my list of favorite things. But to each their own. Do I care about you and your problems. Well, some but I care a lot more about folk that are trying their best to stay alive. Am I jealous. No. I live on island in an ocean front home. Mariner's Hospital is only a mile away. If their ER can't handle they will fly you to the big hospital in Miami. And I can walk to the store and not get robbed. But most of all is the fact that I live with a beautiful woman who is my best friend and is always there to back me up. I needed this pep talk. An ass-chewing from you, I will happily take. Love you brother.
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Post by tampaspicer on Apr 29, 2024 8:52:46 GMT -5
I don't drink anywhere near as much as bacon but my Doctor told me to drink a glass of water in-between each cocktail a long time ago. My liver and kidney functions remain pretty darn good at 75. Yeap 1/2 seltzer 1/2 water has definitely helped especially the next day. I drink pretty much water all day(occasional soda or sport drink) and the 1/2 and 1/2 alcohol in the evenings when I do drink.
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Post by nikonoclast on Apr 29, 2024 16:04:48 GMT -5
When we were coming up, the drinking age was 18 ...
Most 16 year olds, like me, could walk in a deli for a sandwich and a six-pack.
Could drink the whole thing if there was a party.
These days, two's the limit.
Cutting back isn't easy, but it's preferable to most "12 step" cures.
Slake the thirst with "lite" beer ... vile swill ... almost enough to make you stop.
We've bought a few 0.0% lately ... some isn't half-bad.
"Bud - Zero", on the other hand, is very well named.
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Post by Captj on Apr 29, 2024 16:24:48 GMT -5
Just smoke more weed. Problem solved. At least in my life...
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Post by stc1993 on Apr 30, 2024 20:22:12 GMT -5
I don't drink anywhere near as much as bacon but my Doctor told me to drink a glass of water in-between each cocktail a long time ago. My liver and kidney functions remain pretty darn good at 75. I was reading my wife's record from our check ups last month. It never occurred to me you have cholesterol in all your arteries. Kidneys, liver my wife's kidney arteries are full of plaque too. I just never thought about it before. I guess the heart is the most important.
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Post by conchydong on May 4, 2024 15:54:54 GMT -5
Bacon (David) I have been away and just saw this thread. You have many people that love you even some of us that haven’t met you personally. Don’t give up. I know you have a great life fishing and enjoying young women but I believe that you want something else. I may be wrong and I apologize if I am. I and many others really feel for you. BTW I also drink almost daily but usually limit it to one hour before dinner. Sometimes I will have a glass of wine with dinner but I realize that like you it can easily get out of control. Wishing you the best. I will pray for you.
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Post by OhMy on May 6, 2024 16:24:25 GMT -5
I don't drink anywhere near as much as bacon but my Doctor told me to drink a glass of water in-between each cocktail a long time ago. My liver and kidney functions remain pretty darn good at 75. I was reading my wife's record from our check ups last month. It never occurred to me you have cholesterol in all your arteries. Kidneys, liver my wife's kidney arteries are full of plaque too. I just never thought about it before. I guess the heart is the most important. What test did they give your wife that would show plaque in the arteries? I know they can scan for calcified plaque in a CAC (coronary artery calcification scan), The only way I was told to see plaque in arteries is to get an angiogram.
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Post by whitebacon on May 6, 2024 16:33:23 GMT -5
I was reading my wife's record from our check ups last month. It never occurred to me you have cholesterol in all your arteries. Kidneys, liver my wife's kidney arteries are full of plaque too. I just never thought about it before. I guess the heart is the most important. What test did they give your wife that would show plaque in the arteries? I know they can scan for calcified plaque in a CAC (coronary artery calcification scan), The only way I was told to see plaque in arteries is to get an angiogram. I'm not following this thread, but I read this reply from both of you. There are many diagnostic tests available to assess the level of plaque, cholesterol in your arteries. Just remember, the plaque in your arteries causes the heart attack, not the plaque inside your heart, no pun intended. There are a variety of medicines available to treat before bypass surgery is required. Best to avoid naturally occurring cholesterol in the mean time, eggs, etc.
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Post by OhMy on May 6, 2024 16:41:12 GMT -5
What test did they give your wife that would show plaque in the arteries? I know they can scan for calcified plaque in a CAC (coronary artery calcification scan), The only way I was told to see plaque in arteries is to get an angiogram. I'm not following this thread, but I read this reply from both of you. There are many diagnostic tests available to assess the level of plaque, cholesterol in your arteries. Just remember, the plaque in your arteries causes the heart attack, not the plaque inside your heart, no pun intended. There are a variety of medicines available to treat before bypass surgery is required. Best to avoid naturally occurring cholesterol in the mean time, eggs, etc. Cholesterol yes, simple blood panel will show that and if high they will throw you on a statin. I know of no CT scan or other that will show plaque in the arteries. Calcium yes (CAC and Lung scan) will show calcified plaque but not soft plaque which is the dangerous plaque.
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Post by whitebacon on May 6, 2024 16:58:36 GMT -5
Bacon (David) I have been away and just saw this thread. You have many people that love you even some of us that haven’t met you personally. Don’t give up. I know you have a great life fishing and enjoying young women but I believe that you want something else. I may be wrong and I apologize if I am. I and many others really feel for you. BTW I also drink almost daily but usually limit it to one hour before dinner. Sometimes I will have a glass of wine with dinner but I realize that like you it can easily get out of control. Wishing you the best. I will pray for you. Scott, thank you. You absolutely know how much I value our friendship. You may have missed a few of my other posts. In between my debauchery, I have another mission in life which I take very seriously, and is really my meaning for pressing on. I finished, more like started from scratch, the rebuild on the local school. Its basically brand new. Every island kid has new uniforms, books, and school supplies, and tuition paid. It's something I've done here more than once. I've got a few students now going to UF on a full ride, I think three now. Something that would have been out of reach for almost all of them. It's something my grandparents instilled in me, although it didn't take much convincing. I get something out of it that cannot be described. I did this on a similar scale in Tampa, so it's kind of in my wheelhouse. I've got like 85 adopted kids now, and all their families. Honestly, by my standards, I've toned in down a bit on the drinking. Kids kind of keep you honest, at least for me, they do. I still drink everyday, but I try not to start until 3:00 in the afternoon. And like half a bottle. And I'm eating more. I'm feeling much better, hope all is well with you. You know I love ya!
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