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Are alcoholic beverages ok while recovering from a lacerated spleen?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

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Carefull: I do not know how far out you are from your trauma or surgery. If you have been released from the hospital recently I would wait till you have your follow up appointment with your surgeon or a month. Alcohol has a blood thinning effect and of course I would hate to see you fall before the spleen is healed.

Answered 9/13/2014

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