Not a hangover
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Not a hangover
I woke up this morning with an aweful headache and nausea .... It was nice to try and figure out what was causing it and not just assume it was a hangover. 21 days sober! I wonder how many serious health issues are covered up by people just assuming the symptoms were alcohol induced?
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I remember very specifically having the flu in 2010 and being very aware of the fact that having the flu (and not drinking for a week) actually felt better than the daily alcohol withdrawal I had every single day. I drank 365 days a year so I had actually forgotten what it felt like to not be hung over.
I had a pinching pain in my right side for the last four years of my drinking. Of course the doctor was the last place you'd ever find me so I self-diagnosed my liver as having problems. There were times when I thought, What if it's something else? Like cancer? I could broken my legs and I wouldn't have gone to the doctor because then my drinking would come up. There is quite a long period where you can lie to your doctor about your alcohol consumption and get away with it. I was at the point where it was visible on my face and I knew my bloodwork would show it. I was right. It did.
I had a pinching pain in my right side for the last four years of my drinking. Of course the doctor was the last place you'd ever find me so I self-diagnosed my liver as having problems. There were times when I thought, What if it's something else? Like cancer? I could broken my legs and I wouldn't have gone to the doctor because then my drinking would come up. There is quite a long period where you can lie to your doctor about your alcohol consumption and get away with it. I was at the point where it was visible on my face and I knew my bloodwork would show it. I was right. It did.
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Originally Posted by MelindaFlowers 
I remember very specifically having the flu in 2010 and being very aware of the fact that having the flu (and not drinking for a week) actually felt better than the daily alcohol withdrawal I had every single day. I drank 365 days a year so I had actually forgotten what it felt like to not be hung over. I had a pinching pain in my right side for the last four years of my drinking. Of course the doctor was the last place you'd ever find me so I self-diagnosed my liver as having problems. There were times when I thought, What if it's something else? Like cancer? I could broken my legs and I wouldn't have gone to the doctor because then my drinking would come up. There is quite a long period where you can lie to your doctor about your alcohol consumption and get away with it. I was at the point where it was visible on my face and I knew my bloodwork would show it. I was right. It did.
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Originally Posted by GnikNus
What was the pain in your side?
It came down to a choice. Keep drinking and die or stop and live.
Ivecbeen sober for 26 months.
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Originally Posted by MelindaFlowers
Liver inflammation, aka alcoholic hepatitis. High enzymes in blood work. I had a ct scan and bloodwork at 18 months sober and all was healed. If I had continued drinking I believe I would be dead by now. It came down to a choice. Keep drinking and die or stop and live. Ivecbeen sober for 26 months.
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