Here's some good news

[waaytoomuchintothis]

"Beer is the proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." 
-Ben Franklin

I always thought that Ben was remarkably accurate with that statement. And God knows I love my beer. Well, the oddest thing happened, and the Drs still have no answer.  I didn't buy beer on a grocery trip back in August, thinking I still had plenty at home.  I cut way back on beer some time ago.   I never got used to the new routine, and have bought on the wrong trip or forgotten to buy on time more than once since cutting back.  But in the past I didn't actually run out for more than a day or so.  This time, I was too busy to go back to the store, and after two days, I was getting dressed in the morning and discovered my feet were no longer swollen.  My feet have been swollen rather badly for many years, ever since the congestive heart failure started.  At one point, they looked like footballs, but since then, they just looked puffy and awful- much smaller.  But after two days without beer and no other changes at all, I could see the tendons and veins in my feet just like a normal foot.  Strange.  So I decided to see how it progressed.  It has been several months now, and other than having a good deal more money to spend on groceries, there has been no change.  I am just not swollen.  And it may be ongoing.  My socks don't bind at the tops.  My pants fit better.  My shirts fit better.  I am not substantially lighter, but I am smaller.  

I told a few friends about this after 3 months or so, and now, approaching 6 months, I think it has to be real, so I'm telling my HRW friends the good news (now that I think it really is good news). Besides, I looked and couldn't find any posts I have done that addressed this, so its overdue.

[HomeRacingWorld]

This is very good news. Glad you are feeling better. About time :)

[frank9129]

I'll sit back and have another Crystal Lite to celebrate your good health.
Keep up the good work.

[dge467]

I'll drink to that. Always great to hear some good health news!

[waaytoomuchintothis]

Funny you mention that, Frank. I have discovered that a jug of iced tea (Lousianne), mixed with a pouch of Crystal Lite lemonade is a delicious beverage (with vodka sometimes).

I forgot to mention that I haven't given up liquor at all. Wine and liquor have no effect at all. Its just the lack of beer. So weird. Like I say, the Drs. have no idea what's going on, but they have a lot of ideas about how to spend my money to research it! I seem to be in charge of this nonsense, so I'm directing the path of this until they get their research grants in line. The best guess so far is that it is possible to acquire an allergy to beer, incredibility.

[HomeRacingWorld]

More cash for toy cars. It's a win win.

[dreinecke]

...and now you know why I live by the rule of everything in moderation.

I had a 1554 for you tonight.

[waaytoomuchintothis]

Ah... David, I always suspected you of Greek philosophy. Its a quote from Chilo (or something like that), one of the 7 sages of ancient Greece (the Ideals of Ancient Greece). There's a dumb diet that is using that quote but you wouldn't mess with trash like that. I do suspect a guy who eats salad when he could have slotburgers, of course! I mean, after all...

I am experiencing new stuff with all this. Until I was 51, I was a hunk. I breathed in some moldy mess from an air conditioning duct that was being cleaned, and I have been fighting weird shtuff ever since. At age 50, I lifted a table saw in and out of my truck twice a day, and happily worked 12 hours a day while finishing a Ph.D. in Theology of World Religions and US Constitutional Law. By the time I was 53, I was sitting on the couch with an oxygen bottle. It takes some getting used to, but these days it seems like there's one small victory after another, then this bizarre thing with beer really was a boost. I'm turning 65 very soon, so I'm definitely ready to be healthy again. My wife figures I'll be a hunk again at age 70... Yeah, right. Well, she's still pretty so I'm not saying anything.

[Gameover]

[FootScoot]

I had a friend who was allergic to beer. He could drink 3-4 and be so sloppy drunk it was unreal, but never get any worse. His was due to the malt. Distilled spirits didn't do what the beer did. His face would puff up and would turn red on beer. He just quit all together. He said it was the best thing he ever done for his self. I haven't imbibed in 2-3 years now because of my meds. :)

[midmoslts]

I always knew that beer could make a body do strange things. Not as though I never drink any, but not much of it any more. Whisky on the other hand makes the guy do the strange things, but not so much the body. I never was a hunk so I never worried about that part.

It sure is good to hear that you are feeling better. Now if only that car you sent to MO. didn't have the Flu.

[frank9129]

Back in the day my drink of choice was Wild Turkey 101.
As to beer, I was a two can. :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: