DC905210
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First time poster here.
I am just nearing the end of a three year ban and have caused myself a bit of worry.
I am working away from home at the minute and the first week away my freedom got to me a bit and I had a fair bit to drink on the evenings of 2[SUP]nd[/SUP], 3[SUP]rd[/SUP], 4[SUP]th[/SUP] and 5[SUP]th[/SUP] May (before that very little while I was at home with the wife). The equivalent of couple of bottles of wine per night 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] to 5[SUP]th[/SUP].
Then I had nothing on 6[SUP]th[/SUP], 7[SUP]th[/SUP], 8[SUP]th[/SUP] and 9[SUP]th[/SUP].
10[SUP]th[/SUP] I had the equivalent a bottle and a half, then read about the new CDT test and scared myself to death!
Most of what I read says you need to drink 60g per day for at least two weeks.
I have drank more that 60gs but much less than 2 weeks.
The DVLA have currently written to my GP ahead of the medical so no idea when the medical will happen but intend not to drink until then at all.
Am I likely to have raised my CDT between the 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] and 5[SUP]th[/SUP] or is the fact I didn’t continue night after night help?
The time for the levels to go down are really confusing also. 2-4 weeks seems to be the most common answer and I have seen that even from people trying to see the tests to such as employers so I can not see that THEY would take it down.
So two questions really, how big a mistake is drinking what I did between the 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] and 5[SUP]th [/SUP]and how quickly is whatever I have done likely to take to calm down.
Many thanks for all your help
I am just nearing the end of a three year ban and have caused myself a bit of worry.
I am working away from home at the minute and the first week away my freedom got to me a bit and I had a fair bit to drink on the evenings of 2[SUP]nd[/SUP], 3[SUP]rd[/SUP], 4[SUP]th[/SUP] and 5[SUP]th[/SUP] May (before that very little while I was at home with the wife). The equivalent of couple of bottles of wine per night 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] to 5[SUP]th[/SUP].
Then I had nothing on 6[SUP]th[/SUP], 7[SUP]th[/SUP], 8[SUP]th[/SUP] and 9[SUP]th[/SUP].
10[SUP]th[/SUP] I had the equivalent a bottle and a half, then read about the new CDT test and scared myself to death!
Most of what I read says you need to drink 60g per day for at least two weeks.
I have drank more that 60gs but much less than 2 weeks.
The DVLA have currently written to my GP ahead of the medical so no idea when the medical will happen but intend not to drink until then at all.
Am I likely to have raised my CDT between the 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] and 5[SUP]th[/SUP] or is the fact I didn’t continue night after night help?
The time for the levels to go down are really confusing also. 2-4 weeks seems to be the most common answer and I have seen that even from people trying to see the tests to such as employers so I can not see that THEY would take it down.
So two questions really, how big a mistake is drinking what I did between the 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] and 5[SUP]th [/SUP]and how quickly is whatever I have done likely to take to calm down.
Many thanks for all your help
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