"chris" <jcmlilley@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
news:45473f8b$1_2@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com...
> Yes do need help to stop. However I have not had a drink in 3 days now and
> the pains are subsiding. Don;t know if I am out of the woods yet though.
> Talked to an ex Alcoholic (if you can ever be an ex alchy) and he told me
> a few home truths. Now I have a shoulder to cry on, I am hoping he will
> support me as he has been there and done that. Thats experience a doctor
> can't replace

once you've damaged your liver you will never be far away from the woods.
You can make a complete recovery but you will never be able to abuse your
body with that much alcohol again.
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> Thanks for all that replied. Your posts are a great therapy
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> "readandpostrosie" <readandpost@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:s0p1h.42342$cc3.26213@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
>> you would be amazed at the changes your body will make, IF and WHEN you
>> stop drinking.
>> so you need help to stop?
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>> "chris" <jcmlilley@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:454593e8$1_1@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com...
>>> Please please could someone help me with advice about liver disease. I
>>> have been reading various websites about it and am absolutely scared to
>>> death. I need info from people who have been there please.
>>>
>>> I have been a heavy drinker for some time, and although I have had
>>> elevated blood tests it hasn't stopped me.
>>>
>>> However recently I have been drinkng excessively even by my standards,
>>> and am now getting scary symptoms. The main one being an ache in my
>>> stomach just below my right hand side ribs. I also have pains in my back
>>> which feel like regular back pain, but have been persistant and move
>>> about a bit but is mainly on my right hand side of my body and slightly
>>> to the rear at about rib level. I am also vomiting, even though I have
>>> not had a drink for a couple of days now. It is a clear liquid and I am
>>> guessing it is bile.
>>>
>>> Please please could somebody tell me if they had these symptoms and
>>> whether the problem is liver disease. I am hoping that it is just my
>>> body still flushing away the toxins of the past. But I am really
>>> scared.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sorry for the gory details
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
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