This is my first night of recovery. One of the reasons I'm quitting is worry over physical damage I have done to my body. This may be a dumb question, but are the long term effects of alcohol on the body reversable? I have been drinking regularly for 15+ years, and sometimes I think it must be too late too physically recover. I too am anxious of going to a doctor, I'm afraid of the bad news that could come. To BMUS, please let me know how it goes for you. You are not alone, I am making the same journey as you.