kpa result andno idea

[rambler3]

hi all just wondering what a kpa a mesure of 8.4 mean is that a high reading as i have no idea what to make of it , so if any body could shed some light on this and explain a little i would be greatfull ,,,,, many thanks all who reply !

[AyrshireK]

kPa readings and what they mean depends on what the underlying cause of the fibrosis is. There is an understanding your fibroscan score chart which has bars for the cut offs for the differing causes - you've mentioned having an earlier diagnosis of fatty liver - the good news is that in both NAFLD and alcohol related liver disease a score of 8.9 kPa doesn't indicate cirrhosis. For NAFLD is 'might' indicate F2/F3 so a reversible stage of fibrosis, for alcohol related it is in the F2 bracket so again reversible. [kPa figures can also be falsely elevated if you have any ongoing inflammation so your fibroscan result needs to be looked at in conjunction with recent bloods - in particular any inflammation markers].

Life style change, no booze, healthy diet and exercise should see those numbers come down - certainly nothing to be terrified about but certainly something you want to get to grips with.

Katie

Fibroscan score chart

[MINTVCX in reply to AyrshireK]

I think the chart you posted is based on pretty old data (for NALFD 2010). I would say 9.5 kpa is rather top of F2. But every study has slightly different scale. Here for example.

But fibroscan is only an estimation you cannot rely on it with high precision. I had one 8.9 kpa (but not very reliable IRQ/median 32%). One year later 7.0 kpa (IRQ/median 4%). So according your chart I went from bottom F2(F1/F2) to bottom F3. It is not my case I think.

https://tawazunhealth.com/fibrosscan-stiffness-results/

[rambler3 in reply to MINTVCX]

cheers mintvcx for sending this graph i am now going to give this a good looking at and itseems pretty easy to understand

[rambler3 in reply to AyrshireK]

cheers katie i have just got my results after waiting 7months but the best news is i now know its not a death sentence wich was going to happen within a year or 2 that i was actually told by a know all receptionist at my local medical centre i can now at least live a little as in having a holiday ( or a few abroad) and spend more time enjoying life instead of living with a doom gloom mood or lying awake worrying at night , but i do understand diet and daily life needs a bit of change , but this has so much relieved me ,, so now i can make plans to get out and about and see even a bit of local life as well as travel after being sat in a flat worrying about the end ,,,many thanks kate i am going to make sure i enjoy today !

[Iro1]

hi rambler my last kpa was 9.8 down from 10.8 sixmonths previous. I was told to go away and not come back for 3 years. Personally if my next scan came back at 8.4 I would be ecstatic. It is very likely you have like me fibrosis but the liver gets better. Despite having an abcess on my gallbladder that had also transferred onto my liver six months ago it was drained and treated. The stone got washed away. I went through hell worying about my liver (suicide attempts and being sectioned twice under the mental health act, months spent a long way home in a frightening environment with some very sick and violent people,) All over 'worry'!

[rambler3]

hi iro1 it really all is a big worry and it seems to make waiting longer than is needed and its been playing all sorts of scenarios on my mind that i am now finding it hard to get my head round some normality for once i now have to get used to going out and explain why i have lived like a recluse for over 2 years, many thanks tho iro1 for your reply