Hello,
I am new on here.
I have Fatty Liver Disease and I
had a Fibrascan 4 weeks ago.
I am waiting for the report from my hospital but have found out that the hospital will not be contacting me until February 2024.
I have enclosed a photo of the result that i was allowed to photograph and wondered if anybody can interpret for me. Thanks
I’m not a doctor so can’t comment on what that means to your specific situation, but I went from a Kpa reading of 22.2 with over 320 cap score to a 9 and 144 in 9 months, mine was through a combination of heavy heavy drinking and an extremely poor diet. I have fibrosis which at one point looked like cirrhosis and even then my liver is scarred as that’s what fibrosis is, but totally reversed the fatty liver part, you can too. My aim is to reduce my kpa score even more and again you can too. Good luck!
@Grassroots112 that is so fantastic - my situation sounds similar to yours! I was an 11.8 kPa in July and then end of Oct I was a 9.0 kPa all in 3 months - some of that is because of the abstinence from alcohol but I am feeling so great now having had no alcohol for 6 months!!! More energy and I am eating and exercising very well. I am soooo hoping to reverse the damage.
Question - on your ultrasounds did you ever have anything say nodular contour or mild irregularity?
That’s great, keep it up. RE my scans I’ve had nothing related back to me about those kind of things so I assume everything is OK in that sense, although I do have to have another US next week so maybe they have found something or maybe it’s just to find out what stage the fibrosis/scarring is or the six monthly scan thing.
What I’ve learned about scans and liver disease is nothing is ever 100% conclusive, not even a liver biopsy and what I do is I take for example my kpa score dropping massively as a sign that my liver is healing, getting better and is functioning so for me that’s what I work on, to keep it that way and try even more to make further improvements which you are obviously doing yourself with your good results.
My hep doctor is now saying it’s likely moderate fibrosis I have which is of course better than likely decompensated cirrhosis when I was in hospital, but he did add that my liver is now scarred as that’s what fibrosis is and I may have complications as a result of that in future which I already seem to have with spider nevis, droopy enlarged right breast and muscle cramps and pains associated with advanced liver disease/cirrhosis.
For me I think despite my good results, the damage I did to my liver was so bad, it will take a lot longer than 10 months or so to just become fixed, it’s going to be a forever thing Ifeel. One doctor said it can take years for a liver after heavy alcohol abuse to repair itself and the abuse I gave mine and my body, I’m always going to have one or two complications which can’t be fixed.
Good luck with your situation, carry on making improvements and well done on the abstinence.
Did you have ascites? How come you are still getting complications if it is improving? They have said cirrhosis is gone now for you so just scarring - do you still need the HCC screening then? I thought once progress was stopped the complications also stop if they were not there?
I did, and jaundice, the complications could all be alcohol related, it can take years for the body to heal from alcohol abuse and even then you may never always be 100%. My doctor said it would be prudent to be seen again in six months for screening, I think it’s standard protocol. Again with liver disease. everyone seems to be impacted differently by it. Be it fibrosis or cirrhosis.
My doctors are great and obviously experts and can tell you how the liver works, what can happen if it is damaged and complications from that but they can’t say what will happen to to each individual and as he told me, my prognosis is excellent, it appears to be moderate fibrosis, but my liver is scarred still, is it cirrhotic? He said we’d only ever really know if they removed it and looked at it under a microscope.
He said scarring can’t be reversed, it can heal though. Mine seemed to be on the verge of full blown cirrhosis, but through not drinking, eating healthy and regular exercise, I’ve stopped the damage and the scarring has healed it appears to be only moderate where as it once threatened to just keep progressing. Have I done extra damage to my liver despite its healing? Very likely. Has it, however, found a way to remodel itself and found ways to perform its main functions well enough to not need medicine, therapies, drugs, operations, a transplant etc? Well I’m alive and well so I think it has. Can I keep it that way? I have to, I must and I shall give it my everything.
Dear SwissToni91,
This is a question that your own health care professional is best placed to answer, as only they have access to your medical records.
We suggest talking this through with your own doctor or health care professional in the first instance.
If you would find it useful to talk things over, our nurse-led helpline is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 3pm on 0800 652 7330 (excluding bank holidays)
Best wishes
British Liver Trust
That is great Iro1!! I posted just above that I went from and 11.8 kPa in July 2023 to a 9.0 kPa in October so I do not know what is normal for a reduction after reducing alcohol but that is a 2.8 kPa drop and I will take it! I am also doing my best and working away - did you have any irregularities on your ultrasounds? If so do you mind haring what they were? Thank you and enjoy Spain!!
sorry that was a typo - 9.0 kPa....
oh my goodness!!! So you had cirrhosis and they deemed it reversed...I am soooooooo hoping for that! Mine have been saying fairly homogenouse...they were saying nodular contour but the ultrasound on oct 30th did not state that so I am hoping and praying with all my might that means I am also in the process of trying to reverse...9.0 kPa should mean F2 but it does not mean there is no cirrhosis. The GP says I am very early stage but I do have ascites which apparently is possible - I feel fantastic and would not know anything was wrong. I am on diuretics and have luckily not had any more issues knock wood!
Here is what the last radiologist put:
IMPRESSION
Hyperechoic liver in keeping with steatosis, although there is minimal irregularity of the liver contours today and as seen on the previous study dated October 30, 2023. Allowing for this, underlying early cirrhotic change would not be excluded
I am most definitely praying this radiologist is correct on the steatosis!!! I don;t really understand all they see...
yes I was wondering lol - since you are an 8.8 we are only .2 away so you have given me a little rainbow of hope 
Trying my best to stay positive and not be scared sh&*less
I do not see the image...did it not have a number with kPa on it or CAP?
I love that and I am so happy to hear you are doing better! I am just giving it my all...this is NOT my destiny. I went through a bad bout of depression as well and leaned to alcohol which was the worst thing I could do. I truly believe this is reversible...mine went from fatty liver (which the Dr felt was not important to tell me) to cirrhosis apparently in 20 months...so I am hoping maybe I can turn it around in that time frame and am trying to stay calm....good lucky my friend!
Thanks Iro - you sound like you are on a good path! I am feeling so much better - I have always been athletic and run alot...I have done half marathons and alot of 10kms. I have started strength training as I hear that really helps and cycling/swim as well are highly recommended. Working out and eating right is a breeze for me - the alcohol I don;t miss anymore 99% of the time and the 1% I do I knock myself on the head with what are you thinking???? Long story short I will give this my best go as I do not want my family to suffer...I will NEVER drink of that you can be sure!
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