Me too i did it and I am pleased to have met the good people on this site and at GA. well, my doctor rang me and my self diagnosis was correct. Helicobacter pylori positive, which is the stomach ulcer creating bacteria, so need treatment for that and also to go in for an abdo exam. Liver function has been abnormal over time with elevated gamma GT associated with alcohol except I am teetotal. So probable non alcoholic fatty liver. Repeat test in two months. Relieved for now as could have been a lot worse. But I became very reflective for an hour or so. radical change required in exercise, diet., cigs. Not all at once though. My diet has been appalling for some time and in the past Seven weeks of no money even worse. Literally starved for the first couple of weeks . Clear the self harm gambling caused and the desire to destroy myself was working well in my life leading to self neglect and huge financial stress. contemplating all this. On the recovery journey now. So much to reverse and put right.
