When I started going to AA and managed to stay sober for a week or 2, when I relapsed I made up for lost time and drank like crazy. Moreover, because I still wanted to quit drinking and planned on it "next Monday" I would drink as much as possible because of the "I'll quit drinking next week" mindset.
For me, I kept on going to meetings and in time I stayed sober longer and longer. Avoiding meetings wasn't my response and I'm glad I kept going to meetings because now I'm sober 2.5 months shy of 10 years.