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The Cutting Down Alcohol Challenge for May & 2026 :)

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  • satchmo1
    satchmo1 Posts: 3,532 Forumite
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    4/25 for me today please.

    A disappointing review with my bloods clinician this morning means extra venesections (taking an "armful of blood") and an increase in chemotherapy tablets (at home).

    He proposed a jump to 2 tablets per day every day (from 2 on 5 days and 1 on 2 days). When I tried that 2 years ago it wiped me out, so I proposed 2 tabs on 6 days and 1 on the remaining day. Maybe moving to 2 per day after a few months. That way it's giving me time to acclimatise. Sorry if that's TMI, or too confusing, I just needed to download.

    What would you get if all you got was what you were thankful for?
  • maman
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    Hope the new medication works well for you @satchmo1. 🤗

    3/10 AFDs please@cathybird

  • sukeyboo
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    Sorry to hear about your disappointing review @satchmo1 - hope your new medication works out well for you.

    2/10 for today please @cathybird

  • redofromstart
    redofromstart Posts: 6,214 Forumite
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    4/20 for me please Cathybird

    My mortgage free diary: +++ Divide by Cucumber Error.  Please reinstall universe and reboot+++

    GNU Mr Redo

  • Jellybaby
    Jellybaby Posts: 1,614 Forumite
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    Hi, three days for me please Cathybird

  • cathybird
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    edited 5 February at 6:34PM

    February 2026 AFD totals

    AFD-ers

    Totals

    7 days

    14 days

    21 days

    28 days

    Target reached

    Target

    beaten

    Entire month

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    BlueJ94

    4/18

    Brie

    5

    cathybird

    4/TF

    Dark Sunday

    14

    doingitanyway

    3/25

    Jellybaby

    3/TF

    jivjules1

    2/28

    leftatthetrafficlights

    26

    LzzyisGod

    21

    maggiem

    10

    maman

    3/10

    oceandreamer

    4/24

    PriceySOS

    22

    redofromstart

    4/20

    RobM99

    2/27

    satchmo1

    4/25

    SeasonofMist

    1/24

    SpireCaptain

    4/23

    sukeyboo

    2/10

    tiddles

    3/25

    Vanlady

    4/21

    WannaBeeFree

    3/14

    Everyone welcome to join!  Untitled Image

  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,576 Forumite
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    @satchmo1 that does sound frustrating, hope the new doses sort the issues out xx

  • SpireCaptain
    SpireCaptain Posts: 183 Forumite
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    4 of 23 please @cathybird

  • Vanlady
    Vanlady Posts: 277 Forumite
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    4/21 for me please cathybird x

    Hope you manage to get on top of your medications Satchmo1 x

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