I've been thinking about drawing the line in the sand for 4 years but the weak attempts during that time never kept me sober for more than a week.
Nothing special the day of my last drink. I did my usual 6 pack and a couple big glasses of bourbon on a Sunday night. I had a physical done the previous Friday with blood work. I was a little worried but didn't have the results back.
Got an automated email Monday afternoon from my doctors office that my results were in. Logged in, looked, my heart sank, and I drew the line. This was 17 days ago. My liver ultrasound was this morning. Results aren't back yet but regardless of what they show I'm done. I've been worried about my blood pressure and a host of other things for a few years now. 10 years of binging followed by 10 years of heavy daily has done enough damage. I prefer to live sober vs drink and die from it. The path I was on = early death riddled with health problems. Nothing is worth that.