CT Scan For Cirrhosis?

[NoRainCa]

Hi Everyone,

While I’m still trying to figure out what stage my liver is at (waiting on scheduling) I unfortunately had a recent attack of diverticulitis. For those who don’t know what that is, it is pretty much small pouches in your intestines that get inflamed and cause infection. Yeah, pretty painful!

Luckily it was not complicated and some antibiotics got me pretty much at 100% again! My question is this; during my hospital visit, they took bloods and a cat scan. Bloods were normal ast and asl normal etc. Also cat scan just showed the obvious diverticulitis and “diffuse fatty liver”. Can this mean I’m still not at cirrhosis level?

Should I feel a bit relieved? I’ve been stressing out trying to get my health together and tests done to finally know where my liver stands as a couple of years ago my fibro scan showed F3 but never followed through and fell “off the wagon” for a bit health wise. Thank you all in adavnce!

[cammeag]

Hi. Along the road of life we sometimes get signs. Sometimes the signs indicate that we change direction and sometimes they point out clearly that we cannot carry on at all in the direction we want to go. Your fibroscan score was a clear sign that you should change direction. F3 is significant fibrosis. If that has been caused by drinking, then a serious rethink on your lifestyle and especially alcohol intake needs to be considered. This recent Ct scan is another sign to change direction, because when you add F3 and diffuse fatty liver together and you decide to ignore those signs and carry on with a lifestyle that promotes those conditions, as sure as eggs are eggs, cirrhosis and a whole heap of problems are just around the bend. Sorry for the terrible illustration. So that’s the bad news. The good news is that with effort, some knowledge and whatever necessary changes are needed, you can still live a good enjoyable life. Whatever the underlying cause is of your fatty liver and your fibrosis, that must be addressed. Some would advocate total abstinence from whatever causes your issues and some would say moderating your habits is all that is needed(I’m in that camp). I hope you can find the strength and belief that change will be for the better because believe me, it is. All the best.

[mozlaw]

what was the kpa reading which indicated f3 .i was told that 13.4 was close to early cirrhosis so i deciced to stop for a year and see the results. im up to 10 months now and will have an mri in may and ask for a fibroscan to compare. i would be careful of any alcohol intake if any .as iwas told

[GarySudzy6767]

It's been my understanding that once you've been diagnosed with cirrhosis, there is no going back. The scarring of the liver cannot be corrected by the liver (the only regenerative organ in our bodies) when you're diagnosed with cirrhosis. From there the ascites will start, water buildup in the abdominal area, hernias, mine are in the groin and the water weight is really a struggle. Good luck.

[deanw41 in reply to GarySudzy6767]

My diagnosis was cirrhosis 3 years ago, my Fibroscan last year was 8.8kpa and my US last month said Mildly Fatty Liver

[GarySudzy6767 in reply to deanw41]

I'm two years into my diagnosis and it's progressing fast. I suffer from ascites and get drained every two weeks up to 15 to 18 liters at a time. The weight is the worst thing as with cirrhosis my muscle and bone density has decreased somewhat so carrying around as much as 40lbs of liquid has been harmful for my health. I wish this disease didn't exist, my cirrhosis is hereditary as my grandmother and father both passed away from complications of the disease. I'm a none drinker as well