Good for you, GoatBaSS!
Thanks Medic09! Pain is a great motivator. I was told by my doctor there is a good possibility that no more drinky, I would never have it again. 5 days in hospital with no food and not enough demerol for the pain will scar your memory.
Worst part is most of the folk who get it are hard core Alcs with a bottle o spirits a day habit. I was treated like dirt for the first 5 hours in the ER. Then the Doc comes in and says " I don't think detox is in order." Wha! I was sick for the previous three days and had nothing at all! Was a major eye opener. Nothing since. If I had known I would have chosen my last beer a bit more wisely. ( yes I do miss Newcastle, among others...)