I have another situation with my Dad that I'm totally clueless about...again! Shortly after my Dad's decision to not pursue any treatments, because of his bladder cancer and COPD, he began to drink beer. Which surprisingly enough to my family, his urologist told him was okay. He then started to swell more than he had been and of course, urinating a LOT. Recently, over the past 2-3 weeks, he stopped drinking beer and now drinks Brandy. His swelling has went down, he is not urinating nearly as much and he is not having the problem with bleeding and blood clots that he was earlier. Does anyone know what the real effects of alcohol are with bladder cancer??? I really couldn't find anything much on the subject. When I "Googled" it, all I could find were studies about whether or not alcohol actually caused the cancer or not. Nothing on what it does AFTER you already have bladder cancer.
I would appreciate any feedback or knowledge on this subject, because as seems to be the case a lot with all of this, we are clueless.
Thanks!