Posted by rainbowbrite on May 26, 2005, at 23:33:47
In reply to Re: kinda Morbid Question- alcohol » rainbowbrite, posted by Larry Hoover on May 26, 2005, at 22:34:25
Hi Larry> I wasn't aware that the liver shrank.....I always thought it enlarged, stayed that way, but failed anyway.
oops I meant to write shrink and then enlarge. When the liver starts have problems is the liver fixable? Or is it all down hill?
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> Is there a name for the condition you're thinking about?Probably but I dont know it. I know someone who has liver problems and if i got it right a few years ago there was liver shrinkage and now I understand thier liver is a little bit enlarged..which is suggestive of chirrosis (sp) I believe. Now it could be that their liver has enlarged to normal size...but Im not positive. I have looked up shrinking liver etc and am not finding anything.
> I dunno, is it morbid to talk about health consequences of substance abuse? I think it's part of overcoming denial.
I wasnt sure. but youre right. I guess I am just trying to understand what alcohol death involves. How awful it is for the person and when it happens (time frame) etc. Or maybe just how truely toxic alcohol is to the brain and body. Some people can drink for years and years and not get sick whereas others can kill themselves drinking in such short time frames. I dont get it.
Thanks
Rain
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