One Step at a Time - November 2016

[Lizann]

X post techie, yes Mark is doing better. How goes it in your world?

[techie]

X post techie, yes Mark is doing better. How goes it in your world?

Happy to hear Liz. I am doing well. Thank you!

[NoraC]

Techie :heartbeat: :hug: :heartbeat:

[aihfl]

Nora, thank you for asking after me. I had to make an appointment with him this Friday to discuss the results. Now that it's open enrollment time, the idea of finding a new doctor is in the front of my mind. I spoke with my ex about him, and she compared him to Dr. Hibbert on The Simpsons, and not in a complimentary way.

I started working again with a personal trainer. I was pleasantly surprised that LA Fitness would honor all my unused sessions from the past, so I try to put in 2 hours a week with the trainer. Sometimes the soreness makes mundane tasks unpleasant, but that is the sensation of progress.

I started reading another Joe Hill (Stephen King's son) novel: NOS4A2. Appropriate for this time between Halloween and Christmas as it's a horror novel with an underlying Christmas theme.

Not much else to say. My life is pretty much work, gym and read.

[abcowboy]

Bon voyage Liz, enjoy your cruise! But no quitting on your quit eh!

[NoraC]

I think I read a Joe Hill book but can't remember the name. Ill have to look.

Mom isn't up to par tonight. I am driving son to his meeting so ill be back later.

[Lizann]

Nora, does your son go to meetings daily? Hope your mom is ok. We do worry about our families don't we.
Aihfl hope things go well with the doctor Friday. As uncomfortable as doing those mundane things are, we here, refer to that as a "good" sore. I have thought of getting a trainer, but honestly it scares me a bit. Maybe for Cjs wedding. How long are your work outs for?
Cowboy thanks for the well wishes. No way, no how am I drinking.
I wish I could take you all with me. Wouldn't that be fun!
Anyway I do not believe I will have Internet on the ship but I will check in if I can.
Bon voyage. You know I will be thinking of you all

[NoraC]

Love you Liz. Have the best time ever. I was hoping I would get back in time to catch you. Just imagine us sitting there with you. :heartbeat:

[Rusty]

Good Morning, Friends!

Aihfl, I reached out to you immediately after I heard your bloodwork results and the comment your doctor made when you have all this sober time under your belt. Unfortunately, I lost my post, and I am so sorry it has taken me so long to reply. I felt so badly for you and I could so empathize with you because there is a such a stigma surrounding alcoholism, and sober alcoholics are STILL stigmatized because the moment some test result is off or a sober alcoholic calls in sick to work, the first thing people think is, "oh he/she is drinking again!!!! On Friday, and this is just my opinion, I would very calmly state to your doctor that you have been sober for over 7 months now and this is the result of the statin you are taking. I wouldn't tell him you are looking for a new doctor but that is a swell idea. If you get angry and defensive, he will surely think you are back to drinking. :-(

I didn't want my drinking to be thrown in my face for the rest of my life, and so when my original doctor (the one who wanted me to go to rehab) closed her practice, and I got a new doctor, I told my new doctor that my previous doctor lost my records and we had to start from scratch (yes, my old doctor DID lose my records...among other mistakes. I was getting ready to fire her). At that point, I had been sober for about 2 1/2 years and when my new doc asked me about alcohol use I just said, "no, I don't drink, " and it was the truth. When my liver panel test results came back normal, he really couldn't say anything. I told my new doc the truth about my daily 20 mgs. of Baclofen...that I take it for my lifelong problem with anxiety. A really good friend of mine told me I should be totally honest with my doctor about my drinking history. Why?? What good would it do but come back and bite me in the butt later. No way! I know some of you might think it was the wrong decision, but for me, it wasn't. Aihfl, back to you.... so glad you have some personal training sessions coming up. How is your girlfriend?

Liz-have a splendid time! So glad Mark is better!

Hi, Sweet Nora!

Hey Pauly, how are you?????:hug:

Hello to Nursie, AG, TMH, and anyone I missed...I have some work to do so I hope everyone has a great Tuesday!!

[Nursie]

Why oh why do I keep losing my posts??
Good morning! I will write more later but wanted to check in.
I started taking my Antabuse again because the "f@ck-its" have been haunting me. So I said ohhhh hell no!
Went to my therapist, got myself a psychiatrist to help sort out my antidepressant medication and started taking the Antabuse every day. (Disclaimer: antabuse is not for everyone and is very dangerous if not used correctly).
So now when I'm driving and the devil on my shoulder tries to turn my steering wheel into the bottle store, I can say:
YouTube

[NoraC]

Nurse - great job on getting the antabuse. I definitely used it at times and it helped.

Off to get my air bag recall taken care of. Catch you later.

[NoraC]

This is worth the read

Jenny Lawson - It's going to be ok

[NoraC]

Hope everyone is doing well.

[NoraC]

Well - where is everyone? Hope Liz is having a fantastic time!

Rusty - you at home this week? Thanks for the e-mails, etc. :hug:

Nursie - how you doing with the antabuse?

aihfl - you are talking to the dr tomorrow?

Ok - I'm at work and better run. Have a wonderful day everyone!

[techie]

Hello all. Hoping too that all is well. Thanks Nora.