Hi guys - it is a little quiet on here at the mo so thought I would ask your opinions.
On my ultra last year I had some indication of fat infiltration as you probably remember.
There are many on here taking Naltrexone, Campral etc with great success and some are honest enough to say they stumbled and drank, then pulled their britches back up and cut it out again.
There are varying degrees of stages that alcohol has caused to several of you and total abstinance is what in general you do. I hate the thought of never drinking again and am sure I would be happy with a glass of red before bed. Units being 7 a week. Would this stop my liver from reverting and mending cells?
I still taper Monday to Friday - and drink weekends. But I want that down as well.
Hope you understand the post, I know what I want to ask but am not sure if I have put it very well.
Anyway, thank you to anyone who would like to respond.
Bestest of wishes to you all.
Gwen
Hi Gwennie , you have achieved so much tapering back as you have and that can only give health benefits. One of my family members who had signs of a fatty liver was advised to stop but unfortunately she didnt , that was many years ago, the drinking escalated out of control and the rest is history .I would think.you would always be advised to stop completely by the medics but my mind says if you can cut it back to 7 units a week thats gotta be of benefit .I expect you will get lots of replys from people who know a bit more .A fatty liver can heal and reverse but whether you have to be totally abstinent i dont know.
Yes you are right hun , many of us have tripped slipped and fallen on our journey but we have to pick ourselves up and dust ourselves down dont we...I have had many a fall especially when trying to be totally abstinent.Abstinence is hard thats why i went the meds route in the end , I was just tired of trying .I give it a thumbs up as its working Its a secret as no one in the family knows but my son has noticed big time how different i am when i have a drink these days He seems pleased that i'm not drinking so much so maybe one day i will tell him how I.m doing it
Yep.its really quiet on here..must be that hot weather.Take care hun and as you say we keep rockin on ! xx
Thank you Nattie - honest as ever. But that is what I wanted.
Hugs to you hun 
xx
one glass of red wine in the evening seems very little per week to me...i had to stop completely as you know and cannot have just one glass our could not at the time...seems ok to me and you have done so well. I feel certain that your liver is improving bit by bit...keep going! Robin
Thanks Robin - why did you have to stop completely was it for the health of your liver - was it fatty? I don't want to exacerbate things.
Hi Gwen
Good to hear from you. I am no liver expert, but I do know that your liver can recover from the early stages of overdoing things whether from eating or drinking.
Sounds as if you are doing ok. There is the Sinclair Method if you want to cut down even more but not abstain. Do you remember me telling you how ill my husband was before TSM? Well he is now down to 2 units a day. He was able to reduce his intake safely, with barely any shakes sweating etc. It has taken 4 weeks to reach this stage. We are starting to believe he is a fast responder. We are both over the moon.
Perhaps this is the way forward for you?
Lovely to hear from you
JulieAnne xx
Aww mate - lovely to hear from you too - over the moon you should be - what terrific news. So happy for you both.
Yes, if my tapering does not work out - it is TSM for me.
Love to you both x
no fatty liver and very good health. Cholesterol levels fine, Pulse 60 and blood pressure 120 over 80...all good...just drank too much..hope that explains
Hi Gwen, the liver can regenerate and heal. I had elevated enzymes for about 30 years. I told new doctors to expect it on my tests, and then one day the test was clean. I take milk thistle and beleive it cleaned my liver. About the fatty liver thing, one doctor told me years ago I had that, but in the past 10 years of doctor visits I have not been told that.
Thank you nancy, Good to hear you are doing well. I also take Milk Thistle combined with Tumeric and choline. And carrot juice is especially effective at cleansing out the liver. I'm off to the shops to buy a sack lol.
You have strong willpower. Not to pick up takes a strong controlled mind.
Good on you. Thanks for your post.
Hi JulieAnne It's,wonderful to read this that hubby down to 2 units a day ,you both should be over the moon and really seeing a beaming light at the end of the tunnel..Love to you both ,I am so so pleased 😉😉✌
Big Huggies to you Gwennie, I love all these positive updates 😁😁👍👍
Hi Nat
I can't believe how different he is. We are both so relaxed about life now.
The amazing thing is, that before he has a drink he says he feels as though he could easily demolish a couple of pints. Then he takes a Naltrexone, pours himself a drink has 1 mouthful and 'forgets' its there. It's so weird.
We have got to get passed his danger zone (3 months) if he gets through that ok, then I think he will be well on his way to trying alcohol free days.
Did you manage to get Naltrexone? How is it treating you? xx
Hi Gwen,
I did reply to this post yesterday,but something must have gone wrong.
There are three main categories of liver disease; fatty liver (alcoholic & non alcoholic), fibrosis, cirrhosis - Child-Pugh A, B & C, compensated/decompensated.
Fatty liver is the only one recognised as reversible by the medical industry. You don't state whether you have AFL or NAFL or perhaps a combination.
Being sent for an ultrasound is not routine. Can I ask what was the reason for this, did your bloods come back out of levels?
Thats so good JulieAnne .He may probably find the alcohol free days just fall in naturally as the weeks/months go on..Although i was not a daily drinket as such I found that the alcohol free weeks started to crept in after about 3 months ..it was like 'do I dont I fancy a dtink and then no I cant really be bothered ' lol I seem to be having a dronk about once every 3 weeks now, nothing more than 2 small glasses . Yes it is weird as once you have the first couple of mouthfuls all interest in it seems to dissipate ..Its very wonderful ! Who would have tbought it 😄
I have now all the info I need from Joanna to get Naltrexone but still have a few selincro left which i am determined not to waste, as much as i dont like taking the them.! ..Sooo it might be a few weeks before i order the Naltrexone but will be glad when the time comes and the another phase begins. Have a great weekend both if you ..Big hugs xx
Hi julieAnne
great news about your husband. Really pleased for you
Hi gwen
yes, the forum is very quiet at the moment, don't know whether that's good or bad!
I was exactly the same as you. Ultra sound showed signs of fatty liver. Gp told me to lay off the booze for a while and repeat US in six months.
I did stop for about 8 months. Well, to be honest I still had a pint of cobra with my Friday/Saturday night curry.
The he thought of never being able to drink again horrified me, and still does. You are only talking of 7 units which is minimal. We are all different though so it's very difficult to say yes that's fine go ahead.
Theoretically those units are less than what I was having and my repeat US was normal. So I could say you'll be fine.
You could use TSM. IMO medication is the best way (robin being the exception!). Campral certainly got me back on track and am taking it now. No desire to drink at the moment. However total abstainance for ever for me is a different matter. I know I can have a drink in the future, but wanted a period of abstainance.
Hope you can understand me. Middle of the night, no sleep again!! Yes I drank and liver went back to normal. I'm no doctor, so would hate to say "yes you'll be fine".
Youre doing great at the moment, you must be very strong willed.
Hope you had a good birthday!!
I am butting in on gwens post here. I was in the same position. My bloods were out of levels, so gp,suggested I have an US to check for AFL. just assumed that was normal procedure. The repeat one was normal.