Welcome Laurie!
From your post I get the impression that you did not think you had a problem until very recently due to health issues. It takes normally some time to digest that the problem exist and that we cannot control our drinking. I do understand you want to control your drinking if this is the very first time you have quitted.
Stay around and read. It will help you know more about very bad relationships with alcohol and you may want to give a second thought to the fact that even if you manage to control your drinking, you are better off without drinking because your body cannot take it anymore.
Good luck