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Aristus

(72,188 posts) Mon Jul 4, 2016, 06:34 PM Jul 2016

Fourth of July Buzz: Two...okay, LARGE (ahem) glasses of wine, and a couple of shots.

I'm going to need them in order to get through the neighborhood fireworks madness.

Why, oh why did I not ask for the 5th off from work?

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Fourth of July Buzz: Two...okay, LARGE (ahem) glasses of wine, and a couple of shots. (Original Post) Aristus Jul 2016 OP

My dear Aristus! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2016 #1

It's too hot (here) to drink. Shots of what? In_The_Wind Jul 2016 #2

Drumcastle Irish Whiskey. Aristus Jul 2016 #3

Can I have one drink or two drinks without messin' up my meds ? In_The_Wind Jul 2016 #4

Sure. I think you'll be all right. Aristus Jul 2016 #5

whoops ... How do I test those? In_The_Wind Jul 2016 #6

No. It's measured by eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate. Aristus Jul 2016 #7

So, there is no way to guesstimate. In_The_Wind Jul 2016 #8

Not really. Aristus Jul 2016 #9

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,620 posts)

1. My dear Aristus!

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2016, 06:43 PM

Jul 2016

Well, look at it this way.......if you had asked for the 5th off from work, your chances of getting it would be minimal!

Everyone else there wants it off too.

And I suspect you'll be busy. So busy you won't have time to be tired!

Hang in there, sweetie!

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

2. It's too hot (here) to drink. Shots of what?

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2016, 06:46 PM

Jul 2016

Aristus

(72,188 posts)

3. Drumcastle Irish Whiskey.

Reply to In_The_Wind (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 4, 2016, 06:49 PM

Jul 2016

I'm never getting it again. Shot-for-shot, it doesn't pack as much of a punch as Jameson's...

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

4. Can I have one drink or two drinks without messin' up my meds ?

Reply to Aristus (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 4, 2016, 06:59 PM

Jul 2016

My doctor laughed when I said I have half a beer with supper.

He didn't say I shouldn't drink.

Aristus

(72,188 posts)

5. Sure. I think you'll be all right.

Reply to In_The_Wind (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 4, 2016, 07:00 PM

Jul 2016

I'd keep a close eye on your kidney function levels, though...

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

6. whoops ... How do I test those?

Reply to Aristus (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 4, 2016, 07:03 PM

Jul 2016

Must be something I can pick up at the drugstore, right?

Aristus

(72,188 posts)

7. No. It's measured by eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate.

Reply to In_The_Wind (Reply #6)

Mon Jul 4, 2016, 07:07 PM

Jul 2016

The rate at which your kidneys filter wastes from your blood.

It's one marker in a CMP: complete metabolic panel. It's a pretty basic panel I order for nearly all my patients with some sort of chronic disease.