Worried I've damaged my liver
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Hi. I'm looking for a bit of advice. I am so worried that I've drank too much over the years and I've done damage. I'm 35. I've mostly drank around 4 times a week. 35cl of vodka each occasion. Sometimes wine. Sometimes about 100 units a week. Sometimes less. I've had a full blood test including all the liver function tests and they've been fine. Never elevated. I have health anxiety. I've told the doctors everything and even booked a private scan this week. My urine is always clear but I do have an ache under my right breast (not sure if this is anxiety),achey legs. I'm worried that even with the tests I've done damage and they're missing something. I always get bad hangovers too. I've gone a few weeks without drinking but drank this weekend and feel so annoyed at myself. Can anyone help?
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sam08048 mi70157
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i dont have any advice but i am pretty much in the same boat as you. over the last 15 years or so i have been drinking so much without realising the consequences until very recently and it has affected my mental health badly. i would have anywhere between 4 -8 beers a night somethimes more probably averaging around 60+ units a week for many years and now im in shock how much i drank and am scared i have have killed my liver beyond repair. i dont think i have many symptoms apart from the anxiety not being able to sleep and possibly bruising very easily. but the worry is so intense im finding it hard to be happy when i should be happy around my wife and kids im worried that i will die within a few years or so i can not get it out of my head. ober the years i have gone without the beer when going through fitness bouts but in the all i can rarely remember the day that i hadnt had a drink and thats left me with so much regret that i hadnt noticed how much i was drinking wish i could turn back the clock and warn my younger self of how i am now. sorry this wasnt any advice just wanted to chat with someone who is going through the same thing as me.