af day Wed 9 Jan

[Lavande]

af day Wed 9 Jan

Good late morning Abbers

Sunny & warming up to the mid-fifties here today - yay!

I have to tell you that I was almost crippled with anxiety & fears (some real, some not so real) before I started this journey BUT that's all changed now. I feel like I have not only my life back but also my mind :H
Actually, it was anything but funny, it was hell. I tried a Rx med or two, didn't like the numbness they created. I think the combination of deleting AL, nicotine, some of the caffiene, adding exercise & major dietary changes & the addition of some soothing herbals worked for me. You really need to look at the whole picture

TDN, just loved the video, so cute.
I'm going to send the link to my younger brother. He plays guitar & mandolin & plays Irish Pub tunes with some friends. I think they would like this!

Greetings to everyone & welcome to serious AFland OnceAgain & Mein Sonnenschein!
The majority of us here have some serious AF time under our belts & are living proof that you can do it too!

My grandson woke up today, still have a low grade fever so i returned him to his home. I really hadn't planned on playing nurse maid all day. I'll call him later as I promised

TT, your LFT can be thrown off a bit even by consuming certain foods prior to your blood tests. As long as you remain AF your numbers will improve. The milk thistle may not be a bad idea.

Wishing everyone a great AF Wednesday!
lav

[paulywogg]

af day Wed 9 Jan

hi everyone hi hope your wednesdays going good,i just started the amoryn yesterday,its good cuz it doesnt make me feel weird like zoloft did,tdn and lavande,how did it effect you at first?and how long until you seen results?this is the only place i can pin you both down and ask haha,anyways have a great day everybody!

[Lavande]

af day Wed 9 Jan

Pauly,
Honestly it only took a few days on the Amoryn to start feeling results. It will take a few weeks, a month maybe until you get the full effect but the best news is No Side Effects
Just stick with it, eat healthy, get some fresh air & a little exercise each day too!
Make it a part of your sobriety plan

[Determinator]

af day Wed 9 Jan

ahoy from a hotel in far north California AFerooooos!

so far so good. had pellegrino with dinner and catching up on emails now.

TreeTops, what Lav said...just continue with being AF and you should see changes. eating low cholesterol doesn't work to lower blood serum cholesterol FYI. our own livers manufacture 85% of the cholesterol in our system as it's vital for every cell in our bodies. if the liver is making too much it's almost always a hormonal imbalance caused by (ironically) a hi carb, low fat diet. I've seen it a zillion times. my best friend has befriended a gal that has been a strict low-fat vegetarian for 14 years and she's now very overweight and has a triglyceride count of over 4,000
that is not a misprint! it's supposed to be about 150 or less. we are now trying to save her life with a dietary intervention and visitations with lots of specialists.

beautiful drive over the Sierras today, snow and sun making all those mountains and trees glimmer so loverly.

Sun, therapy sounds like a great idea. i wish I had the money and resources (time) to do that myself.

I'll be in Vegas next week Monday to Sat. eeeeeeeek! that will be a test and a half.

keep the humor coming Mick!

be well everyone!

[scottish lass]

af day Wed 9 Jan

Evening all - crazy day at work, single meeting from 10 am to 4pm - holy moly!
Hanging in well here.
Hi Det, see you are in the hood! Brought some grismal weather with you thou :H Left the sun in the sierras??
Mick, thanks as always for the lecture - much appreciated. No idea you had a stroke, well done for such a great attitude!
Finished the milk chocolate hobnobs this last weekend, have a huge hankering to get more - have put 8lbs on though, so maybe I shouldn't:H Nurld, as KY says, you should never have started - ruined for life now!!!
TT - I am taking 4 milk thistle a day - I will be getting my bloodwork done soon, have to make an appt for my yearly and will be getting it checked then - am hoping that I will have good news, but it is worrisome. The ALT can react to many things and is not always a teller of where your liver is at - any idea what your T Bili is?? That is a bot more of a long term tattler of damage. However, we do need to remeber that blood work only tells a part of teh tale and not all of it - one thing is if your ALT has risen for a reason, whether due to antabuse or something else, it shows your liver is still functioning, so that can be good news - treat it right and it can heal. The numbers don't rise when the liver has had too much damge....
OK, am exhausted too like others here - so ready for bed every night - so off to nag the girls to get themselves into bed so I can go too - and hope the sandman comes tonight...
Happy Humpday - almost done....day 10 over and out - have a ways to get to 190 thou Mick - well done!!!!

[CanToo]

af day Wed 9 Jan

Happy Wednesday night y'all.

Everything here is good, just been a bit busy. Doing the same old stuff with some new added ( Physio, yoga, XC ski waxing clinic tonight, spin tomorrow hair cut Friday, ski lesson on Saturday and then there's my course). Yada yada.

Mick - I think you should try yoga. The body feels good today, think it's worth the $. 90 minutes of real focus and connection with the body. It's going to take a few weeks to really 'get it'. :H

I'll try to catch up with everyone on Sunday.

Hi to any newbies and to those yet to post.

oke: KY. I AM NOT OLD!!