Hi Snoozy, All I can offer is that you are loved and cared about here on SR. Can you feel the love? Maybe get yourself a second opinion? We are here for you! TF

You're not bringing people down - SR is for support :)

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I'm going to bed.
First thing tomoz i'll check out this thread with my first cuppa!!!!!
Alcoholics are tough cookies when we need to be.
Be strong and know that yo are loved by many.
This isn't the end for you.
Its a beginning and the end of your drinking.
In my thoughts.
Till tomorrow.
Gx

this may be a mighty test
 

please take the time to listen to this great teacher

John MacArthur- The Purpose of Trials - YouTube

Snoozy - Dee's right - we're here to support you and listen to your fears. Please don't feel that you're bringing us down. We want to help in any way we possibly can.

Hey, we're here for you in whatever way we can. Including as targets of frustration, I can't imagine you would be doing something even that problematic (but if you do, that's OK too).

Sorry if I'm in and out, just laying down, reading, trying to sleep.

Just posting to let you know I'm thinking of you Snoozy, we're all here to help.

What Dee said, Snoozy. Cirrhosis has stages, just as there are stages before it even gets to that. It can also improve greatly if you do not drink and adopt a healthy diet.

We are here for you. My heart aches for you. I was there. If it helps you, stay posting and talk it out. Skip a day of work if you have to. Take care of you.

This is nothing that hasn't been said, but the liver IS extremely resilient. My body began reversing alcoholic hepatitis after just a few days of sobriety and nutritious eating. Best of luck and good thoughts.

Good morning.
Thinking of you.
Don't go off the radar Snoozy.
big hug from England and the Poms.....
Be safe and just do the next right thing.
It will be alright.
Gxx:ring

Hopefully the news will be good, Snoozy. Here's my advice, and it's not medical...never stop fighting! Regardless of medical advice (and not putting down doctors at all!), it's never over while you're above ground. Be thankful for every day you have. You're alive! None of us know the day or the hour.

If you stay sober and follow medical advice you'll have the best chance you can get. It's only too late when you give you.

Stay sober and fight! Do it for yourself, for your hubby and for your kids.:ring

Thanks :) i decided to go to work and be around people. As i work in a hospital i decided to get my bloods done instead of procrastinating and wallowing much to my darling hubby's delight. ( thank god for your comforting words from all who posted this morn). I cried all the way to work , got in half hour late ( that damn flat tyre NOT ! Wiped the tears away , took a deep breath ' got over myself ' and got on with it. Voted ( yawn....election) on the way home and hubby brought me in a cup of green tea .blegggh ! Bless his little cotton sox Love you guys , thanks xxx

Nice one you!
I hear that alkie fighting spirit being put to good use!
Atta girl.
Gx

Here thinking of you snoozy, hope today goes ok for you xx

Got my fingers (and toes!) crossed for you, Snoozy!:c043:

Yay! Glad you got to work and felt a bit better.

I hope you blood work brings you better news than you expect.

SnoozyQ, I am 15 month's sober. The warning shot that lead me to quitting was my liver. I was getting pains in my liver every time I took a drink for 2 months before I quit. Your liver is still functioning. It just can no longer take the abuse you were putting it through. First thing first as you should know is that your drinking days are done if you want to live. For me, this was a very good thing. It changed everything for me. When drinking isn't an option anymore, it just made it much easier to quit and stay quit.
Second, there are supplements out there that can support your liver. Research them. I take a supplement out there called Super Milk Thistle. I know you are going to think this is crazy, but I started taking this supplement after I saw what a dramatic difference it made for my dog when he was diagnosed with liver disease. My dog was puking up his food every day and didn't have much longer to live. My vet had him on many supplements, but they weren't doing much for him. His liver counts were off the charts. Within 2 weeks of taking Super Milk Thistle, all of his liver numbers had gone back to normal. It was remarkable. He ended up living another 5 years . (I know, I know it is a dog. However, I came across the supplement while researching my own alcoholism. Stupidly enough, I never started taking it till after I quit. Please research this supplement).
3rd is you need to start eating healthy. You need to start living healthy. Less processed food. More whole food/fruits and vegetable. Exercise! Even if it's just walking. You need to get food moving in and out of your body quicker so that it taxes your liver less.
This is not a death sentence. This is a life sentence. You need to go 180 degrees in the other direction. In 15 months, I have lived more and participated in life more than I had in the previous 15 years. This is not an end. It is a beginning!

Good morning Snoozy, Will be thinking of you today. Today is your gift, have a peaceful one. Take care, TF

Thanks . I find this time ( 2am) when i wake , to be my darkest. Home alone , me and my thoughts , hard to switch off the gazillion thoughts . Why does it always seem more scary in the middle of the night? :-(

Hello you.
Just done me laundry!
These time zones mess with my head.
Even at 2am your time you can be sure there is an alcoholic out there that you can help with your resolve and determination to get well soon and for good....
Gx