InquisitiveOne2 months ago

I should have said my blood tests were taken 3 months after I quit drinking and several months after the episode.

maco1002 months ago

Have you been diagnosed with cirrhosis?

InquisitiveOne in reply to maco1002 months ago

I have not been diagnosed with cirrhosis but am wondering if that could be what caused this.

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maco100 in reply to InquisitiveOne2 months ago

Doubt it, if all your bloods are OK.

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InquisitiveOne in reply to maco1002 months ago

Thank you, Maco100. I’ve not seen any posts with my symptoms so I wanted to check!

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Ubwa2 months ago

I wouldn't read too much into the shaky hands for 30 hours, Alcohol affects pretty much everything. If it was due to cirrhosis or PH your would have had recurrent events more than likely. Go on what your docs say, if bloods look good and no other symptoms sounds like you dodged a bullet 👍

InquisitiveOne in reply to Ubwa2 months ago

Thank you, Ubwa. I’ve been worried for months and thought I’d ask here since you are all so knowledgeable. I’m sorry for editing this post but I forgot to mention that I was not feeling well for a few months during the time this episode happened (tired/nauseated/dizzy) but that went completely away after I quit drinking. (Then with the worry came upper right quadrant pain for the first time ever, 4 months after abstinence and gone now so I attribute that to anxiety.)

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NelsonAlgren2 months ago

I had the shaky hands and my writing looked like chicken scratch.. That lasted for quite awhile. I could barley fill out a legible form at the doctors office. Back to normal now..

InquisitiveOne in reply to NelsonAlgren2 months ago

NelsonAlgren are you free of cirrhosis?

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NelsonAlgren2 months ago

Nope. I have cirrhosis. Diagnosed 7 years ago. Still "very well compensated"..

InquisitiveOne in reply to NelsonAlgren2 months ago

Thanks for letting me know. I didn’t know you could have the shaky handwriting and have compensated cirrhosis.

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Tina_12342 months ago

Hi,

This is mainly normal in liver failure. As your liver is the one cleaning your body from toxins, and now it's not working properly, you will have a build up of toxins in your body. Your doctor should give you laxatives and rifaximin. Laxative will make you go to the toilet several times a day to get rid off the toxins and rifaximin is an antibiotic preventing HE. You really need to get that going. Good luck with everything.

InquisitiveOne in reply to Tina_12342 months ago

Thank you, Tina_1234

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Roy1955 in reply to InquisitiveOne2 months ago

I don't think what Tina is commenting on has any relationship to your current health inquisitive one!

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InquisitiveOne in reply to Roy19552 months ago

Roy155, thank you. I was getting a little scared.

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NelsonAlgren2 months ago

I should make it clear. I had VERY shaky handwriting for awhile but no doc ever told me I had HE. And my ammonia levels have never been high.

InquisitiveOne in reply to NelsonAlgren2 months ago

Thanks Nelson.

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Flowergirl242 months ago

I had HE pre transplant and did not have shaky hands.

InquisitiveOne in reply to Flowergirl242 months ago

Thank you Flowergirl24

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