Posted by don h on March 6, 2005, at 13:36:46
In reply to Hi got a liver condition (Alcohol )any help :), posted by lifestyleguru on February 3, 2005, at 13:21:02
> Hi,my problem is alcohol I'm 39 and been drinking very heavy for about 20 years but it's only seriously got out of control over the last five or so...been getting through about five bottles wine a day on bad spells then it takes weeks(and time off work..loads) to get sorted by cutting down or detox from gp anyway managed to stop for a month over christmas as well however had a little crisis at work(so handed in resignation went home and got plastered smart) and lost the plot (manage a team of therapists can you believe it )! anyway am sober now 2 days had a meet today with work and they want me back as they don't know anything at min so don't know what to do about that..oops sorry didn't mean to start rambling on just really wanted some advice about my liver it appears to be knackered everytime i have a binge i look like i've had a spray tan and eyes etc go all puffy..badly ! renee zellwegger stylie :) didn't know if anyone knows about diet etc i tried milk thistle last time but don't know if it worked ..but took a phenergan tablet to try and help me sleep and woke up eyes all swollen again has gone down now (5hrslater) (really appreciate it if anyone else has got same thing ??
> thanks
> LouiseHi Louise, hope you're still around. I recognize that this is a pretty old thread, but I'm totally new here, +plus this is one subject I can totally identify with.
I first realized I had an ETOH problem at age 39 when a doctor refused to treat my recurrent pnumonia until I could prove I'd been to 3 AA meetings. ("Tough Love" it's called)
For 12 1/2 years that worked: (more or less..) I got over most of the respiratory aliments, including TB. And after the death of a family member, I thought I could handle 1 leetle shot of brandy in a cup of coffee. Right. Three years, two heart attacks, cancer of mouth, throat, stomach, duosomething, and colon, and end-stage emphasemia later ... I managed to sober up again... barely able to walk 10 feet because of damage to my heart and lungs. This time the damage is permanant.
I hope you don't have to go through anything like that.
Don H.
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