First Day
 

Hi,

After 12 years of heavy alcohol abuse, I have been diagnosed with cirrhosis of the Liver. I have been told in no uncertain terms that if I do not stop drinking, I will shorten my life significantly.

So here I am, my first day of sobriety. Not sure what to expect, so any advice is greatly appreciated.

Bb

Hi B.B.
Welcome! You came to the right place, you will find tons of support here! Just don’t make my mistake, don’t hide in the shadows, but be active and post often. We can do this

Thanks for the encouragement mako. Here’s hoping.

Welcome BertyBoy.
I second mako's advice.
This place can save you if you let it.
Dont expect to move mountains in a day. Take it ODAAT and get all the help you can. Withdrawl is tough if your going through it just stick to it and loads and loads of water and B complex vitamins are reccommended (common advice)
After a week you feel better. After a month much better.

Have you got a PLAN :
https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...very-plan.html

Welcome BertyBoy! Did your doctor give you any assistance for a safe detox? SR has been a huge support for me. Reading the threads and posting is important to continue my sobriety. One day, even one minute at a time. You can do it!

Welcome to SR Bertyboy - you'll find this is a great community :)

There's a great life to be had sober - read around, ask as many questions as you like and basically, just jump in :)

D

Thanks again for the advice and recovery plan link. My doctor advised that I should taper off over a 1week period, cutting consumption each day. I did that, yesterday was the last tapering day so here’s hoping.

Bb

Welcome, Bertyboy. Day 1 for me too. So many of us at day 1 today.

Welcome to SR, Bertyboy; so glad that you joined us.

The link that Vman posted is a truly fantastic one.

I will post links to a couple of other threads in which you may be interested.

As promised:

https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...-part-one.html

Another:

https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...art-361-a.html

Welcome
Praying you get the strength to do this

This site helps me every day
Thinking of you xxxxx