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2009-08-25 Britain

Dad of teen with drink-related illness faces legal battle to get his son a liver transplant

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Posted by gromky 2009-08-25 00:01|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 suffered acute liver failure after drinking 30 cans of lager on a weekend binge-drinking session earlier this month.

meh. that was called "Saturday" at my San Diego State University fraternity

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-08-25 00:15|| 2009-08-25 00:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Frank, the only thing I can figure is that this kid bought beer in REALLY BIG cans!

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2009-08-25 01:05|| 2009-08-25 01:05|| Front Page Top

#3 In other news, Amy Winehouse is back to snorting coke even though it caused her emphysema.

Posted by gorb 2009-08-25 03:03|| 2009-08-25 03:03|| Front Page Top

#4 Was it 30 cans of Foster's or Budweiser?

Hate to say it, but even if he was put on the top of the list, there's no guarantee that there would be a suitable match in that short period of time.

Posted by Cornsilk Blondie 2009-08-25 08:47|| 2009-08-25 08:47|| Front Page Top

#5 Alcohol overdose resulting in death is pretty common. But it is rare that a single binge drinking will destroy a liver, but not kill you. The timing is too difficult. This leads me to suspect that he had a bum liver to begin with, which does happen.

I knew one man on an intensely restrictive diet, because in his late teens it was discovered that, showing almost no symptoms, his liver was about the size of a thumb. Fully functional, he was on the waiting list for a transplant, but if he consumed anything that stressed his liver, he could be done.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-08-25 10:17|| 2009-08-25 10:17|| Front Page Top

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