alcohol post tx but before svr

[bpspoiler]

Would it be okay to drink wine after I complete tx? No more than a couple of glasses!  I have type 2b and have been undetectable since week 4.  My liver enzymes are normal and my pre-tx ultrasound showed no damage. I have never been a heavy drinker.  
I will finish my 24 week treatment next week and my husband and I are planning on renewing our wedding vows and taking a second honeymoon.  I would like to enjoy a little wine during our vacation.

I would like to know:

1) Will consuming the wine bring back the virus/cause a relapse?  
2)Or is the issue that I don't know whether or not I have SVR'd and would be drinking with a possible active virus?

I realize by posting this question on the internet I am asking for many a lecture.  If possible, please refrain.  I just want an answer to the question and my doctor is always in such a darned hurry.  I won't see him again until 3 months post tx so I would like to know the knowledge that some of your might have.  Thank you all and many blessings to each of you....

[Anne1717]

Good luck to you and I hope it's a good hearty red with which you will celebrate and please raise a glass to the rest of us yet to finish tx.  We'll be there in spirit.  

[bpspoiler]

Thank you to everyone for your candor!  I was very nervous about posting because I've noticed, in the past, people make assumptions there are those of us out there just looking for permission to drink alcohol.  I have never had a drinking or drug problem so moderation is not a problem for me.  I also have no signs of fibrosis nor am I cirrhotic so I'm very lucky.  I truly appreciate your well wishes and hope nothing but the best for all of you!  Blessings...

[lovebird99]

Alcohol will not bring the virus back.  The only risk is that you might be drinking while you have active virus.

I hope you get your SVR.  If I ever do I am going to have a glass of champagne to celebrate.

[Junebug812]

Anne, well said. So many grey areas that it's dangerous to put all of us in the same basket. I like how reasonable this thread is when it could have easily gone a different path. Bspoiler, thanks for having the courage to bring up this topic.

June

[Magnum]

My Gastro and I discussed the alcohol question. I told him that for my mother's birthday I would like to drink a couple of glasses of champagne. He didn't think that was a problem. I'm waiting to treat and am considered mildly cirrhotic, so I don't know about under treatment or post treatment or in a drinking mood, but seems that this small amount of alcohol can't turn the tide of this disease one way or another.

Let's be sure we understand his reasoning. A birthday comes once a year, as does Christmas and New Year's Eve. So if you add that up to six glasses of champagne per year, I'm sure that any liver specialist will say this will have no effect on the current state of the liver. However... if you drink two glasses a day, then I will pray for you because at that point you are asking for trouble. Otherwise, it's up to you...

Magnum

[Junebug812]

Hmmm, maybe I should be more concerned about radioactive sushi rather than hot sake. Nah, the government says it's all ok. They wouldn't lie....right?

;)