Good evening, Marchers!
I think I forgot to post this am - busy time fussing over work problem.
DD, I agree that the liver is a very resilient organ but it is not infinitely regenerative! Once one has cirrhosis, by the time you get to the last stage, it can usually only improve by about one stage according to my liver specialist. I was at the next to last stage for awhile (when I wasn't drinking) and it did improve by at least one level. Of course my more recent drinking was probably one of my less than stellar ideas :-( Mine was due to fatty liver initially. Cirrhosis affects a minority of people who have fatty liver but it is just as nasty as alcoholic cirrhosis.
Also, as far as people who drop off the thread, in my very limited experience I have seen some who stopped by occasionally and let us know they were still sober. We had one in another thread who stopped by usually once a month and let us know when he slipped earlier and recently that he hit 9 solid months and he and his wife had a new baby boy. Talk about the proud papa! It was great to see.
My liver and gut doc swears by propofol - that's what I'm getting this spring when they scope me from both ends :-(. I've had both a number of times but never on the same day before - a two fer one deal, I guess!
DD, it sounds like you are doing so well! I'm glad you have your AA friends.
Marcher, it sounds like Christmas is a busy time for you. Not too much longer :-)
North, good to hear you are getting out into the fresh air. Keep up the great work :-)
Good to hear from you, Babs and LP, our sober twins!
Gilmer, ouch! I just realized that I have my every-4 month dental cleaning on this coming Monday morning :-(
Toots, you just totally disillusioned me - I was counting on you knowing everything. I don't think I'd like soor plooms very much!
Good night, all!