Hello and welcome to this forum. Lots of great people and advice here. I also was a heavy binge drinker for years. I was fortunate that I haven't done serious damage to my liver, but I live with a man who has had gastritis last year and elevated blood counts in his liver. He was hospitalized for a week with it, and they want him to stop drinking. He still drinks but very little compared to what he was back then.
I don't have any great advice for you, except abstinence, if you are concerned about your health, that is the first step. Maybe get some aftercare to try to find out why you drink like that? I wish you the best of luck, and keep posting. More replies will come...
Hi~ I would get in to see the doctor MUCH sooner. Do you drink a little everyday in addition to the binges? It's not always smart to" just stop";you may need some help with detox...Also,if your liver enzymes are high...that IS too high.
Get to the doctor ASAP.
Good luck~
Vicki
You need to be medically detoxed and need to be under the supervision of your GP. If this part of recovery is to be successful you need to be honest about your drinking, the amount etc. For now this must be your priority but you also need to get to meetings to start dealing with the emotional madness that goes with this disease. Here to you need to get honest, honest with yourself. Look at the damage your drinking is doing.
well done on recognizing you have a problem.
Good luck.
Ray
You have been good good advice here and i'd just be repeating myself......but a very good movie by Spike Lee has the best title...and u should follow it......Do The Right Thing!
Hi. About all I can add to the good advice you've been given, is first to reinforce the likely need for medically supervised detox. Abrupt cessation is potentially fatal without help. As far as GI damage, especially to the liver or pancreas, these conditions can often be reversed, sometimes without treatment due to the regenerative properties of these organs. However, they will most certainly worsen If the drinking continues. Wish you the best, and keep posting, there's a lot of support here! GM