Sobriety and Starting Over

I want to thank everyone for being so supportive! I knew I came to the right place when I reached out here.  I will take your advice and report back every once in a while on my progress.  I will also get back to coming to this board daily for guidance and inspiration, a habit I got out of quite some time ago.  Day 4 sober :)

I am very much like you, I had my surgery April 2010, got down 125 lbs but not to goal, and also turned to alcohol after 2 or so years. I am now in a 12 step recovery program for the alcohol with 7 months sober and using it as a way to cope with food addiction as well. I have a 40 lb regain also. I had a surgeon do an EGD and my tool is definitely not broken, the exit is a touch large but functional. I wish you the best with the alcohol, for me I could not do it on my own and had to seek the 12 step program. I am still working on getting back to basics with the food. I hope we both do well there. Just no you are not alone and never be afraid to ask for help.

Kristi