Count TheWino out. No drinking here. All company will be drinking through the Holiday coming up.

It doesn't bother me as I don't feel like toasting my liver either! As it is, I need to have my labs drawn every two weeks because of my liver toxic drugs.

Take care,
TheWino

friends don't let friends hose their body parts.

Ros

Well put, Ros!

I don't usually have a problem with this since I have never been much of a drinker and my friend's and family are used to it. However, I would tell them that you cannot drink because of one your medications. If they really care about you they will understand.

If it really bothers you maybe make a virgin version of your favorite drink. People won't know that there is no alcohol in it. I used to occassionally drink a drink made from Patron, citrone, sprite and palmagranite juice. I think it would be good without the Patron and citron but in the right glass still look like a cocktail.

If you want to have fun with it just tell them you are pregnant! LOL

Happy Holidays! Lori

Who cares what other people think?

Only liquor I have ever tasted was beer and that was a century ago! If they are using their brains and are your true friends then they will LISTEN to you when you tell them you can't drink(not that you probably don't WANT to) but that you can't with your health. I know peer pressure and desire is the two most problems people run into,but gotta find something else you enjoy doing

i stopped drinking in january because i realized it was a problem for me. i agree with what ros and coaltrain said for sure, but it's sometimes hard to get people to 'get it'. my father in law keeps offering alcohol like EVERY TIME i see him, regardless of how many times i say i'm not drinking any longer. i'd like to think if i explained the medication, he'd understand - but i don't think he would. he routinely gets gout and won't take the pills because he can't drink while he's taking them.

i have had a couple of friends get incredulous and say things like, 'you mean you're NEVER going to have a drink again?' i just say i'm not planning on it. i'd think you could handle it a couple of ways. one is straight blame it on the doctor - after my last blood tests, he said no more drinking.

I miss drinking, I really do. But I just can't any more. It saps what little energy I have and just makes everything worse. Worse pain, poor sleep, more fatigue. It's just not worth it. I'm lucky that no one really gives me a hard time about it, even though I'm from a big Irish family.

i make really good virgin libations, home made southern iced teas (from the new englander no less) beautiful glasses, i buy tons of no beer. there are craft root beers out there. i would go crazy for you if you were my friend and coming to my house and I knew everyone would have high test cocktails, but then again I know a few alcoholics and I always want them to be as festive as everyone else.

i had no booze while trying to conceive, while pregnant, breastfeeding, and the whole time on mtx. mtx. made me feel like such crap that i never missed it. every time i went off mtx for an infection like pneumonia i was too sick to think about having some cognac. go figure.

would you offer a diabetic a sugar cone? try that one.

hugs to all

Ros

yep...no one gets it ..they just keep shoving the drinks my way ..and being sicilian (half) its super hard not to say yes , especially to wine ...this is all hard to explain at times to non beleivers .

let me at their sicilian selves making it harder for you than it has to be.

sigh

try printing this out and handing it to the naysayer Tami:

In conclusion, consuming alcohol while taking Methotrexate may put your liver at risk for liver damage and cirrhosis. Although some patients may be able to get away with a few drinks once in a while, individual susceptibility to liver injury is highly variable and unpredictable and may relate to a number of other factors. Always be honest with your doctor about the use of alcohol and finally, remember to report on a regular basis for lab testing to ensure the continued safety of your Methotrexate therapy.

http://www.arthritispatient.ca/index.php/resources/alcohol-and-methotrexate-how-concerned-should-i-be/

I would add that if people keep pressuring you to have a drink, THEY have some pretty serious issues with alcohol. This isn't your problem and there is no need to drink just to make them more comfortable.

I suppose, too, there's always the old fallback of carrying around the same glass of wine (untouched or barely touched) all afternoon.

I tend to just say no thanks and leave any explanations out.

IF asked why not I respond I'm not in the mood for it.

If still pushed after that I ask them, "Seriously dude. If I was eating kelp, and offered it to you ,and you said no thanks, but I still kept pushing it, wouldn't you think that's a little rude?".

If they still push after that and won't leave it alone I act as if they don't exists. I don't respond to any of their statements, questions, etc. I'll also turn my back to them in mid sentence if they are still pushing to drink.

If they change the topic and quit asking then I turn around and shower them with attention. Funny how people can be trained like dogs. LOL Although some of them are the most stubborn of animals and take way more training then others!

Terriers and hounds.

The others are labs and retrievers.

Yes, people don't understand. Even when I say I can't because of medication, they say, "You can have ONE drink..." No, no I can't...it makes everything worse, it's not worth it. :)

I get offered drinks all the time, I just shake my head and say nope I can't. No one ever has a problem with it, if they ask why I tell them usually they just let it go :)