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10-13-2015, 05:53 AM

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sva777

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I got my lab work back and everything was normal except my cholesterol was high. What a relief to finally see those results, I was pretty nervous. The Dr did tell me my body is still healing at nine months and she said usually it takes about 2 years dry to really heal all the damage. I hope anyone else reading this is inspired to go get checked as it is good piece of mind.

10-13-2015, 06:32 AM

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That's great news sva, glad you were able to find out that things are mostly just fine, what a relief it must be!

10-13-2015, 06:47 AM

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This is a big reason/ motivator for me quitting. Last year my liver, cholesterol, and triglicerides were all slightly elevated. I am going in December for a physical and don't want alcohol to be screwing up my numbers/ health.
Congrats. Gotta be a good feeling. If I can offer any advice, don't let a good health report allow your AV to talk you into a drink being ok.

10-13-2015, 07:07 AM

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Great news and great advice. Thanks.

10-13-2015, 07:07 AM

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Great news!

10-13-2015, 08:02 AM

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Great news sva, and must be a huge weight off your shoulders.

10-13-2015, 08:04 AM

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Great news Sva congrats

10-13-2015, 11:57 AM

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Congratulations! I know that must be a huge relief !! I am surprised that it takes the body 2 years to fully recover!!

10-13-2015, 12:04 PM

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Fantastic news Sva!

10-13-2015, 02:48 PM

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Dee74

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great to hear sva

10-13-2015, 03:04 PM

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How wonderful, sva! We're happy.

10-13-2015, 03:16 PM

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Congrats sva. I'm getting ready to go through the same thing.....

10-13-2015, 03:41 PM

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That is wonderful news. I finally decided to quit when my liver enzymes hit 3X normal. they're back to normal now (Thank God). I'm glad you're healing as well

10-13-2015, 05:00 PM

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sva777

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Thanks you everyone for your continued support it really means a lot.

About the 2 years to fully recover, I imagine that is only some parts of our bodies as my test results were fine for my liver and kidneys. I am sure our brains need longer to recover than anything.

10-13-2015, 05:38 PM

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It's going to take a lifetime to fix my brain

10-13-2015, 06:21 PM

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Quote:

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It's going to take a lifetime to fix my brain

Haha! Me too

And that's great news sva!

10-13-2015, 06:45 PM

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sva777

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It's going to take a lifetime to fix my brain

Oh yeah well maybe that's how it seems but I am sure that's not true.

10-13-2015, 10:39 PM

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That's great news! I'm not at all surprised- I felt like I was still changing and getting healthier for a couple years, too. Some of the aches and pains I'd attributed to simply getting older completely went away after I got sober.

10-14-2015, 03:10 AM

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HI SVA. I'm really glad your blood work came back okay. I think the blood provides a window into the body, so they're quite important and a relief if results were satisfactory, as yours were. Did your doctor attribute your slightly cholesterol levels to your drinking? I recently had blood work done, glucose and cholesterol were higher than last year, but my liver enzymes were normal. That's was a relief.