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Mild fatty liver ultrasound

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Had my second ultrasound in 11 months. the radiographer said I had a mild fatty liver and I think he said I have nothing to worry about but I'm still getting pain in the abdomen allover pain when I eat and pain in all my joints I don't know what to do about the pain it's driving me crazy.

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BritishLiverTrust1PartnerBritish Liver Trust1 year ago

As suggested by others on your previous posts, some of the symptoms you mention could be to do with your fibromyalgia. It may be best to discuss this in more detail at your ultrasound follow-up appointment and/or with your GP.

in reply to BritishLiverTrust11 year ago

Thanks for the reply

IanM19571 year ago

In my opinion, a sonographer generally doe not have the qualifications to diagnose your condition nor the right to express their opinion on your long term prognosis - that should be the job of your hepatologist if you have already been referred to a gastro/hepatology department.

Cirrhosis is a devious illness as I have discovered to my cost - in 2019 I was diagnosed with "mild compensated" Cirrhosis caused by Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. I was told I would be followed up every 6 months with blood tests, ultrasound scan and/or CT scan.

I had the first follow up towards the end of 2019 and then in early 2020 when the Covid pandemic struck the Hepatology screening clinics all closed down other than for patients who were severely unwell.

Once the pandemic passed I assumed I would eventually get called back in for a follow up but nothing happened and I didn't have a contact number to call.

I was beginning to feel unwell and went to my GP - when she heard the story about how long I'd waited to hear from hepatology she was furious and immediately phoned the department to insist that I be put back on the 6 month surveillance and that I be given an immediate appointment, I don't think specialist departments like being told what to do by a GP, when I eventually got the notification of an appointment it was for 7 weeks later. It turned out that my appointment was with an inexperienced liver nurse who just asked a few inane questions and actually took notice that my abdomen was grossly distended and my ankles and feet were swollen with retained fluid .

To cut a long story short, in January 2023 I was taken into hospital with severe abdominal pain and persistent vomitting - normal blood tests were done and then a specialist stuck a big needle through my abdominal wall and drew off a big syringe full of fluid - the fluid was analysed by the hospital lab and was positive for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis. I was kept in for 12 days for treatment with powerful IV antibiotics, fluids, albumin ans nutrients and proteins,

A couple of days later I had an outpatient appointment with another hepatology consultant and he told me that my cirrhosis was now decompensated and my liver was no longer able to fulfill the majority of its functions and the only option left was a succesful liver transplant otherwise I would likely die sooner rather than later. He also warned me that I would likely get the bacterial peritonitis regularly - his words have proved to be true as I have recently been discharged from another hospital stay (5th time this year)

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