Wine anyone?

[lulu836]

Today is laundry day.   While the appliances do their thing there is some time for research.   I have cruised this forum for all opinions both for and against concerning wine consumption.  Some are for; some against and some are of the opinion that any alcohol is to be avoided at all costs.

I am "for".  When I was in college I learned how to party.  When I started working for a living I received my Masters in "partying".  Then Real Life stepped in and I stopped partying.  Don't know why......just did.  Then I retired........still no partying. In the last 2 years I have had 6 failed fistula attempts, 1 failed graft attempt, a bucket full or hallucinations, some panic attacks here and there and am on my second catheter.  2 strokes, 1 total destruction of my van with the scooter lift in it, 8 weeks in "in residence" physical rehab and 2 years on in-center dialysis.  I just had my 79th birthday and I miss partying. 

  In this twilight of my life I decided I would love to have a glass of wine sometime.  So I checked with my neph who said no problem.  Checked with my regular MD (also a Nephrology Fellow) who said no problem.  Checked with my Respiratory specialist who said no problem.  I have read that a female person can have 1.5 oz of wine per day with no problems. So I make a spritzer in the evening after dinner and it is sooooooo good!

[MooseMom]

No one on my medical team(s) have ever told me to avoid wine at all costs.  I've never been a "party" girl (if by "party" you mean getting stonking drunk), but I do like the occasional glass of wine with dinner.  Enjoy!

[Paul]

I was told "White wine OK within liquid limits. Red wine bad because too much potassium."

[Charlie B53]

My labs are well enough that the clinic Dietician tells me that I am allowed to 'splurge' once in a while, so the potassium in a glass of red wine can be allowed.

That old thing about "All things in moderation", applies.

My problem with wines is as a kid our neighbors had grape vines that grew very well.  So naturally I picked a whole bunch, mashed them up, added a litle more sugar then mixed in a bit of yeast.  After about a week or two of fermenting I filtered it off and proceeded to get falling down drunk.  Puking so much that I haven't had but a very rare taste for nearing 50 years.

I still can't eat a purple grape.

[lulu836]

I was told "White wine OK within liquid limits. Red wine bad because too much potassium."

White wine will always be my choice not necessarily because of the potassium but rather because of a Life experience a looooong time ago.  At that time I drank about 4 ounces of red and had a headache so bad that even after all these years, I still remember it.  The feeling was the same as putting Digitalis under my tongue.  I think every square inch of my blood transport system dilated big time.