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Kiwias

Tomorrow will be 7 years to the day since I quit. For me that's significant because I reckon that I had a serious problem for about the last 6 years of my drinking "career" - so I'm clean for longer than I was out of control. I drank "normally" from about 21 to mid-40s; started to go downhill then,...

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FFS, is The Almighty Flog allowed to also stink up this thread as well, with his relentless virtue-signalling? What the f-ck? You're the only one stinking up this thread, you odd little man. Not quite sure what triggered shanky's comment but it does seem somewhat out of place here. Regarding sleep,...

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Mate, there's definitely a range of alcoholics. "Alcoholic" does not mean you're lying in the gutter drinking metho. And I'm sorry to say "a couple of bottles of wine" by yourself at home more than qualifies. I'm not trying to be judgemental here, just honest. I'm 100kg and consider myself to have ...

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I went 6 months without drinking, to lose weight. Broke my streak over Christmas. That feeling of being even just mildly hungover sucks. For 2025 I am going to see how I go with limiting my consumption rather than cutting it out totally. Plan is to only have a drink if there's a decent reason for i...

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At today's AA meeting, I received an award for 20 years sober. I remember the first meeting as if it was yesterday, the words of the group leader at the time piercing my mind and heart: "unless you desire sobriety from the depths of your heart, joining this group will not help you remain sober". The...

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I went 6 months without drinking, to lose weight. Broke my streak over Christmas. That feeling of being even just mildly hungover sucks. For 2025 I am going to see how I go with limiting my consumption rather than cutting it out totally. Plan is to only have a drink if there's a decent reason for i...

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Possibly not quite the same……… but I quit candy for 2025. I’ve legitimately got a disorder - I can easily eat none, but a single piece of candy, a biscuit, chocolate, cake, etc. will inevitably result in a binge. I guess it’s the dopamine or something. Hopefully this doesn’t sound weird or patronis...

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I guess I am blessed (or cursed?) to not enjoy the taste of alcohol so rarely drink, but my uncle was a terrible alcoholic. I remember him pouring beer on his corn flakes every morning, that's how bad it was. Sadly it killed him in the end. Anyone who fights against their addictions gets nothing bu...

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It is always a good feeling to wake up on New Year’s Day with the knowledge that I made it through another calendar year without having a drink. May there be many more NYDs like this one and best wishes to all those sharing this journey. I look forward to this post every year. Good to see you remai...

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Happy New Year Kiwias. Good to hear from you and hope you are in good health following your heart attack (last year?). booji boy The wee problem I had with my heart was in April last year, totally out of the blue, but things are coming along well with my recovery. I see a rehab specialist once a we...

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It is always a good feeling to wake up on New Year’s Day with the knowledge that I made it through another calendar year without having a drink. May there be many more NYDs like this one and best wishes to all those sharing this journey. Happy New Year Kiwias. Good to hear from you and hope you are...

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It is always a good feeling to wake up on New Year’s Day with the knowledge that I made it through another calendar year without having a drink.

May there be many more NYDs like this one and best wishes to all those sharing this journey.

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I went to the hospital for a check on my progress and the results of the blood test were across-the-board positive -- the values that needed to decline have declined significantly (the bad cholesterol one the main one) and those that needed to improve had improved. My weight too has dropped to a hea...

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62 caveat I'm a smoker and drinker. I had just turned 70, have never smoked, and took my last drink 20 years ago. I am definitely not overweight, do regular exercise, eat healthily, have a low-stress diet, my bp is a wee bit high but not alarmingly so, the same as my cholesterol levels. It seems th...

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Take care, Kiwias. Wishing you a quick and full recovery. Was over your way recently on a school trip to the Tottori sand dunes etc. お大事に! When were you here, mate? Hmmm… Let me see now, it must have been around March 13-15, I think. I was well aware I was in Kiwias country, but had chaperoning obl...

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Update I am at the end of my “do sfa” rest period at home and am doing my morning walk every day, now to be joined with a session on the exercise bike that arrived today. BP has definitely stabilized at a good level and my pulse is also steady. So far, so good. That’s great to hear Kiwias Glad you ...

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Olddantucker wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 2:28 am Yes, look after yourself Kiwias. Hope your recovery continues to go well.

Cheers. Definitely feeling much better and my weight has dropped back to my normal level.

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FujiKiwi wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 1:51 am Take care, Kiwias. Wishing you a quick and full recovery. Was over your way recently on a school trip to the Tottori sand dunes etc.

お大事に!

When were you here, mate?

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Glad to read that you are with us Kiwas. Cannot overemphasise how important it is to listen to your own body and to monitor your health. I may well be OTT but I monitor my physical wellbeing very closely. The outward signs I keep a close eye on. I monitor my weight, waist size, cardio fitness. I ex...

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As I mentioned in a previous post, weird how different surgeons, hospitals, countries approach this as I was not told to do sfa walk dogs straight away (that was extent of what was allowed) then work it up. Poor explanation as the doctor encouraged me to walk for 15~20mins a day and do 15mins on th...

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Update

I am at the end of my “do sfa” rest period at home and am doing my morning walk every day, now to be joined with a session on the exercise bike that arrived today. BP has definitely stabilized at a good level and my pulse is also steady.

So far, so good.

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1.5 years ago now. He had a stent put in, but I guess he builds up blockages easily so will likely need more as he grows older and other tubes block up. I don't know if its mental or physical, but he doesn't push himself anymore. Stopped running etc. I think he just goes for walks/gyms it. One of m...

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My friend had a heart attack aged 33. Was fit, ran half marathons etc, not overweight at all. Just bad genetics. Turns out his grandfathers on both sides died in their 40s. His dad is fine, but his uncle died in his 40s too. All of heart attacks. He thought staying fit could fight it off, but nope....

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My friend had a heart attack aged 33. Was fit, ran half marathons etc, not overweight at all. Just bad genetics. Turns out his grandfathers on both sides died in their 40s. His dad is fine, but his uncle died in his 40s too. All of heart attacks. He thought staying fit could fight it off, but nope....

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My wife bought me a present because she is so happy I survived and am back home safely. A Nebula projector and this screen.

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A fresh faced 40. Way to start the decade. Very quickly become experts in our chosen field, though you'd always rather pass on the practical. That makes me feel better as I had just turned 70 a couple of weeks before my surgery. 40 is very young for this but you are now set for a decent long and he...

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Glad to hear you're out and on the mend, mate. And fully endorse the thread title. Had a stroke through overwork a few years ago & in hindsight, drove right off the cliff edge. People need to take care of themselves. Keep us posted :thumbup: Good to hear you recovered. What age were you when you di...

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Good that you didn't need a new valve as well. If you still feel like sharing... it will be interesting to hear how you get on with this over the coming months/years. Makes it seem less daunting just hearing about your progress. One thing, you're posting of attractive women definitely slowed over r...

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Early Thursday morning, I had a mild heart attack, no massive pains or sweating or the like, but a general feeling of my chest being squeezed. So I drove to the ER and was shuffled straight into the operating room for a 2.5 hour op using catheter. They inserted three stents and I am able to sit up ...

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Did you get any warning signs? Tiredness? Breathless? Hard to walk up hills etc? Or nothing at all? Glad you are ok. Not sure if I answered this or not so at the risk of duplication, here goes. I had a general feeling of my shoulder blades and chest feeling a bit squeezed, but no pain, no short bre...

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jdogscoop wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 6:10 am Good to hear you are still with us Kiwias.

FHHND.

I'll be around for a while yet.

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62 caveat I'm a smoker and drinker. I had just turned 70, have never smoked, and took my last drink 20 years ago. I am definitely not overweight, do regular exercise, eat healthily, have a low-stress diet, my bp is a wee bit high but not alarmingly so, the same as my cholesterol levels. It seems th...

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Ali's Choice wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 5:54 am Great to hear you are on the mend Kiwas!

Stay safe, boet!

I can state with absolute certainty that my little episode put into perspective any disappointment I had been feeling about the Crusaders season so far.

Cheers, mate.

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Did you get any warning signs? Tiredness? Breathless? Hard to walk up hills etc? Or nothing at all? Glad you are ok. Not sure if I answered this or not so at the risk of duplication, here goes. I had a general feeling of my shoulder blades and chest feeling a bit squeezed, but no pain, no short bre...

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Thanks, guys, for the kind words, mingled with the sort of humour and disrespect I expect from a bunch of rugby buggers. Luckily, parking is free at the hospital. I am not sure if I will join the high school kids for touch rugby but it is something to keep as a sort of target. It is amazing that yo...

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Early Thursday morning, I had a mild heart attack, no massive pains or sweating or the like, but a general feeling of my chest being squeezed. So I drove to the ER and was shuffled straight into the operating room for a 2.5 hour op using catheter. They inserted three stents and I am able to sit up ...

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I 100% can confirm the importance of listening to your body. Going to the Doctor with what I would have described as persistent but mild to moderate discomfort /tension in the chest undoubtedly saved my life. However I must point out that stents are common as muck and barely heart surgery at all. I...

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Yea you're their, waited what seemed like ages in A&E. Up to ward, supposed to go down for scan, then surgery following day. My wife and kids came to visit as they where wheeling me down for scan. Got told, nope all good, he'll be back in an hour. Went for scan, weird experience. They're like oh sh...

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They told me to go light for 1st couple weeks. But I basically started walking straight away. Interestingly, for some weird reason, I went off caffeine instantly and anything with caffeine in it. I'm nearly a year out now and am allowed to go off one of my meds. Honestly feel fine and really wasn't...

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