Some years ago, a friend of mine turned to alcohol in the wake of an emotional break-up. For two years solid he downed 2 large bottles of vodka a day, and subsequently was diagnosed with 'Peripheral-Neuropathy.' (ie it has deadened the nerve-endings in his feet and he can't feel them at all, and this condition is irreversible.)
Oddly enough, his liver-function tests came back as normal!
His GP got him off the vodka and said, 'If you're gonna have a drink, make it a couple of beers as it's less harmful!'
He sees it as a green light to down 6 cans of beer every night which, by my calculation, is around 80 units of alcohol a week.
Can anyone advise me as to what damage he's still doing to his liver/nerve endings? (The vodka thing and liver tests were 6 years ago.) Thank you.
2007-03-11
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