blood test results

[Uplight99]

Hi all. I am age 24 male. History with excessive alcohol for the past 5 years. I recently got a full blood work carried out at my GP and my liver enzymes came back as ok, but I don’t really understand what any of it means. I tried calling my GP and it’s like trying to milk blood out of a stone

[AyrshireK]

Absolutely nothing wrong with those bloods - the normal range is detailed in brackets and your results are all within normal limits.

You've been posting here for some years now with regards to concerns about your liver (although earlier posts have gone from your profile). Hopefully you are making strides to tackle your over use of alcohol.

Katie

[Uplight99 in reply to AyrshireK]

I’ve limited my drinking to weekends for the past 2-3 years - definitely not drinking as much as I used to.

But I get a lot of pains in the liver area so I got bloods to rule anything out

[kensimmons in reply to Uplight99]

You are fine and if you stop drinking (or switch from a once a week to a once a month regime) you will remain that way. Good luck.

[Aotea2012]

Agree with the others….your bloods are fine. You are also in the very fortunate position of being 24 and your history of heavy drinking is only 5 years. Those 3 factors are a perfect springboard for a healthy long life provided you control your relationship with alcohol.