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02-20-2019, 02:51 PM

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Atlast9999

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Congrats Chris. Brag away, you’ve overcome a lot and have 6 months under your belt. Shout it from the rooftops, friend!!

02-20-2019, 03:05 PM

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Accord1

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Excellent post. I can relate to just about everything you said. Congratulations

02-20-2019, 03:15 PM

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Hevyn

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So happy you have reclaimed your life, Chris! This is wonderful & inspiring news.

02-20-2019, 03:15 PM

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Dee74

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Congrats on 6 months Chris

02-20-2019, 04:31 PM

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yinzer

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Great job, Chris! Keep it going!

02-20-2019, 04:38 PM

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TheWayBack

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Glad to hear you're doing well and feeling in good spirits. I had a similar experience a month ago, only it was my heart and kidneys instead of my liver. I had ascites as well, edema, couldn't breathe and was there a week. Somehow, my liver was 100% fine. Go figure.

02-20-2019, 06:26 PM

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kiki26

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You are awesome. Like others mentioned, I can feel your positivity coming from what you wrote. It’s really inspirational. Keep it up. And keep posting. I love reading your stuff!

02-21-2019, 06:06 AM

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WhoDeyPI

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Originally Posted by TheWayBack

The ascites are a crazy thing. I honestly thought I was just bloated and gained a bunch of weight. Then they put a tube in my abdominal cavity and drained like 5-6 liters of brown toxic fluid....it was nasty but I felt so much relief! I could breathe again! I'm glad you're okay...heart and kidney problems are scary, but glad your liver is good. The human body is a fascinating thing.

Thank you everyone for such kind words! I'm glad that some of you can relate, and hope that my experiences help someone someway.

02-21-2019, 06:43 AM

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August252015

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Great job! Keep doing what you are doing, remember every day won't feel this awesome (this is also a note to self as I am so happily celebrating an anniversary today also) and you will keep making progress and seeing the value of a life in recovery.

02-21-2019, 03:01 PM

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DriGuy

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Nothing wrong with taking pride in yourself for a job well done, and going sober should be a source of pride because it really is an accomplishment. It's good to hear. Your post makes me happy.

02-21-2019, 06:53 PM

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gymratgirl

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Your posts are inspiring. Love seeing how you are embracing everything instead of running away from it all. I don't know much about the sober trips, but I am sure they are out there. There are alot of us looking for a better way to travel and explore. Looking forward to hearing about what you do!

02-21-2019, 08:19 PM

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Fearlessat50

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Fantastic! Great post!

02-22-2019, 03:02 AM

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Lascaux

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Congratulations! Thank you so much for sharing this. I'm going into my first dry weekend with a busy schedule and I was a little worried but this post lifted me right up.

02-22-2019, 03:24 AM

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PhoenixJ

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congrats

02-22-2019, 03:29 AM

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Kaily

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Brilliant post, I love your positivity and congratulations.

Enjoy your party!

02-23-2019, 01:26 AM

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MissPerfumado

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Such a wonderful touching post. Thank you for sharing it.

I really believe my path to sobriety had a deeply spiritual element to it. I 'm not a religious person but I am spiritual and when I was trying to quit, just desperate to find the strength, I decided to hand the problem over to the spirit of the Christ, feeling that there was no greater spiritual love that I could identify with. This was about 2 months before I finally quit.

My first day sober I too had a profound moment of surrender, relief and cleansing. The moment I gave up denying and fighting it, something changed. I'll never ever forget it - for as long as I live I'll remember that day as a rebirth.