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looks like im going to have to quit drinking for awhile here

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Fu Manchu

Fu Manchu

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im sure nobody cares, but i had my annual flight physical today.

my LDL cholesterol level was 33, HDL of 89. my resting heart rate is 51. all of this is really good. but my blood pressure clocked in at a whopping 150/89. i guess going through alcohol withdrawal constantly has really damaged my heart.


well, here goes (after this weekend of course).
 
Daft
That resting heart rate is nice.

I'm confused though......what constant alcohol withdrawal are you talking about?

Is that what the doctor said?
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He may be referring to when he wakes up in the morning.

My sicko mother used to drill into my head that alcohol is the only substance where the effects of withdrawal can actually kill you.
 
when you binge drink a lot (like i do), you go through fairly potent alcohol withdrawal 3-5 times per week (when im at work). doing this over and over creates an effect known as "kindling" which is extraordinarily bad for you.

i didnt tell the doc about my drinking habits but its the only thing that makes sense here. going to get off the bottle for a few weeks and see if it drops back into a normal range. if not, i guess im going to have to go on meds or something.
 
Damn that's rough.

Yeah that's a pretty insane BP for someone your age (and size).

Fischler how much do you drink when you binge?

Do you take those energy powders often (didn't you use some type of energy drink in NOLA?)

Those can't be good for BP
 
good luck

when you go back, don't be afraid to share your thoughts with the doctor.... unless you think it could affect your job security there.

Acid Joe, Stevek, Bread others we all need to get our blood pressure checked..

might be worth seeing if Gamelive Posters can get a 10 year ahead of time group discount and reservation with Celeb Rehab Doc.... Dr. Drew...
 
Archie
good luck

when you go back, don't be afraid to share your thoughts with the doctor.... unless you think it could affect your job security there.

Acid Joe, Stevek, Bread others we all need to get our blood pressure checked..

might be worth seeing if Gamelive Posters can get a 10 year ahead of time group discount and reservation with Celeb Rehab Doc.... Dr. Drew...
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Fu Manchu
yeah... i dont go through withdrawal on the weekends because as soon as i wake up i have an eye-opener. thats not the case during the week however, due to the nature of my job.
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Yeah if you're going hard throughout the week quite often it's going to catch up with you.

Work drinks or functions that turn into full on 4am binges is quite common in the industry I work in and that's the only reason I realised she wasn't full of shit. Some of these people are in severely rough shape physically now because of doing this for years on end. It's a good thing you're getting on to this now. It sucks in a way that it's come to this point but it really is better for you xoxo
 
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