Transcript of conference held at Oct 14, 2025 in room first_test@conference.miaiconvo.com Initial people present at 3:02:22 PM: Angie Alex Becker - patient Kyle Reynolds - doctor Transcript, started at 3:02:22 PM: ________________________________________________________________________________ <3:02:22 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor joined the conference <3:02:22 PM> Angie joined the conference <3:02:22 PM> Alex Becker - patient joined the conference <3:02:24 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: discuss <3:02:24 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: hi Alex my name is Kyle my student doctor here with Wright State I just kind of wanted to come in today and <3:02:32 PM> Alex Becker - patient: oh hey look how are you <3:02:36 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: a few things with you <3:02:39 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: I'm good <3:02:41 PM> Alex Becker - patient: yeah <3:02:43 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: it so on you one of your sheets you had <3:02:48 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: marked that <3:02:52 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: you have a couple drinks a week is that correct <3:02:55 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: he just run me could you just tell me more about that <3:02:57 PM> Alex Becker - patient: yeah it's on the weekends you know typically whether I'm watching football friends I just have a couple drinks <3:02:59 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: yeah well how many of the couple <3:03:07 PM> Alex Becker - patient: I don't know what to put in the form I don't know just I sit there I don't really count I just have a 30 rack of beer and just you know whenever I'm wanting another one I got another one <3:03:11 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: you feel like you ever have cravings for alcohol <3:03:24 PM> Alex Becker - patient: no I mean it's just <3:03:29 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: okay I'm just curious do you feel like it's affecting your day-to-day life <3:03:32 PM> Alex Becker - patient: watching football let's just you know what I do hang out with friends <3:03:32 PM> Alex Becker - patient: just <3:03:37 PM> Alex Becker - patient: something <3:03:38 PM> Alex Becker - patient: know I I go to work every Monday through Friday <3:03:44 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: mm-hmm <3:03:49 PM> Alex Becker - patient: home you know hang out with the family have a good time you know the normal chores around the house <3:03:56 PM> Alex Becker - patient: on the weekend <3:03:58 PM> Alex Becker - patient: oh they never complain to me about it <3:03:58 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: what is your family think about your drinking <3:04:01 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: okay has any more ever <3:04:04 PM> Alex Becker - patient: why why issue with it <3:04:08 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: I just wanted to kind of touch on it and see if anything was <3:04:08 PM> Alex Becker - patient: know <3:04:14 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: was affecting you with it <3:04:16 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: yep has anybody ever told you as a problem <3:04:17 PM> Alex Becker - patient: now you're the first person who's ever talked to me about it <3:04:20 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: okay do you well <3:04:23 PM> Alex Becker - patient: it I was just kind of fun like I'm watching a game just natural to have a beer in my hand I guess <3:04:28 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: what do you like about your drinking <3:04:30 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: yeah <3:04:36 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: is there anything you don't like about it <3:04:38 PM> Alex Becker - patient: it's not really I mean every once in a while I wake up and have a little bit of a headache but typically within hours so I drink some water and it's fine <3:04:41 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: yeah <3:04:50 PM> Alex Becker - patient: I don't think it is I mean <3:04:51 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: do you how do you feel like it's affecting you <3:04:55 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: ever heard of like any <3:04:59 PM> Alex Becker - patient: nothing's happened <3:05:01 PM> Alex Becker - patient: how would it negatively affect me <3:05:03 PM> Alex Becker - patient: yeah for people who drink every day all day all the time <3:05:06 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: effects of alcohol <3:05:08 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: how do you feel you're doing <3:05:12 PM> Alex Becker - patient: fine <3:05:16 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: on that scale you're not drinking every day all is that you're saying <3:05:18 PM> Alex Becker - patient: yeah just the weekend <3:05:21 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: just the weekend <3:05:22 PM> Alex Becker - patient: I'm happy and my bills are paid my <3:05:25 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: I mean if you keep <3:05:30 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: your current alcohol intake going how does that look like for you in the future <3:05:35 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: yeah <3:05:41 PM> Alex Becker - patient: he's doing great <3:05:43 PM> Alex Becker - patient: saw on the weekend you know I hang out with my friends and watching football sometimes I'll be mowing the yard I just have a beer and <3:05:52 PM> Alex Becker - patient: my wife will have some too she's she's never said anything bad to me about it <3:05:57 PM> Alex Becker - patient: I'm happy with how my life is I hope it stays the same <3:05:59 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: okay how motivated would you say you are to make a change in your drinking habits <3:06:01 PM> Alex Becker - patient: not <3:06:09 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: and why is that <3:06:11 PM> Alex Becker - patient: it because I'm happy <3:06:14 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: even if would you still be happy if you were experiencing the negative effects of alcohol <3:06:18 PM> Alex Becker - patient: know like I care about my health I you know <3:06:24 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: know you're certainly not dying <3:06:29 PM> Alex Becker - patient: told me it was killing me then okay I can understand how that's wrong but <3:06:29 PM> Alex Becker - patient: when <3:06:34 PM> Alex Becker - patient: feel the way I feel now I don't see how that's a problem <3:06:39 PM> Alex Becker - patient: or is there something wrong with my test like am I dying <3:06:46 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: slowly not right now <3:06:46 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: but <3:06:49 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: it's certainly something we would be concerned about if these drinking habits <3:06:51 PM> Alex Becker - patient: mm-hmm <3:06:57 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: continued long term <3:06:59 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: over several years it would be something to <3:07:00 PM> Alex Becker - patient: okay <3:07:02 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: absolutely disgust so that's kind of what I want to sit here and talk to you about it right now <3:07:07 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: I just got <3:07:07 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: kind of see if we can <3:07:08 PM> Alex Becker - patient: I mean yeah we can talk about it I guess it's <3:07:10 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: to get your take on where you stood with things <3:07:15 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: do you have a plan if your health were to get <3:07:20 PM> Alex Becker - patient: I don't really know what a problem is with it I'm <3:07:24 PM> Alex Becker - patient: I I mean if it gets bad and yeah I'll stop but <3:07:24 PM> Alex Becker - patient: I don't feel <3:07:27 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: bad or worsen because of the alcohol <3:07:30 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: would you agree <3:07:35 PM> Alex Becker - patient: bad <3:07:36 PM> Alex Becker - patient: it just like if I stay at this level is just all of a sudden there's gonna be a switch and I'm gonna be dying how like what's gonna be happening <3:07:38 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: know so alcohol will affect so affects various organs of the body and it really <3:07:43 PM> Alex Becker - patient: here okay <3:07:50 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: I'm sure you've heard before destroys your liver <3:07:53 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: and that can affect various parts of the body whether it is bleeding disorders certain protein <3:08:02 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: ever <3:08:03 PM> Kyle Reynolds - doctor: liver does a lot of important things for the body and alcohol really destroys it <3:08:10 PM> Alex Becker - patient: I thought the liver just regrows <3:08:13 PM> Angie: Kyle would you like me to save you ________________________________________________________________________________ End of transcript at Oct 14, 2025, 3:08:20 PM