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**Whitestar** · July 26, 2006, 12:24 PM

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Hi Bambino

I would leave it a good 2 weeks, my liver failed 3 years ago but 3 weeks after my bloods were ok to good, good luck

Whitestar

**Saint Jude** · July 26, 2006, 12:55 PM

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I'm no Dr. But lots of water & unsweetened cranberry juice is a good boost to help cleanse your liver. Do you have any Milk Thistle capsules? You can get them @ the health food store, or most drug stores(at least in the US) Good luck to you Bambi!:h Also some teas are specially blended for de-toxifying the body, I've seen them @ health food stores as well. Might be worth checking into...

**Lou** · July 26, 2006, 01:00 PM

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Oh Bambs

I dont have any experience in this to offer advice...but if youve now been alcohol free for at least a wk then surely that willl show, they can only use an pick up on immidate alcohol consumtion am almost sure bout that as my ex is a police man.

Big hugs Bambs...Lou x x x

**Bambino** · July 26, 2006, 01:02 PM

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Hey Jude - Poignant as It's Liverpoool I'm going to !!!

I have a glass permantly by my side - not wine - but water with a tiny bit of cordial in it. _ i think its psychological because I always had a glass of wine to hand and felt panicky if I didn't. So i am drinking GALLONS of water - interjected with a few cokes for that sugar !! Also have been taking milk thistle for months - but only upped the dosage on the last few days after reading the recommended quantities. Do you think this will be enough or do you think I should postpone for a week or so ?
Thanking you with much love
Bambs
xxx

**Roberta Jewell** · July 26, 2006, 02:23 PM

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Liver support

Bambs,

Take a look at the supplement SAMe (S-adenosyl-L-methionine). It's not cheap, but pretty remarkable stuff. The Nataional Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism here in the US has gone so far to recommend it as an alternative treatment for alcoholic liver disease. Info is here. SAMe is reportedly fast acting and is used for many conditions: depression, anxiety, cognitive problems, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, and more.

This WebMD article called "Expert Panel Finds SAMe Promising" is really good. Here is a Medline abstract, as well.

You shouldn't take it if you're being treated for bi-polar disorder or are on antidepressants.

Might be worth checking out. :-)

RJ

**Bambino** · July 26, 2006, 04:09 PM

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Thanks RJ

I've read those articles and have just ordered some from a uk healthstore on line - so no p & p and it should be here in a couple of days. It cost ?39 for 90 tabs - but as of tomorrow I will have saved ?108. So I reckon it's well worth it.

I really appreciate you taking time out to advise me on this . i need to get my li'l ole liver back to normal as soon as poss. I will postpone the docs for tomorrow to give myself a fighting chance - I don't want to spend ?93 only to be told that I'm not fit to be a driver again. - ( I have a temporary licence at the mo until they confirm that I'm not an alcoholic !!!- LOL ).

thanks again
Bambs
xxx
:h

**YoungAtHeart** · July 26, 2006, 04:16 PM

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Hey Bambs,

I think it's a good move to postpone for at least another week or two! Keep up with the milk thistle and the SAMe, and don't drink, and your liver enzymes will be looking much better in that time!!! One of our member's liver enzymes improved dramatically in three weeks, so you are on the right road! Go girl!!

**Wayneuk2006** · July 26, 2006, 05:42 PM

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Hiya Bubba,
Try not to worry too much, i had a medical when i went into detox in june...Took blood, felt to see if liver seamed enlarged, checked eyes, ears, throat. Asked a few questions and that was it .
Your liver can take a hell of a lot of stick.
Best of luck for tomorrow...Bub......(Will be just B soon)

**InnerStrength** · July 27, 2006, 08:34 AM

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Hey Bambs
Keep up the good work, girl. Just a word of support. We are all here for you.
Jen

**Bambino** · July 27, 2006, 12:29 PM

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Bummer

Spoke with the docs today and have postponed it until a week on saturday - however...
Just found out that hubby will have to work away from next tuesday for 2 weeks ... DANGER DANGER... Alone ???? Who will keep me company ????? - don't answer that .
Confession to make ... Just been to off licence on the news of hbby being away and bought bottle of wine - SH*T !!! Only the one. BUT I feel i've let myself bloody down...
Had one glass of wine so far and hid the bottle in the wardrobe... Oh no - please don't let that slippery slope approach.

I feel so bloody fed up with myself - I've listened to the cd's today - read more of the book and taken my L glut and Kudzu - but I evidently do not have sufficient willpower or strength of character to take one little knock.. I am disgusted with myself - have tears as I type.
I reckon I'll order some topa - does it really work? and if so how much do I start on...
I cannot go back down this road - I have fought so hard this last week, feeling all jolly and proud of myself. and now I've B*llocksed it up. I feel like blasheming with a word beginning with F repetitivlely - REALLY LOUD.
Sorry to put a dampener on it guys
Bambs

**Wayneuk2006** · July 27, 2006, 06:23 PM

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Hiya Bubba,
Chin up eh, if it was that easy we'd have all given up years ago. Don't think thats it.....So you've had a slip...Theres that many slips round here its like a bloody ice rinc.
You've got a lot of friends here to talk to while your hubbys away....And we will all try and help you get back on track...
It is'nt easy doing this Bub and your only human so dont beat youself up.....Wayne ( Mackeral Man ):l

**Bambino** · July 28, 2006, 01:40 AM

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Thanks for those words Macks :h

Today is a new day and feelin strong again ... I drank the whole bottle in the end - disguised with OJ - luckily Lee couldn't smell it on my breath.
Drank loads of water so no hangover today.

Was just a little panicky slip up as you say - on this ice rink of doom !! do you reckon I'm still entitled to say 10 days of abs? - or have I forfeited that priveledge and back to day 1 ?

Thanks again for your support my fishy little friend !!!

Bubba
xxx :l

Forgot to say - Hope you had a 'Kiss Me Kwik, Candyfloss' time in good ole Blackpool. My hubby is working on the Hilton hotel there as we speak - Did you go into the ghost house thing at the entrace to the fair, that you walk through in semi darkness and people leap out.. at the end Freddie (Kruger) and the guy from the chainsaw masacre chases you down a corridor and you are screaming ( well i was ) and you go through some doors - screaming.... into.... A PUB !!! People sitting there P*ssing themselves - hilarious.. Hope your wife enjoyed lettin her hair down - she sounds like an angel... xxx

**YoungAtHeart** · July 28, 2006, 08:21 AM

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Counting Days

Hi Bambs,
In my book, a slip is a slip, not a fall! Many people here on MWO continue to count their alcohol free (AF) days, even though they may have slipped for a day or two. You don't have to go back to square one!! It's simple: You just have a 10/1--10 days of abs, 1 day of drinking! And you can just keep going from there! 11/1, 12/1, 13/1, and so on!
Have you tried out the drink counter at the bottom of the forums board?? It looks pretty cool. Apparently you can post it openly or privately and keep track of your abs days there, too!
Keep up the good work, and stay strong, Bambino Bubba!!
Hugs, Kathy:l

**Wayneuk2006** · July 28, 2006, 09:13 AM

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Hiya Bubba, no we did'nt go in there,Lisa wasn't too keen i really wanted to though, we watched the screen outside for a while of people coming through the door and into the bar...looked like good fun. We did go on the ghost train. ( Dead scarey)

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