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I'm so sorry you're going through that. Congrats on beating cancer. I wish it was easier for you. Reddit is straight up evil and cruel to ban you. If you can afford one, a lawyer might be able to help you keep your inheritance while retaining medicaid.
I drank much less alcohol than you (I've always been apprehensive about being drunk so I never got that far but it was always a social thing) when I was in college. More than a decade later I'm told I have liver lesions :/ I know it's not comparable to the cancer you survived but it shows that sometimes you just get fucked. My current problem is probably my gallbladder but I'll know more after an MRI. I also used to take ibuprofen regularly for chronic pain and it can cause stomach ulcers and mess up your kidneys and all sorts of things that the alternative, acetaminophen, does as well. The other alternative is opioids which I'm not keen on since they can be addictive and become less effective over time. My pain management sucks, none of the pain doctors around me accept my insurance I get for being disabled. I hate the system we have in this country.
The junk food btw not only makes you fat when eaten in excess, but it can ruin your body's organs like the heart and pancreas and kidneys, etc. I mention this because my dad has been a type 2 diabetic for as long as I can remember. He did not eat healthy and is very obese. He stopped taking his medicine one day and could not be convinced to go back on it. It didn't take long before he had a stroke that rendered him immobile. He's now in a nursing home and has had multiple strokes and a heart attack. I've been fighting with one of my siblings who feels bad that the home doesn't supply him junk food so they give it to him. I send them plenty of links about what diabetics should eat. Well for my dad's latest birthday, he wanted a hamburger. I was very against this but my sibling insisted we do what he wants. So he had his bacon cheeseburger, fries, and soda while I just tried to focus on celebrating with my dad because I kept thinking maybe this one meal will be fine. Later that night, he's admitted to the hospital because of his heart again. He's alive but I am exasperated. My sibling is killing my dad in my eyes. And they themselves are dealing with numerous health conditions like diabetes and pain because of their obesity that they have been ignoring, so much so that they are being recommended bariatric surgery. They are scared of dying during the surgery. Being fat is no joke.
Saying that, I unfortunately don't have solid advice on quitting your hamburger addiction or a list of all of the food and things that can kill you :/ I am vegan, it wasn't that hard for me to quit the products so much as dealing with the people in my personal life. I've been in therapy for years for other reasons but I think some therapists work on addictions, might be a shot to look into. Idk if you've spoken to your main doctor about changing your diet but they might refer you to a specialist who can help much better than I can and formulate something that doesn't increase your risk of cancer too much. I remember telling people that red meat is a carcinogen and was told that everything causes cancer by like everyone I told. It is hard to tell what is a real risk or not since so many things can contribute to cancer.
I also replied to you because my dad loves wrestling. I grew up watching it with him and have very fond memories of it. I've been distancing myself from my family since I became an adult and I stopped watching it. But when I really miss my dad, I end up watching his favorite tv shows. I have no idea what the current events are on wrestling, but I try to visit my dad and watch wrestling PPVs with him. I couldn't visit him during the beginning of covid and it made me really miss him. I've watched every episode I've seen sober and so has my dad. But I understand that it does feel better as a social thing and might be something to avoid if it brings up sad memories.