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Training Nurses in Liver Disease & Ascites Drains Eastern Region Liver Nurses Study Day Friday 14/10/2016

Hello All! I just wanted to tell everyone something passed on to me by main Nurse Specialist at Addenbrookes. As some of you know, at my hospital I am blessed...

Hello All! I just wanted to tell everyone something passed on to me by main Nurs...

•8 years ago

Food & drink advice please 👍🏼

Hi everyone, As you know, I am now on the liver transplant waiting list (listed 3 weeks ago for the Royal Free - London). Would really appreciate some advice...

Hi everyone, As you know, I am now on the liver transplant waiting list (listed ...

•8 years ago

Living with HCC

Is anyone living with HCC because treatment is not possible, transplant also not an option. My friend has hep c, was an alcoholic. Weighs 39kg, does not wish...

Is anyone living with HCC because treatment is not possible, transplant also not...

•8 years ago

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I'm new here hoping to learn more about my condition. I have a gall bladder problem, it's seriously inflamed and I have a calculus they think blocking the...

I'm new here hoping to learn more about my condition. I have a gall bladder prob...

•8 years ago

HE or hepatic encolopathy

Hi there! I had surgery a little over two weeks ago. I have developed hepatic encolopothoy (Hoping I spelled that correctly) At first I was super tired after...

Hi there! I had surgery a little over two weeks ago. I have developed hepatic en...

•8 years ago

Transplant

Hi everyone would like to thank you all for your good advice and kind words, just to say went to kings college last Thursday for the educational course, at the...

Hi everyone would like to thank you all for your good advice and kind words, jus...

•8 years ago

Enlarged Spleen

I have an enlarged spleen since I was told last year. Went through Chemo for Ovarian cancer and finished treatment back in May. When I went through Chemo I was...

I have an enlarged spleen since I was told last year. Went through Chemo for Ova...

•8 years ago

Itching after having actimarin forte

So i had a USG that showed an enlarged liver. The GP said it is a mildly fatty liver. I was prescribed Actimarin Forte which is a compound of Silymarin and...

So i had a USG that showed an enlarged liver. The GP said it is a mildly fatty l...

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•8 years ago

Eastenders story line about Phil and cirrhosis

Hello A rather silly question but I wonder if any of you are watching Eastenders at the moment? Do you have any views on the current story line about Phil's...

Hello A rather silly question but I wonder if any of you are watching Eastenders...

•8 years ago

Confused

My husband is an alcoholic, has been for over 25 years. Hes been hospilized on many occations with sickness and feeling unwell.The last admission was a month...

My husband is an alcoholic, has been for over 25 years. Hes been hospilized on m...

•8 years ago

Hcc advice please

I posted on here a few weeks ago. My husband has cirrhosis and a small hcc 14mm in size, we seen a radiologist who said he would be able to blast the tumour...

I posted on here a few weeks ago. My husband has cirrhosis and a small hcc 14mm ...

•8 years ago

Done Deal, Drain done...

Wow they found 2 pounds of fluid but I had gotten 8 off so the needle was TINY. I had no pain, no fear. The techies were lovely local island people. They could...

Wow they found 2 pounds of fluid but I had gotten 8 off so the needle was TINY. ...

•8 years ago

Centre for Rare Diseases

Hi, I had a letter today informing me of an appointment change but also informing me that the venue had changed. Apparently liver clinics are now held the...

Hi, I had a letter today informing me of an appointment change but also informin...

•8 years ago

tonsil very sore but no cold..dr thinks my immune systen is very low due to chirrosis...is this the case? And what about antibiotics

Hi all Up to my varice bleed six weeks ago I felt OK but then had two varice bandings and feel even worse..now have a sort of very sore slightly swollen...

Hi all Up to my varice bleed six weeks ago I felt OK but then had two varice ba...

•8 years ago

The Worlds First Heartless Man

Surfing about I came across this on you tube: https://youtu.be/9uXQhGqSk7c Apparently the guy lived for 5 weeks and died of an underlying disease. Incredible!

Surfing about I came across this on you tube: https://youtu.be/9uXQhGqSk7c Appar...

•8 years ago

Should i contact the Hospital

Hi, been almost a month out of Hospital and no letters received for ultrasound and doppler test re portal system; This was apparently ordered and said so...

Hi, been almost a month out of Hospital and no letters received for ultrasound ...

•8 years ago

Can I help to improve my liver condition?

Hi everyone, I'm not a regular to forums but its always after the event you think of questions and I'm hoping someone can help. I have been diagnosed with gall...

Hi everyone, I'm not a regular to forums but its always after the event you thin...

•8 years ago

Liver Support Group

PLEASE HELP - my mother underwent a liver transplant last October at Kings London. We are trying to locate the support group, Listen. Which was held last...

PLEASE HELP - my mother underwent a liver transplant last October at Kings Londo...

•8 years ago

4 years post transplant problems

Further to my previous post re 4 years post transplant problems. Consultant forgot to book the scan!. Had hassle as he had gone on hols. Finally got it done....

Further to my previous post re 4 years post transplant problems. Consultant forg...

•8 years ago

Frustrating ....update

Hi all, Hope all are still fighting on. I feel we have been let down again by people just not doing there jobs right. Firstly hubby saw the addiction nurse...

Hi all, Hope all are still fighting on. I feel we have been let down again by p...

•8 years ago

Liver disease-blackening of foot

Hi I'm looking for a little advice my father in law has severe liver disease and is currently in hospital being treated for peritonitis which he got from the...

Hi I'm looking for a little advice my father in law has severe liver disease and...

•8 years ago

Listing for transplant

Hi everyone as most of you know went to kings college hospital on 4th September for assement it lasted 4 days they let me home Thursday evening and called me...

Hi everyone as most of you know went to kings college hospital on 4th September ...

•8 years ago

ggt

Hi,I'm new.Just got ggt results 335 very high.all other parts of test normal.just had shingles and had a course of Acylavoir and on a lot of paracetamol for...

Hi,I'm new.Just got ggt results 335 very high.all other parts of test normal.jus...

•8 years ago

years of pain!!!

hi, this is my first post on here so im hoping someone will read this and can help me as i am at my ultimate witts end!! i am a 26 yr old female. im healthy...

hi, this is my first post on here so im hoping someone will read this and can he...

•8 years ago

Shot in the dark:

I saw my doctor yesterday. They are reevaluating me for transplant. I have diagnostic parasenthesis Tuesday so they can determine if my tumor is under 3 cm....

I saw my doctor yesterday. They are reevaluating me for transplant. I have diagn...

•8 years ago

Any information please

Hi all im quite new to this forum hoping for any advice my partner is in hospital at the moment he had been poorly for a few days before being admitted he was...

Hi all im quite new to this forum hoping for any advice my partner is in hospita...

•8 years ago

How long and what to expect.

Hello everyone. This is my first post and it is regarding my father. He is a wonderful 74 year old vegetarian who has cirrhosis caused by an auto immune...

Hello everyone. This is my first post and it is regarding my father. He is a won...

•8 years ago

The end

My doctor told me to notify my family it's the end. I think that usually means 8 weeks. Sorry for the bad news. I am still willing to talk and help anyone I...

My doctor told me to notify my family it's the end. I think that usually means 8...

•8 years ago

Compensated Cirrhosis

Hello, Dr. has said that I have compensated liver cirrhosis. I have ok Blood Report, prothrombin time (0 M 11.20 Sec), inr (1.0), Alpha Fetoprotein (3.28...

Hello, Dr. has said that I have compensated liver cirrhosis. I have ok Blood Rep...

•8 years ago

Curiouser & Curiouser.!!

Hi All, Here I am again with yet another conundrum. Terry had his eyes tested about 1 month prior to transplant & needed glasses for distance as well as...

Hi All, Here I am again with yet another conundrum. Terry had his eyes tested ab...

•8 years ago

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