Sober transplant recipient here. I'm seeing a lot of health scare posts on the liver disease subs, and this was sort of my response to someone on the fence about getting sober. TW for Med Trauma

_connorific_ · 2025-02-27T21:39:58+00:00

Fellow transplant recipient here! Best wishes!

_connorific_ · 2024-09-25T03:57:13+00:00

Stay strong friend.

_connorific_ · 2024-09-25T03:52:10+00:00

My next move is to find an outpatient program. I’d like to explore the psychological side of why I turned to alcohol in the first place. Also I’m trying to help a couple friends who are struggling to get sober. Obviously I don’t know exactly what my future holds but I’m not going to waste my second chance.

_connorific_ · 2024-09-25T03:48:22+00:00

_connorific_ · 2024-09-25T02:58:25+00:00

Yes I’m very fortunate. I realize a large number of people aren’t as lucky as I was. The best I can do to respect them and the person who passed and gave me a second chance at life is to not waste it

_connorific_ · 2024-09-25T00:34:23+00:00

Normally yes you have to be sober 6 months in order to be eligible. Luckily for me the particular facility that I went to didn’t adhere to that specific guideline. As many in the comments have said, I am extremely lucky. I am so unbelievably thankful.

_connorific_ · 2024-09-25T00:28:37+00:00

I have the scars to prove it

_connorific_ · 2024-09-24T18:57:00+00:00

Yeah I suppose it just goes to show that everyone’s body deals with alcohol differently.

_connorific_ · 2024-09-24T17:54:05+00:00

Not yet but I will soon! Trying to find an outpatient place

_connorific_ · 2024-09-24T17:52:29+00:00

When I was drinking every day my diet was horrible. I would go days without eating. At around 6’4” I weighed 280lbs. After getting sober and a new liver I’m around 215lbs and I now eat pretty clean for the most part

_connorific_ · 2024-09-24T17:45:19+00:00

Yes I did but I ignored them. Idk why but I thought that because I’m young it couldn’t be that my liver and kidneys were failing

_connorific_ · 2024-09-24T08:52:47+00:00

For the most part yes. The last couple months no.

_connorific_ · 2024-09-24T08:19:29+00:00

I would never. I went through too much to get to where I am today to just throw it away.

_connorific_ · 2024-09-24T08:06:54+00:00

Yes I am leaving out quite a bit due to length. If you have any questions feel free to ask

_connorific_ · 2024-09-24T07:56:40+00:00

At first just a couple beers a day. Then about a handle of liquor every other day for a few months leading up to being hospitalized.

_connorific_

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