It sure does get out of your body in time! Congrats on 18 days; today counts 17 for me.
Every day feels just a little bit healthier. I can't really tell the difference from one day to the next, but when I compare today to a week ago, to a week before that...YES!! The body and the brain are healing.
From people's stories I can tell that it takes longer for some people and shorter for others, but once you stop drinking, the healing does begin.