blueberry2015

Wish me luck! Will get blood test results today...... eek!

kamm

Good luck blue! I just made my appointment so I understand how you're feeling. Let us know how it goes. ((((Hugs))))

JJ9

Good luck! I hope you get good news. Please give us an update if you can. Praying for the best for you!

BringingBackB

Good luck BB

ScottFromWI

Best of luck. I found that early on I worried myself sick about a lot of things that ended up being not much to do at all. Hope that's the case for you too!

sleepie

All the best luck blueberry!

Needtobreathe

Good luck!

blueberry2015

Ooops. Liver is under stress got level of 229 (normal range is in its 20's) sooo ive got to go for a scan and go back in six weeks to see if the liver is starting to heal. For some reason she testing me for hep c too? Proceedure apparantly. Now... let me tell you this the last time I had my liver checked it was normal and that was in March of this year. 5 months people 5 months and my liver function is abnormal. If that isnt enough to put you off drinking for life I dont know what is. I can't ever go back. Never. Ive been given a real chance here to sort myself out even MORE detirmined to stay sober. Without your health you have nothing.

PurpleKnight

Glad you went Blueberry, dealing with the facts rather than speculation is a far better way forward!!

The body and time are both great healers!!

sleepie

I think there are a number of people here who saw their numbers go back to normal after they quit for a length of time.

MelindaFlowers

Blueberry,

I had similar numbers. This means that you have to get sober now. It was easy to be "wishy washy" before I got my blood work done but then I was just committing suicide, knowingly.

You should be fine if you stop drinking.

I have been sober 13 months and I am fine. I literally can't drink anymore. I don't even miss it at this point.

Soberwolf

You done great going to the Dr's getting your results things should heal with sober time, as for hep c check its because you can get alcoholic hepatitis i had a vacination from the hospital when i was trying to get sober

im not sure if i posted a link on it would it count as med advice so i wont

Can i ask did you get the vacination ?

blueberry2015

god no... i never knew there was such a thing??? bloody hell this alcoholism lark is getting more and more real. I'll enquire and look into it. Thanks for sharing x

blueberry2015

Yes. I have often referred to my alcoholism as a slow suicide. By god I wish I saw it back then.

sleepie

Guys nobody gets hep c from drinking.
Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. Inflammation can be caused by alcoholism or hep of any kind.
But drinking does not cause hep c.
As far as I am aware, vaccinations are available for hep A and B.
I had a hep B vaccination years ago, they are several shots, staggered within a certain amount of time.

sleepie

I would think it is wise to get vaccinated as hep can compound any kind of liver trouble due to drinking.

Alynn

We are with you blueberry!

Saskia

Blueberry, I also had high numbers and also cirrhosis. Fortunately my liver is very close to normal now. Staying off alcohol should make a real difference!

blueberry2015

A friend of mine who is into holistic remedies has recommended milk thistle supplements to help heal the liver, Ive ordered some anyone else tried them?

CaseyW

I don't know if it actually helped or not, but I really like the taste of a dandelion and milk thistle tea that I drank a ton of in my first few weeks. Maybe my body was craving whatever it was getting from it at the time.