Deputy Chief Junichi Kawamoto overcomes pancreatitis… Tears at being able to lift the alcohol ban for the first time in about 10 years: “It’s delicious…” After treatment, his weight went from 78 to 57 kg | ORICON NEWS

Junichi Kawamoto (48), a member of the comedy duo Deputy Chief Section Chief, updated his YouTube channel on the 11th. It was reported that drinking alcohol, which had been banned for a long time by doctors to treat acute pancreatitis, has been lifted for the first time in 10 years, and Yoshimi Tokui (48) of Tutorial, Kazutaka Ozawa (50) of Speedwagon, and others expressed their concern. I tearfully exchanged sake cups with my friends who couldn’t hold their own. Kawamoto developed acute pancreatitis in 2010 and 2015. When he was hospitalized in 2015, he was discharged after about a month, but in a blog he updated in September 2019, he revealed that he still goes to the hospital once every two months. was.

He weighed 78 kg before he was diagnosed with the disease, but after undergoing treatment, he weighed 57 kg. Then, in August of this year, he was given permission by his family doctor to drink alcohol on the condition that he drink only once a month, and on that day, he tasted alcohol for the first time in about 10 years.

The first drink I ordered at a yakitori restaurant in a while was “barley shochu with soda.” When Kawamoto tasted his favorite alcohol for the first time in about 10 years, he cried and said, “It’s delicious…”. Tokui, who witnessed his partner Mitsunori Fukuda (48) also suffering from pancreatitis, said, “As I watched Fukuda, I know that the pain of pancreatitis is truly excruciating.It’s been 10 years since then. Be patient, this cup will have a different feel…” he said, sharing his joy.

In response to the video, she wrote, “We cried together…” and “Congratulations on the sunny day and the lifting of the alcohol ban. My first drink in 10 years with friends who I know through the good times and the tough times. Watching it made my tear glands relax.Here. I hope you have a lot of happy times from now on,” “I hope your body gradually recovers,” and “Please take care of yourself and continue to provide laughter!” It is being sent.

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