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hsd a fibroscsn Sept 2021 was told at the time that this was serious and it was chirosis and that I would need a ultrasound. That was a year ago and recently had my ultra sound when radiologist said liver looks OK had bloods in between all well within normal range Expected to have an appointment to discuss ultrasound results but have had this sent for 6 months time. Have really worked hard over the year losing weight no alcohol and exercised every day. Do you think that if things were bad I would have had snow earlier appointment

[ThreeSmiles]

Yes

[Cat-B]

definitely, it sounds like all your good work has paid of, keep it up and don’t worry, if there was anything serious they would be seeing you quickly. Enjoy the good news

[oap74]

No news is good news as long as you continue to receive your 6 monthly appointments to discuss your progress is my experience. All the best

[Richard-Allen]

Hello housemate.

As you’ll appreciate the NHS is still struggling to play catchup. Many people are still having to wait a long time for their results. Many gastroenterologists and hepatologists have been so busy as there has been a sharp increase in people having liver-related conditions, during and since the pandemic.

While radiologists are very skilled in what they do, they are not qualified to interpret the images they produce. They can certainly highlight any findings or things they think the consultant should be made aware of, but shouldn’t give someone false information.

Back in 2017, eighteen months after my liver transplant. I was having some cardiac issues. I was given an MRI at the QE Hospital, Birmingham. The radiologists recorded that my gallbladder was enlarged and that I had gallstones. This was all documented and passed on to the cardiologist. I received a letter informing me of this.

I wrote back to the cardiologist and informed her that when a liver transplant is carried out, the gallbladder isn’t used, and is done away with. There was also no gallstones shown at the time of the transplant. So, it was highly unlikely that there was a gallbladder issue.

I had a nice reply informing me that this was an error in the interpretation and that nothing untoward had been found. However, this error is still showing on my medical record.

In your case, I would be asking my GP to follow this up and obtain the results of your scan, failing this, I would ask him to request a further scan, just as a precautionary measure. Try not to ask the radiologist too many questions, and wait for the findings from the gastroenterologists/hepatologists.

There shouldn’t be anything to worry about.

Good Luck

Richard

[Roy1955]

Once your diagnosed with cirrhosis you get an ultrasound every six months.

That's NOT to monitor cirrhosis, it's to check for cancer!

The comment that your liver looks fine does not refer to cirrhosis.