how long until liver is damaged?

[chrissycoff]

I am a 30 year old female, and for about maybe the past 10 months will drink ~4 glasses of wine almost every night.  I take very good care of myself otherwise: work out 3 days a week, eat healthy, and the last time I was at the Dr. my blood pressure was normal. (no blood work was done)  My husband, on the other hand, would regularly drink 10-12 drinks almost every night, for at least the past 2 years.  he recently had a physical, and his AST and ALT were moderately elevated.  He has not drank for 6 days, and goes back for another test in 3 weeks.  Now I am wondering have I done the same to myself?
can others share if they have had high liver enzymes, and how long they had been drinking?  

[TJack]

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[alone and scared]

I echo the same thing in your last sentence.  Along with getting rid of some known stress factors and drinking, I have regain my sharpness. I used to think I function so much better with having a drink or two.   I can see that I was just lying to myself to cope with stress.

[Jacker]

They say all heavy drinkers have some form of fatty liver, because your liver cannot matabolize large volumes of alcohol.  As a result, fatty cells accumulate in the liver. This a step on the way to alcoholic hepetitus and/or cirrhosis in the future.  Fatty liver is reversable if you deal with the cause - in your case, heavy drinking.  Your bloodwork will often be normal when you have this condition, but it is still there and it is not normal.  I exercised and stayed in shape the whole time I was drinking heavily, and I tried to tell myself that "it's okay, because I feel great and I'm in better shape than most people".  The problem is that your muscular condiationing and good cardiovascular health won't help your liver.  
In answer to your question, I never had high enzymes during a bloodwork, but I do have fatty liver (diagnosed during a CT Scan).  If you're curious about your status, you could always check yourself out.  It may be an eye opener for you; ....it definitly was for me!

[working dog]

you guys are drinking a lot...keep an eye on your husband..withdrawals can be real trouble...and last a long time...mine were real bad for 3 months...and not much better for 6 months...i still have some drinking related stuff going on well after a year......not much though...my alts and asts were  80/110 a year ago..two weeks ago they were 56/71 almost normal....you can get a lot of your liver fuction back in time...but don't expect too much in a month...4 glasses of wine is way too much....drinking is so bad for the liver and your liver stores glucose for you brain and muscles to fuction..after you don't drink for a while you'll see how sharp you feel..good luck...billy