Hi Dave,

I'm Chris. I read your post and you couldn't have described my symptoms better. I've been seeing a good doc and she's been treating me for a very underactive thyroid. The pain from the fatty liver is all but gone, even when I eat a lot of fat. She told me that the underactive thyroid makes cholesteral sky high and subsequently can cause a fatty liver. I used to dring a lot too, but I quit almost 10 years ago and I thought this was something that I had done to myself. I think that the fatty liver is in part due to my former drinking but the symptoms didn't come on until nearly 8 years into sobriety.

The other symptoms, the itchness and weakness, and joint pains, I had them all and a few more. Water retention in ankles, face and hands, depression, moodiness, didn't feel like doing anything.

I'm wondering if you've had thyroid blood work done? It's not as common in men so maybe your doc. should check it out.

Best,

Christiane