Just wanted to drop in and say hello. I'm kind of stuck at home for a minute.
Friday I had some surgery done and I'm not supposed to be doing anything for a week. Talk about things being tough! Go tell an alcoholic to sit at home for a week! The day after surgery my dumb ass decides to go sit up at the aa club for six houirs. Needless to say that wasn't too bright on my part. I don't know about you guys but it seems like I always learn things the not so easy way!
I have a ton of spare time on my hands now. Guess I need to settle down and do some reading. My sponsor wants me reading over step nine in the big book and the 12&12.
The thing about this is the week prior to my surgery I had a million thoughts about going out and getting all drunk and high. I guess that's how alchy's deal with stress. They drink. Anyways, I made it through this ordeal sober and all those crazy thoughts are gone for the moment. Thankyou God for that!
I am grateful today! I have a bottle of vicodin at home and I haven't even thought about taking any! How great is that!
The surgery was minor. They gave me an epidermal shot that numbed me from the waist down and removed a huge chunk of flesh from around my tailbone. Ouch! I've had a nurse making home visits to replace the packing inside the wound. She just kept saying I can't believe this doesn't hurt. Is it just me or could this maybe just be my Higher Power working in my life?
One thing I am sure of is that if I was still drinking I wouldn't have a job or insurance and I would never of bothered to get this surgery in the first place.
It is a good day to be sober! The holidays are getting closer. It's football season. No enemies today. Having a family that I can care about and having myself that I can care about.
Thank God for sobriety and this wonderful fellowship!
I'm so sorry that you have needed surgery, but I'm so glad that you didn't drink. I always find it amazing that my Higher Power, AA and me can manage to achieve so much in my life. I so often think of all that I can now do and the only thing that I can't do is to pick up a drink one day at a time. It seems a good deal to me.
Look after yourself and try not to overdo things. I hope that you'll soon be feeling so very much better.
Take care,
Carol
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Justin, how good to hear from you! Your tail bone? ouch ouch ouch. Hope you're watching football laying on your side. I'm so glad that the pain isn't overwhelming. I've got pain pills in the cupboard that are for when I pass kidney stones. Haven't taken one yet, but if Ron ever gets another toothache, they're there for him. ha! I'm leary of having them in the house, and leary of tossing them in case i blow a doozy of a stone. But I'm so glad you arent hurting.
A week off for someone your age, with your energy---that's gotta be hard. Yeah, read read read, you are so bright you probably need to keep that brain of yours busy. Good time to start that book by Dan Brown maybe.
I don't "tell" myself anything sure as sh** I'll do the opposite. I call it "giving myself options", LOL. Take care of yourself! Be gentle with your behind, eh? hug, Chris
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