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mnhtnbb

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15. Yes and I'm now awake in the middle of the night

Wed Jul 11, 2018, 02:23 AM

Jul 2018

because of it.

I had cut back recently to limit myself to one glass of wine a day and that went out the window yesterday when I found out the reason my knee replacement leg is still causing me pain and making me limp is that I need a hip replacement on that side! Had the other side hip replacement 11 years ago, knee replacement last summer. Now another hip replacement probably late September, looking at my calendar. I'm in the middle of a divorce and our house is for sale ( on the market for 2 months) and still needs work clearing stuff out. I am beyond overwhelmed in my personal life and when I look at the state of the country...well, a cocktail does help take the edge off of the despair I feel.

Picked up meds Ortho prescribed yesterday and read the warning label: limit alcohol use while taking this drug. Daily use of alcohol while taking this drug may increase the risk of stomach bleeding.

So there you have it. Drugs for hip pain or alcohol but not both.

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Is anybody else drinking a little more than they should be? [View all] smirkymonkey Jul 2018 OP

My friend says yes.... FM123 Jul 2018 #1

*snort* smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #2

My friend also GP6971 Jul 2018 #4

Sadly, yes. secondwind Jul 2018 #3

My friend has been swearing a lot more too RainCaster Jul 2018 #5

Damn it! smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #22

I live in the Florida panhandle Phoenix61 Jul 2018 #6

I know how it is. smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #23

I started taking it in the hip with a tire pump. Lint Head Jul 2018 #7

That's really the only way to go. smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #8

cheers dweller Jul 2018 #9

Cheers to you as well! smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #24

No, because of an old Persian adage. Shemp Howard Jul 2018 #10

Honestly, I keep telling myself "You don't need that bottle of wine tonight", but by the smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #11

I feel as though Ohiogal Jul 2018 #34

I'm very highly functional. smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #36

Dogs are awesome Ohiogal Jul 2018 #42

Thank you! smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #50

well, it's definitely not less. bdtrppr6 Jul 2018 #12

Damn straight I am. NoMoreRepugs Jul 2018 #13

I only wish I could lapfog_1 Jul 2018 #14

Yes and I'm now awake in the middle of the night mnhtnbb Jul 2018 #15

That is a tough situation. I'm sorry. smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #25

Thanks. mnhtnbb Jul 2018 #44

Yes. Turbineguy Jul 2018 #16

Seriously, I have 2 friends that are... LuckyCharms Jul 2018 #17

I drink too little, I can't explain it Cicada Jul 2018 #18

You are lucky! I go through phases, but right now I always feel like I need to take the edge off. smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #31

Same here - I didn't decide to back off, it just happened. Yonnie3 Jul 2018 #33

Nope! Just the right amount. Floyd R. Turbo Jul 2018 #19

Yep. bif Jul 2018 #20

I told my wife that... Ohiya Jul 2018 #47

All depends on your definition of "should." FSogol Jul 2018 #21

Well, ideally, I would not be drinking at all or only on special occasions. smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #26

Nope. virgogal Jul 2018 #27

Not NEAR as much as I should be. Crutchez_CuiBono Jul 2018 #28

I swear, they are trying to drive us all to drink. smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #29

Look for me in the Gulags.... Crutchez_CuiBono Jul 2018 #32

It's a deal. smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #35

and blood pressure is running higher StTimofEdenRoc Jul 2018 #30

ever since 2016... AlexSFCA Jul 2018 #37

My bartender says YES.... pbmus Jul 2018 #38

I don't drink anymore. Then again, I don't drink any less. TomSlick Jul 2018 #39

No. Aristus Jul 2018 #40

Ever since 1972 benld74 Jul 2018 #41

I'm not as drink as some thunkle peep I am! nt Atticus Jul 2018 #43

I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy. smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #51

Eating more marlakay Jul 2018 #45

I have a Dump induced twenty pound weight gain! Ohiya Jul 2018 #48

I picked up 5 pounds right away. Way more wine than I normally consume yellowdogintexas Jul 2018 #56

Me too Freddie Jul 2018 #53

This administration is definitely driving me to drink more! Initech Jul 2018 #46

WHATTERRGS? XXX SSS LuckyCharms Jul 2018 #49

WHATEVER GETS YOU THROUGH THE NIGHT. Zoonart Jul 2018 #52

My compulsive behaviors like eating and exercising are way out of control. GreenPartyVoter Jul 2018 #54

No steve2470 Jul 2018 #55

Can't drink, but have been vaping medical weed like a steam-powered locomotive. VOX Jul 2018 #57