Is liver damage the same as liver disease?

i was told i had liver damage, and also was not given certain medications while in the hospital to prevent further damage, and to not take certain Medication or drink alcohol, was that just a precaution?..and is liver damage the same as liver disease? and are either reversible?
Usually, liver problems starts out with
inflammation inside the liver that causes the
liver to enlarge in size. It can be brought
on by a number of different reasons:
alcohol consumption, medications toxification, chemical exposure, biliary
problems, autoimmune disease, fatty liver,
hereditary problems, viral or bacterial
hepatitis and others. In some cases,
what caused the problem, like alcohol
consumption...stopping this and being
treated to relieve the inflammation can
reverse the problem with the liver and
the liver cells can heal. However, if
it is not treated, it can progress to the
death of the liver cells...in which case,
scar tissue forms inside the liver...then
the disease will keep progressing.

All liver patients are told to tell the doctor
about any medications they are taking;
this includes over the counter, herbs,
herbal teas, vitamins, minerals, and prescriptions prescribed by other doctors.
The reason for this is because all medication goes through the liver first,
to be broken down, before going to the
rest of the body. Also, if there is a problem
with the liver...medication has to be
adjusted accordingly to how bad the
patients condition is...since the liver isn't
able to handle the function of breaking
down the drug as easy as it once did.

When the Doctor does tests to find out
what is the main cause of your liver
problem...like Blood work, having an
ultrasound or Ct scan done, etc....then
he will be able to treat the cause more
efficiently. Until he is able to determine
the cause and how far along you may be
with your liver problem...it is best to
follow any advice the doctor gives you.
What may seem like just a precaution now,
in essence is what is best for anyone with
liver disease. Any more stress placed on
the liver can cause additional harm.

Inflammation can be treated...
cirrhosis of the liver is a progressive
disease that continues on till the whole
liver goes into complete liver failure and
a transplant is needed to live...the doctors
try to slow the death of the cells down but
that is about all they can do....

What the doctor means by liver damage...
you would have to ask him. He should be
able to tell you more as more tests results
come through. You may be referred to
either a gastroenterologist or a hepatologist
depending on the results. The very best
test to see how far along you are in the
disease is a liver biopsy...but they usually
do non invasive tests first and save that
for when the liver functions, that the liver
once did, start to deteriate.

Here is a link to advanced liver disease...
this is just for reference:

I hope this information helps to answer
your questions. I also hope that it hasn't
progressed very far and can be reversed
for you. Take care