As most have read i stopped drinking recently and got a pain under right rib and too the back.
i am now getting the same pain on the left, doctor thinks on the right is the galbladder but the left is getting worse and worse and from looking on line is most likely the spleen.
From looking online i see this is from end stage liver disease, anyone know if this is right? I don't want to die, i have a daughter and i am only in my 20's and now terrified.
Someone please advise
Can you get yourself to A & E - think you should if the pains are worrying you.
Thanks for your reply, the pains are not too bad, they come and go feels really swollen under right hand side though.
More terrified from reading online it is end stage liver disease, only 29 not drinking hugh amount last 8 years a bottle of wine per night.
Feeling tired all the time but i do work in a stressful job
Please learn the lesson now as it took me time the lesson not to self diagnose yourself by Googling what you have. I used to do it and I thought I had caused brain damage. Also having stopped drinking you will likely be more anxious. Don't self diagnose.
How long since you stopped drinking?
tambdy. Firstly, look in the mirror. Is your skin yellow? It would be if you were in end-stage liver disease, although, jaundice (yellow skin) is not a definite indictator that you are, the absence of yellow skin means that you are not. Have a look at the whites of your eyes, are they yellow? That indicates that you have some liver problems, if they are, but the liver is very good at repairing itself if the alcohol or drugs which are causing the problem are removed from your life.
You say that you are in your 20s. From alcohol alone, you would have had to drink absolutely massive amounts to ruin your liver, I am talking two 1 litre bottles of spirits a day for a few years. Yes, you would kill yourself young if you carried on drinking for years, and it is very bad to get into a habit where you can't stop without suffering severe withdrawal symptoms.
I think it is likely that, if your liver was in a very poor condition, your doctor would have recognised that instantly. I don't know you and I haven't seen you but I would hazard a guess that you are panicking when you don't need to
Go back to your doctor and ask him/her to do tests. If you want reassurance regarding your liver, ask the doctor to do Liver Function Tests (LFTs) which consist of a blood test which is sent off to the lab and you get the results a few days later.
The most important thing is that you have stopped drinking. I don't know how much you were drinking but I guess it was a lot if you are now worried.
Try not to worry too much, the pains could be many things, most of which are not serious, but you need to be properly examined and for the doctor to know that you are now having worse pain on your left side.
Your biggest fear, that you may be dying, seems very unlikely to me, even with the small amount of information you have given, but you must go back to the doctor because most illnesses can be more effectively treated the earlier they are diagnosed.
I hope you get it resolved quickly
I just saw that you said you have been drinking a bottle of wine per night for 8 years. That is way too much and is putting yourself at risk but I don't believe that would cause end stage liver disease by your age. I am a qualified nurse working as an alcohol treatment specialist, by-the-way.
Hi andrew,
Thanks for your reply, yes stopped drinking. I know i should not self diagnose but the pains are real. I heard real pains can be aniexty as well.
Hi Paul,
LFT is today so touch wood. Maybe it is all my organs now returning to normal and that is causing all the pains.
No yellowing of my eyes, only red as my sleeping has been terrible and no yellow of the skin.
Lets hope tests come back ok
Do not worry the liver can renew it self once you stop drinking alcohol, the fact that you have not turned yellow, l mean the whole of your skin turning into a yellow colour means, you are not that badly affected, ask your GP to get scans taken so you can know how bad things are real are.
Hi Richard,
Thanks buddy, blood tests today and then hopefully scan soon.
You have eased me a bit thank you.
You may have a raised Gamma GT which indicates too much alcohol, but it lowers when you stop drinking so don't worry about that. If your eyes are not yellow, there won't be any terrible news about your liver
What about the pains near my spleen, liver and kidneys are they normal withdrawl pains? I woke up with the kidney pain this morning.
Coming off alcohol can cause all sorts of bodily symptoms including the shakiness, various aches and pains and nausea, among other things. How long is it since you last had a drink?
Hi tambdy,
try and get to hospital for some tests, I stopped drinking over 4 months ago, I had pains in sides aswell, my skin was also turnig yellow and I was urinating blood, I was petrified also,
After 2 weeks in hospital after endless scans and camera down throat and up anal igot released, its definatley a terrifying time but 4 months later my skin colour normal urinating ok and not had pain,as said previously the liver can fix if u sustain from alcohol my latest blood test was fine and ive not to see a specialist for 6 months
im relatively young also but if u have damaged yourself it can be cured goodluck
steven
Hi Paul about a week now.
Just been to doctors and got urine and blood tests done, safe to say i will be a nervous wreck until Tuesday until i find out.
She said the same as you that if it was anything major i would be yellow like the simpsons and it could be that my insides are swollen due to all the drink well inflammand and evertually being off the drink it will all return to normal and that she does think there is problems with the gal bladder.
She did feel my stomach and cant feel anything swollen which worried me, i know if it is fatty liver it is curable but if she cannot feel it swollen and there is liver problems surely then it will be un curable.
I also spoke to her about waking up with pins and needles in my left hand and also still constipated and tired and not eating.
I just hope this is my wake up call and nothing more serious.
Thanks steven for your advise, did you have the pains all over your body top of chest left and right side under rib cage?
I just had all the blood and urine tests done, i am a nervous wreck but i just need to wait it out now.
Oh also paul i advised her about my constant de hydration even though i drink lots of water my pee is still dark green.
Is everything i have mentioned normal with stopping the drink?
Green urine can be an indicator of a urinary tract infection which could also explain your pain. Has she given you a prescription for anti-biotics? Asparagus and certain drugs can also cause green urine. It is not normally related to alcohol withdrawal but it is also not an indication of anything that can't be treated quite easily or (in the case of asparagus) just ignored.
I am pretty sure that you are suffering some pains due to anxiety Chest pain can occur, particularly during panic attacks. You may find that if you can relax a little, any chest pain will subside. Just know that you WOULD be yellow if your liver was packing up and try and find a way to relax which doesn't involve drinking Anxiety is also a normal part of your body withdrawing from alcohol, so don't beat yourself up about it
No anti biotics told me to take paracetamol for the pain, sometimes my urine is clear but if i go 1 hour without any water i am feeling really dehydrated and green urine.
so if it is something in the track, do you mean it can't be cured easily? If that could explain my pain and be sorted pretty easily then touch wood it is that hopefully the rest of the pains are just inflammation and will pass?