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Old 10-19-2010, 11:59 AM
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masuhanley
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He Just Went Into Detox 48 Hours Ago...

Hello all. What a wonderfully caring group of people you are. I am thankful I found you!

As I said above, my ABF of six months went into the hospital for acute detox less than 48 hours ago. He is taking Ativan 1-2 mg on a schedule and is doing pretty well. He is sleeping a lot, of course. He says he feels a little shakey but his vital signs are stellar. I was able to talk him into a shower a couple of hours ago when I went to see him. It made him feel better and he ate some lunch too. I assume he'll be in another 2-3 days. The nurse practitioner (psych) who came in while I was there today seems to be taking a very conservative approach to his discharge. We originally hoped to get him into the Stress Center at the hospital but they had no beds. He was (is) at such high risk for dt's they decided to admit him to the main hospital and, from what she said today, plan to keep him through his detox.

My main concern right now is that he is not going to want to follow up with intensive outpatient therapy since he hasn't been in the Stress Center and hasn't gotten the benefit of any preliminary counseling or group therapy. I think he is just going to want to get out, go home and start back in to AA. As he is not currently working, I fear he will have too much time on his hands and will relapse. He had eight years of sobriety but that ended over ten years ago. He claims that he knows what he's doing and that AA was his lifeline back then and it can be again.

Any words of wisdom for me???
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