Originally Posted by
Oceanlover 
Hi Everyone,
I have been diagnosed with oral cancer and am having surgery on July 11th. I have been hiding my daily drinking for years, about 10 beers a night. I am terrified of the overnight hospital stay unless I can get the drinking under control.
I have a loving family who is aware of my problem, but it is like the elephant in the room. No one talks about it.
Any advice would be welcome!
This could be just the thing you need to get sober and live on the path of recovery. You are facing a large challenge with the cancer, and I am deeply sorry for that, but the silver lining could be you can detox at the same time. Be as honest and upfront with your doctor as possible and tell him what is going on. They are trained to help in these situations, and doing you detox while already in the hospital may make it way easier than doing it at home by yourself. This very well could be a major blessing in disguise!!!