Post COVID issues

[tipovtong]

Hi ,I'm 57 with Cirrhosis (diagnosed 2015 after being informed a blood test in 2007 was pos 'Hep C' with v/high viral count/chronic).

In 07/22 I was imobilised with Covid which for 3 weeks absolutely knocked me for 6.

08/22 my GP felt a LFT was needed as I wasn't getting any better. Results were enough to worry GP (ALP=299, ALT=137, SSGT=773) and requested repeat 2 weeks later.

A few weeks later results came back

08/22 (ALP=436, ALT=279, SSGT=1133,)

12/22 (ALP=713, ALT=157, SSGT=1536)

I haven't had a drink in 20+ years (never a heavy drinker)

Not smoked 30+ years

Has anyone else had anything like this? And has it settled down?

Thanks

[Readlots]

Hi, I’m sure others will reply but it might be worth calling the British Liver Trust Helpline, the nurses there may have come across something similar and/or be able to advise. Sorry I don’t have personal experience of this to share.

[AyrshireK]

Welcome to the forum tipovtong, just to clarify was your Hep C treated and removed? Has your viral load been checked post covid just to make sure it hasn't recurred?

Covid sadly left many people with liver issues - triggering something akin to auto immune hepatitis type illness in some plus other more technical things I haven't got the qualifications to interpret.

Having Covid on top of cirrhosis could potentially have destabilized your liver.

I hope you are under hepatology and receiving regular monitoring, it may be that they need to instigate some treatment to bring those inflammation markers down.

Katie

[tipovtong in reply to AyrshireK]

Thanks Katie, Hep C clear as of 2018. I am being seen by Hepatology at Southmead.

I was checked for TATT/GLANDS (Glandular fever(?)),HEP B, HEP C, CMV(?),ebv(?) and LFT in December.

Also got results of Fibroscan 17.2kpa(F4) with enlarged Spleen from scan in August.

And regular contact with GP.