I was told I had cirrhosis about four years ago I have no symptoms but am I not supposed to get scans every so often as I have not had any
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You should ask your gp or consultant, do you have regular blood tests done?
You should also have an ultrasound every six months as well as blood tests.
Even with stable cirrhosis you should really be being kept an eye on by a hospital consultant (preferably a hepatologist or at least a gastroenterologist) just in case further down the line you do become symptomatic and they can act quickly.
Definitely ask about monitoring as mentioned by the others but also about hospital follow up. As we've seen recently on the forum one member was discharged from hospital after fairly advanced symptoms and sent away 9 years ago only for the cirrhosis to deteriorate recently and doctors are now trying to play catch up.
Katie
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