Hospital...

[Bbbananas]

in London - dealing with the effects of liver disease - in particular liver disease caused by alcohol and drugs. Scary. And how stupid were those young ones interviewed - laughing and not taking their health seriously, even when showing early signs of liver disease. The young Polish(?) guy & the blonde girl really irritated me.

I stopped drinking the glass of wine I had in my hand when watching it....

[4getmenot]

but you wont stop drinking for good will you? Some people are like that. Was dark haired one at start that annoyed me. And didnt she look beautiful and classy when she was drunk lol

[Bbbananas]

I like a drink, I won't deny that. I gave up no problem when pregnant. And if a Hepatologist told me if I didn't stop drinking I would be in danger of death or transplant - believe you me, I would.

I can tolerate a lot of alcohol, and many of my 'mishaps' have been alcohol-related, but I have never been as complacent as those on that programme to think or worry about the effects on my liver or other organs. They just didn't care or just wanted to remain ignorant.

[sara3]

hi salla :o)

the young ones think they're invincible. if you told them at 18 that they'd be dead by 40, they'd probably think that was really old or that it just wouldn't happen to them. same with drugs and fags. they just don't think ahead.

[Bbbananas]

hi sara x

But that blonde one was 33 - surely old enough to have a little more sense?
I have regular liver function tests, Gamma GT etc - it's handy working in a surgery sometimes! Surprisingly, it's well below any warning limit, which is reassuring, but I wouldn't take that as a green light to carry on willy nilly.

[4getmenot]

but also apart from organs. Is she safe at night. Some people have a live life to full attitude (even if they cant remember half of it) and once you're dead you're dead not thinking what pain that go through or what pain they'll put others through.

[cazzz1975]

I think its more acceptable in todays society to drink a lot of alcohol, as a result people are more tolerant to large amounts whilst still feeling well, my worry is that in years to come all these drinkers will start to feel the physical affects of their years of heavy drinking. its a time bomb waiting to go off.

[VHG]

>I think its more acceptable in todays society to drink a lot of alcohol

Not true. Drinking alcolhol has always been acceptable, and in certain periods in history far worse than it is now.

In medieval times water was not always drinkable so everyone in the family drank beer, even the children.

In Victorian times Gin came into the country and had a low tax. Hundreds of thousands of women spent time drunk on Gin and turned to prostitution etc. Thats why it was called Mothers Ruin.