I've had to start all over... today is my 4th day of abstaining, and I feel sick. Stomach/intestinal issues and slight headache. I've had 2 colonoscopies in the last 2 years. The first one I had a pre-cancerous nasty tumour removed and several benign polyps. The second procedure my colon was a lot better, just very small polyps removed. I have been diagnosed with diverticulosis, and I don't need to have another colonoscopy for 3 years to follow up :D Since I was here last I have been drinking heavily, and I'm sure it is affecting my health, physically and mentally. In September of 2012, I was hospitalized for almost 3 weeks and diagnosed with a concurrent disorder of depression and alcoholism. I got out of the hospital and continued to self-medicate because my life is a mess due to alcohol! I know it makes no sense, and of course the alcohol made thinks a LOT worse, so here I am again, trying to detox from alcohol again. I have a alcohol counsellor, and I go to group therapy sessions. I started AA this last monday, and I've been every day, I'll go again today... I need to quit this horrible drinking habit/addiction, get clean, and get thinking clear, so I can sort out my messy life!
