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[girly wirly]

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hmm the counselor rang to say he was ringing the al team, that he'd ring me back with the outcome. he hasn't as yet, but i'm sure he'll ring tomorrow as he knows how anxious i get. had a lovely day out with my sister today down at the seaside. took a picnic, had a little entertainment party on for the kids. the heavens opened but no one cared. we just got wet, good times.

its witching hour now and its killing me but i'm gonna get through it. got a nice curry with my name on it.

[Panno]

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Hi Girly hope you got through the witching hour ok yesterday (makes me smile saying witching hour ..... mine is more like 4 f*** hours )

Did your AL counselor ring you back? Keeping all my digits crossed for you :l

[mama bear]

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how ya doin girly???
we all worry about you

[girly wirly]

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hi all, yes i got through, how i don't know!. day 3 now. counselor rang back. the al team are reviewing my case following his discussion with them, so hopefully they'll give me an answer soon.

i know whats gonna get me well. i don't think its fair that because i don't drink enough i should be denied help. an alcoholic is an alcoholic whether its one bottle of wine or a gallon of vodka. my circs are different because of my bypass. i get rat arsed soooo quickly so the amount i drink is pretty dangerous! here's hoping i'll hesr soon. until then its good old sweats and willpower!

[JackieClaire]

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That's great girly,
At 3 days you should be over the worst of the shakey,sweaty, yikky bits. So now the it's a mind over matter bit.
All you have to avoid is taking that 1st drink. Easy for me to say, not at all. It's been my mantra every day since 7th July last year. It works.
J x
:l

[girly wirly]

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day 2 again, following a boozy birthday barbecue party that was thrown for me.

i'm considering taking the antabuse in the cupboard. i don't think i'd drink on it again. the alcohol team have not responded to my counsellor. looks like i'm doing this alone. i've been reading alot about baclofen but i'm wondering should i order it or not. i dont have enough money for a large order, and the side effects dont sound nice if you run out!

[JackieClaire]

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Hi Girly,
Sorry the the alcohol team haven't got back to you or your counsellor yet. It may be just they have a lot of staff on summer holiday.
The real thing that worries me is this statement.

girly wirly;931562 wrote:

i'm considering taking the antabuse in the cupboard. i don't think i'd drink on it again.

You think you won't drink on antabuse. You cannot drink on antabuse. You and me both know you were very lucky the last time. Please don't let the thought enter your mind that you can have a drink.

J x
:l

[girly wirly]

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ok jc, point taken, i'll leave it for now, thanks hun. back to the power of odat. i wonder what route the gp would send me down?

[mama bear]

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I am thinking of you honey.......

[girly wirly]

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hi everyone

got my 3rd appointment with the al counsellor on tuesday, she is so lovely. it's really helping. i'm still drinking, but the depression is lifting and i'm realising why i'm the way i am.

i also have my operation date for my back, the 17th september, please god give me my life back.

[Tabbers (a.k.a. KTAB)]

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Hey Girly great to see you, we were wondering how you were getting on. Good that you have some targets in your sights, best of luck with the appointment and your op.

[gyco]

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girly wirly;952416 wrote: hi everyone

got my 3rd appointment with the al counsellor on tuesday, she is so lovely. it's really helping. i'm still drinking, but the depression is lifting and i'm realising why i'm the way i am.

i also have my operation date for my back, the 17th september, please god give me my life back.

i girly,i dont no if i responed to your oriignal post,but you sound like ,me a few years ago,we have more in common then one mt think,the only thing i did wrong was drink to much , 12 years ago,then hell broke lose ,i woke up one evening and had a panic attack,it lasted 2.5 hours,that was the 1st one,not the last,dont beleive from all of the ones i had any were less then that amount of time,well tomake a long story short,12 years later i dont have any anymore,ive been on most ssri's,antidepressents and pain killers ,the last drug was tramadol,its an opiet,for pain,dont take them any more,i like you had to wait for help for a long time,but it was worth it,recently neck surgery,,its called a posterior cervical spinal decompression,when i look back this is where all my depression started from,doctors cant prove it,it was my body telling me i was to abusive to it and it started rebelling 12 years ago,i wish you well and im doin grreat,:goodjob::thanks: gyco

[girly wirly]

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hi everyone

had my operation last friday. i'm doing good. feel a bit sleepy from the anaesthetic and painkillers i've been on since and a little sore but i'll live. got 6 lovely al free days under my belt too x


hopefully i'll be able to get my butt back to work soon and put this dark 9 months behind me x

[mama bear]

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I am soooooo happy for you...keep it up!!!
how's the back??

[spuddleduck]

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great to hear from you girly. i really hope the op sorts things out for you and that you can continue with your lovely AL free days. things are looking brighter