Thank you so so much for responding, I really appreciate it. And wow, 12 years! Amazing. Today wasn’t a good day. The Nurse called and explained detox isn’t a quick process especially as it sounds as though he needs inpatient detox. I am at my limit and physically my partner is too. He looks so unwell, can barely walk or open his eyes, is weak, slurs his words, problems with the toilet, I have to walk him to the bathroom, and now there are stomach pains. Most of this has been going on for a month. I wanted to take him to hospital but he got angry/upset and said they didn’t help last time just sent him home and told him to drink again. I’m shocked at how much his tolerance has changed since before a month ago, it almost makes no sense. You couldn’t even tell he’s had too much to drink before so this is all new to me and baffling. He has been reducing drinking as advised and it’s much more spaced out but this doesn’t seem to have helped at all and he’s getting worse. I of course worry which sounds like nagging and in turn he gets frustrated and angry so I made a decision to just leave it, back off, switch off and wait for the people to call back and let me know whats happening even though I think at any minute his body could give up, I just don’t know how much more it can take. He hasn’t left his bed for a month and I had to do the nurse assessment today over the phone because he couldn’t speak, I’m lucky they still went ahead. His GP is calling me tomorrow for a follow up about his hospital visit as he won’t even be capable of talking. I wonder if I explain how bad my partner is and how I can’t cope for much longer if he has any leverage on him becoming an inpatient more quickly…I’ve looked at the private cost and it’s just out of the question. I guess it’s a waiting game. Thanks so much again for listening
