Oh bless you @sprinkles… there is nothing worse that being very active and then having to stop completely due to injury 
I hope you start to feel better soon 
well done done on day 188!!! That’s awesome 
stay strong lass! If you don’t mind me asking…how did you damage ya knee? Xxx
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I pretty much wore them out from decades and thousands of miles of running, biking, rollerblading, power walking, heavy weightlifting, etc.
My knees are bone on bone now and need replacing. The left one, the one keeping me immobile, is bleeding into the joint space, which causes it to swell to epic and deliriously painful proportions.
Zoinks!
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Until upwards of $30K for a knee replacement falls into my lap, or health insurance becomes affordable again, I’m stuck.
If anyone had told me this was going to be my life, sitting on my ass watching endless TV, I would have laughed in their face.
And if they’d told me I’d be doing it sober?!
Effin hysterical!!!
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It is inhumane. It also is stopping me from being able to look for, find, and work a job.
Very frustrating, our ‘healthcare’ here.
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That’s awful!! I really feel for you. If I could fly you over to England and get it done here for you, I most certainly would 
…I’m sending you lots of love sprinkles stay strong, hope it gets sorted for you soon. X
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I’ve actually been reading about medical tourism. A knee replacement is about 1/3 of the cost in other countries that also have excellent doctors.
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For sure! Nobody should have to live in constant pain like you are having to do…I’m with @Jenyoyo on this one… it’s outrageous! If you can defo get looking into going somewhere abroad for the op
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Day two here. Feeling ok. Future oriented. But damn it weighs heavy
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Checking in day 2. Feeling tired but calm. 100% not drinking today. Have a great day all 
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Day 40. Feeling happy and comforted by the fact that I have no desire to drink. It genuinely gets easier with each passing day.
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Checkin in on day 10. Woke up late and in a bad mood. I feel like the people around me are always dumping their problems on me and constantly ask me for favors without taking into consideration I have 2 children and one is special needs. My days are full as it is. I need to learn to say no but I feel bad to not help others. In the past this has been a trigger. I feel overwhelmed so my addicted brain says take a pill or 2 or 3 and so on. I know I’m not super woman I just wish other people could understand that too 
but all that said I’m sober even though I can tell it’s not going to be easy today. Stay strong y’all 
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Day 240. During my first marriage of 16 years I drank very little, mostly on holidays or at celebrations. I was a homebody happy spending time with my family and living a quiet life. I started drinking to help me cope with my divorce at the age of 40. I met my second husband a few years later. He swept me off my feet. He introduced me to a whole new world of travel, parties, socializing - all the time. There was alcohol everywhere. My drinking escalated. Fast forward 16 years. Since I stopped poisoning myself almost 8 months ago, I have made my way back to living a quieter life. I still love to travel, spend time with my family, hike, read, cook, enjoy art and music. My husband has happily joined me. It has brought us closer. I think it’s amazing how removing alcohol from my life helped me naturally get back to what really makes me happy. Not only is my body healing my soul is too. 
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I love this. What a happy path to take. 
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- Well that was weird … After finishing work last night, I was actually hit with a feeling of ‘What now?’ I didnt like it. It’s the first time I’d ever consciously decided to leave employment with the aim of doing nothing. It’s not a money worry or future prospect thing because I set myself up pretty well in terms of savings and a CV but having had nearly a year of serious hard graft, it felt like I’d just ended the thing that keeps me busy for 14 hrs a day and I didnt know what I was going to do with it. I didnt feel like drinking but it was a very stark reminder that in the past, I would have drank my way through it. A day off was a day to drink, a holiday was a week to drink. After talking it out with with someone close to me and letting those feelings out, it became very clear that I just had to let those feelings go. It’s something new and something fresh and the immediate change is always going to be a little offsetting but it’s nothing to be worried about. Today, we’ve packed up half the house and just had a dirty great Burger King (haven’t had a BK since Amsterdam 6 years ago!) and I’m feeling a lot better about the whole thing. I hate the actual process of moving but I’m always happy about it in the end. Also, I’ve found out that I may have to extend my holiday by a couple days because British Airways are going on strike again - that’s a shame, isnt it? Lol Happy Thursday
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Wooohooo!! Ish, I am soooo proud of you!! You are amazing!!! 
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Thank you. Life is sooo hard really really hard. But soooo beautiful without alcohol. 
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Checking in day 160.
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35 days!!!
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Well done, super 60 
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