So due to my drinking i may have kidney and liver damage... I've accepted that but I'm worried...on top of that im diabetic and my sugar is really out of whack but I'm greatful to still be here today.
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Well you Take OWNERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR RECOVERY AND GET THE MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR YOUR LIFE.AND LET TIME WORK FOR YOU. WE ARE A MEDICAL MIRACLE. READ THE DOCTOR'S OPINION IN THE BIG BOOK OF ALCOHOLIC'S ANONYMOUS
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Please get yourself help. Don’t just over think it. My friend had a liver transplant at 40 years old. Get medical help, get on drinking medication. No alcohol is worth your life. Good luck.
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I am. I'm seeing a specialist in December to find out what's going on with my liver and kidneys
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I'm working on it. I'm seeing a specialist in December as far as drinking medication. I'm drinking a herbal tea that's supposed to help. I don't plan on going back to drinking over this. I've been sober for almost 3 years. I'm not going back now. As far as a transplant or dialysis, I've kinda already made it up in my mind that I'm not going to do any of it. I drank knowing there could be consequences, so I accept my fate.
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There is so much they can do. My friend was stage 4 cirrhosis and she just celebrated one year with the new liver. Don’t give up. They have come a long way.
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It's not about them coming a long way. It's more so about the fact that I did this to myself and there could be someone out there more deserving of a liver. If it comes to that and as far as dialysis goes I guess at this point I don't feel deserving to continue... I'm not married no kids and I guess I feel like it's my was of breaking the cycle because my dad was an alcoholic as well.
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I think you need to look into help. No one is more deserving than the next.
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I'm working on that as well.
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Best wishes. But you cannot just give up. You gotta fight.
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Please don't just give up
Oh I watched my brother die at 34 from zero liver left. Your post brought back that awful day. Thank you. People have no idea until they watch it. Brutal. My other friend was found dead in his car. He bled out from every part of his body from stupid alcoholism. That’s why I am so grateful for my entire recovery group, plus the friends on this site. Best wishes for another sober day 
That's what they told me too. Had advanced fatty liver disease, the last step before cirrhosis, a enlarged heart, and a kidney operating at less than 40%. Got sober and at 6 months i had a full cardio/organ workup and all levels were normal/acceptable. Couldn't belive it. Thought I still had a good excuse to give up again but my body healed itself. It's amazing how much you can heal when you're not putting poison in it 24/7. Almost five years later and no problems with any of those organs. Good luck
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Thomas... Let's get down to facts here.
- Yes or No. Do you have kidney damage,
- Yes or No. Do you have liver damage,
"I may have" doesn't count. Either you do or you don't. It's yes or no.
If, right now, your answer is NO then don't future trip over it.
If, right now, your answer is YES then do the next indicated step.
Now let's talk about your blood sugar. If it is "out of whack" as you say then do the next indicated step to bring it in line. You know it's not going to happen over night however if you start taking the preventative steps to do so then you'll be making progress to a somewhat healthy lifestyle.
It's like sobriety. If you start working the steps over time you'll get better. No one gets sober overnight.
If you're not doing the next indicated step and not progressing forward nothing will get done.
Dude, don't future trip over it. Either you have it or not.
Either way do the next indicated step. You got this.
I wish you luck
Respectfully,
Sober almost 3 years, bravo! Me too. I dodged health issues, but also ate healthy and exercised through my heavy drinking years. I got lucky. You look pretty darn young. Get rollin on the classic old fashioned eat healthy and exercise routine, that’ll help keep your mind alert, sharp and positive so you can make all the decisions you need to make for yourself. There is nothing like endorphins to chase away negative thoughts and feelings.
I’m in the same boat with being single and no kids. It’s up to me to live my best life for me. It’s stoic to say i did this to myself so i’ll live and die with it, but you also have changed your ways for nearly 3 years now and that is deserving of opportunities for help. Try not to look at it as a competition, like you’d be taking away someone else’s chance.
You still have a lot to give to your community & maybe make a deal w/yourself to do just that.
Single w/out kids just means we have more time to help others.