Will we ever be able to have a Christmas drink again?

Just dont over do it! Wine is good for the blood! I have a glass or 2 on the holidays, no more than that! It also depends on what meds u r taking too! If u r on antibiotics NO dont drink! Actually if u r on any kind of medicine u shouldn't drink. Alcohol does effect on how the meds work! Which is not in a good way.

I have had LD for 9 yrs now, I am not taking any kind of meds from a doctor. I do natural treatments, but I still watch drinking alcohol

I'm sure when you are better you will be able to drink again.

I know many people that have the occasional drink even while on abx. I suppose we can all take things to extremes at times so I wouldn't kill yourself by not drinking and don't imagine a glass of wine on the weekend would hurt.

That said there are certain meds - like Tinidazole - that you mustn't drink with and if you have issues with liver enzymes its probably not the best thing to do. The one recommendation anyone with hepatitis should follow is not to drink. Burrascano says no to alcohol.

That said I would happily never drink again if I could get better. There are more important things IMO

TAmbro , totally understandable feelings . I get what you are saying , I miss it too sometimes . I use to be more of a binge style drinker back in my day ( haha I am only 36 now lol ) I had some pretty comical times , I was always the life of the party Last year when my symptoms escalated to complete neurological disaster , I was in pain 24/7 , the muscle cramping and the fatigue were deadening . I had terrible shakes and anxiety along with the acute spells and I reached for some wine at points to squalsh the anxiety and it felt so terrible , I would go into a deep ache all over , my arms would turn to lead , my legs would ache and the alcohol would feel like I was injected w/poison :-( Then it would take a lot more to recover , even just from one drink :-(
I had tried a handful of times after I had started to feel a little better but always with the same reaction . It almost felt as if I had become allergic to the alcohol ?????? I will tell you I went thru quite the depression over that . It was never a thought out plan to quit all together , but I realized it didnt have a good effect on me anymore and the recovery time was so taxing that it just wasn't worth it to me .
I can tell you that its been over a year for me and I really dont miss it that much anymore . I do think there will be a time when I will be able to handle a couple drinks again . But its so up and down with how I react that I dont even like to take the chance . Feeling good and feeling alive and vibrant is the goal , and even though it totally sucks to not be able to do what everyone else is doing , its better than being sick .
I have gotten much more comfortable laughing and socializing and cracking jokes without being under the influence , I realize I can get in the mood and be just as fun as before , maybe try to focus on that for now , even though I totally understand missing the nastalgia of the alcohol buzz.
To answer your question , I do think if you focus on healing and recovery now that later on down the road when you are in a better spot you will be able to enjoy some drinks every now and then . I would avoid doing anything too out of balance at any point that may trigger exhaustion and a relapse . Got to take this illness serious !

I also feel your pain being 27 and a former home-brewer. Literally, I transformed my old fridge to hold two kegs of homemade brews. Well, those days are over for awhile. To be honest it doesn't upset me that much because I'll take a sip of my husbands and that is good enough for me. I've never been able to have more than 2 drinks anyway.
For example, New Years, I'm dd. I mean, I've always been DD because of my lightweightness but it gives my friends/ family more fun times. Plus, with the way I've been speaking - it totally seems like I've been drinking anyway....so I still fit right in. And instead of a hangover I have aches and pains!

Why not only drink a little? You could always dilute the alcohol, that's what I do if I just have to have a drink. If it's a mixed drink, you could order a virgin whatever and mix the two, which would give you only 1/2 the alcohol. If you are drinking wine, get only 1/2 a glass and mix some ginger ale or lemon lime soda in and you have 1/2 the alcohol and you've just made a wine cooler!

Of course there are plenty of times when I just have a soda or whatever, but when I do drink this is how I avoid a lot of the issues with having alcohol.

"Will we ever be able to have a Christmas drink again?"

Yes!