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Posted on 6/26/24 at 4:30 pm to bctiger7
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This prompted me to schedule a doctors appointment to get some bloodwork. I am scared to death that I have cirrhosis as I’ve been a 40-45 drinks a week drinker for the past 8 years. This has been a huge wake up call for me to get sober. To add injury to insult, I also recently lost my job. Drinking has never caused me any issues with work though.
How high were your liver enzymes?
At 28, unless you have liver issues, if you stop now youre probably fine. Also you drank beer which is also better than slipping into the vodka or whiskey etc.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 4:30 pm to bctiger7
I doubt it is cirrhosis. I know a lot of people who drink more than a twelve pack every single day, some more than that. Some have been doing this for 30-50 years and not one of them has or had cirrhosis. On the other hand, I am 50 and have had 7 friends at a minimum who have died between the ages of 30-45 because of drinking. All of them drank whiskey or vodka.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 4:30 pm to el Gaucho
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That’s easily half the people in south Louisiana as someone else said
that's antidotal horseshite
anyone that does drink that much has a problem and has a miserable fricking life.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 4:32 pm to Epic Cajun
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I don’t think think this can even be argued, you have to be fat AF if you are drinking 6 cokes a day
The difference in calories between a "normal" 12oz beer and a 12oz Coke is negligible.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 4:32 pm to redstick13
I did, too.
But I'm better than before...
But I'm better than before...
Posted on 6/26/24 at 4:32 pm to BeachDude022
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What state or planet do you live in/on where people crush 40 light beers a week??
Louisiana. I know a lot of people who have 2-3 glasses of wine or a couple of bourbons after getting home from work, during dinner, or watching tv. If you do that and then go out with friends to a bar or a party at someone's house on the weekend, you are above what this guy was drinking.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 4:32 pm to bctiger7
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Posted on 6/26/24 at 4:33 pm to bctiger7
Without reading all the previous posts, get a scan and possibly an MRI to determine the state of your liver. If it's at any stage a failure those tests will show it.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 4:33 pm to DCtiger1
The OT loves alcoholic threads.
40 beers a week. 6 per day. If he drinks them after work over 5-6 hours. His body is processing them just fine.
Yes he is drinking too much, but by no means is doing immense damage.
40 beers a week. 6 per day. If he drinks them after work over 5-6 hours. His body is processing them just fine.
Yes he is drinking too much, but by no means is doing immense damage.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 4:36 pm to BoogaBear
The mental Gymastics being done to justify 40-50 drinks a week are hilarious and sad.
This post was edited on 6/26/24 at 4:44 pm
Posted on 6/26/24 at 4:38 pm to DCtiger1
It’s more people than you think
It’s probably more than 50% in post college pre family having people and I would bet the numbers are going up
Ok now you’re getting to the root of the problem
We’re expected to go to work and then go home and plug into Netflix and shut down until it’s time to go to work again. They tore down all the bowling alleys where we could have man time and now the only thing you’re allowed to do after work is watch the Obama show on Netflix
It’s probably more than 50% in post college pre family having people and I would bet the numbers are going up
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anyone that does drink that much has a problem and has a miserable fricking life.
Ok now you’re getting to the root of the problem
We’re expected to go to work and then go home and plug into Netflix and shut down until it’s time to go to work again. They tore down all the bowling alleys where we could have man time and now the only thing you’re allowed to do after work is watch the Obama show on Netflix
Posted on 6/26/24 at 4:41 pm to gungho
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Cirrhosis is not a diagnosis made by blood work but by tissue examination in concordance with imaging.
A low platelet count is the first sign of liver damage followed by an ultra sound.
A doctor isn’t going to start with an invasive biopsy.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 4:43 pm to DCtiger1
I think a week...
But still, that's a lot...
EG, too real, brah
But still, that's a lot...
EG, too real, brah
Posted on 6/26/24 at 4:43 pm to bctiger7
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k. I am scared to death that I have cirrhosis
You don’t have cirrhosis. You probably had a few bouts of pancreatitis and likely have fatty liver but you don’t have cirrhosis yet
They’ll test your liver enzymes and likely get an ultrasound (which will show fatty liver).
That being said, you know you have a problem with alcohol and need to get this straight before it’s too late. Look into naloxone, AA, an addiction psychiatrist, use in moderation, or whatever works for you.
This post was edited on 6/26/24 at 4:46 pm
Posted on 6/26/24 at 4:44 pm to DCtiger1
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The mental Gymastics being done to justify 40-50 drinks a day are hilarious and sad.
I thought he said per week not per day? Big difference there
Posted on 6/26/24 at 4:45 pm to bctiger7
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I’ve been a 40-45 drinks a week drinker for the past 8 years.
Holy shite. That north of a six pack every day.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 4:45 pm to N2cars
thanks that's what I meant.
I've seen what alcohol does to people and families. This dude just lost his job. This board glamorizes drinking while bitching about how expensive everything is, how their lives are shite and they don't make enough money.
I've seen what alcohol does to people and families. This dude just lost his job. This board glamorizes drinking while bitching about how expensive everything is, how their lives are shite and they don't make enough money.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 4:46 pm to bctiger7
Go to an AA meeting and share what you just typed. You will be right at home
This post was edited on 6/26/24 at 4:47 pm
Posted on 6/26/24 at 4:46 pm to bctiger7
Chances are your gonna be fine. First of all, don’t listen to any “labels” you put on your self or others put on you. It’s your health comes first and that’s what you’re worried about, So look at your enzyme levels, and adjust accordingly. Weight is a big thing too, and they go hard in hand. I do bloodwork twice a year just to stay ahead of things. I believe that’s one of the best things in the world you can do.
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