Captain Peter Swallows wrote:

> I'm hoping it's only temporary, but it's not looking real good at the
> moment. The specialists keep saying "Oh, it could only be temporary", but
> at the end of the day, they can't give me a difinitive answer..
> I still *love* the taste, smell, and overall flavour of meat, it just
> doesn't sit real well in the gut, and the sick feeling for a couple of
> hours afterwards is just not worth the effort. The same goes for chicken,
> sausages, mince etc. Fresh fish is OK though.

That's rather odd; most people who have difficulty digesting meat have even
greater difficulty digesting seafood. How well do you handle eggs and tofu?


> Seems it's affected my taste buds as well, or interfered somehow with the
> sensory messages that come into play when you smell and taste wines. Can't
> stand red wine (or for that case, *any* wine) or beer anymore :-(
> I'm in the process of cataloging all my wine as I've had an offer from
> another red wine connoisseur who has seen my collection, knows I can't
> drink it anymore, and wants to buy it.

Boy, THAT's a heavy blow! Wasn't wine the main reason you moved to Tasmania?


> About the only alcohol I can stomach now is a couple of G&T's.
>
> But, I'm alive and still clear as of the last round of tests.

But your immune system is still virtually nonexistent, isn't it?

Bob