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Suspended from transplant list

Hi I'm new to this but I have been on the liver transplant list with the last year but I got a phone call last week to say I have been suspended for 3 months...

Hi I'm new to this but I have been on the liver transplant list with the last ye...

Dakota85

•6 years ago

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UNITS

Some people are confused by units... hope this gives a rough idea

Hidden

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Umbilical hernia surgery with cirrhosis.

I think it means NO!!!!!!!!!! https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4942747/#!po=30.8989 If someone can translate for me that would be well helpful?...

I think it means NO!!!!!!!!!! https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC49427...

Brett11

•6 years ago

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Why beta-blockers for portal hypertension, rather than blood pressure reducing drugs?

Hi My Mum has recently been diagnosed with NAFLD and stage 1 cirrhosis and she has been prescribed beta-blockers. We were just wondering why beta blockers...

Hi My Mum has recently been diagnosed with NAFLD and stage 1 cirrhosis and she h...

KempSarah

•6 years ago

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New symptoms?

Hello, Hope everyone is doing/has done well today. I’m doing okay - a little lacking in energy but fear I may have a new cirrhosis-related symptom, though...

Hello, Hope everyone is doing/has done well today. I’m doing okay - a littl...

Health_matters1977

•6 years ago

12 Replies

New to site

Hi I’m new to this site so a hello to everybody I’ve liver disease throu contracting hep c and drinking ,I’m 49 and had 2 bleeds upto now and just received...

Hi I’m new to this site so a hello to everybody I’ve liver disease throu contrac...

Rockefeller20

•6 years ago

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Do most people with liver disease have anemia? If so, what kind of anemia.

I have seen so many people with liver disease with anemia as the first sign of their diagnoses and they are put on iron. I am puzzled by that because most...

I have seen so many people with liver disease with anemia as the first sign of t...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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Scared about hep c.

In 1974 I was diagnosed with with hepatitis. The doctor wasn`t clear about what type, but he told me that it was an Australian virus. I recovered very quickly...

In 1974 I was diagnosed with with hepatitis. The doctor wasn`t clear about what ...

hairyfairy

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Post tx

Hi all Well it’s coming up 9 weeks now since TX and everything going pretty well,I’ve found that I get some really good days then some not quite as good as in...

Hi all Well it’s coming up 9 weeks now since TX and everything going pretty well...

1football

•6 years ago

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Hii i have portal vien thromposis spleenomegaly liver cirhosiss and varces in my last ultrasound i found few nodules on the liver

Can anyone help me to understand what does this means the nodules !?

Rawan154

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Fatty Liver? Haven't felt Good in Months

Can you have cirrhosis with a fibroscan of 4.3? I've had constant Right and left upper quad pain for three months. I've been a daily drinker for 10 years....

Can you have cirrhosis with a fibroscan of 4.3? I've had constant Right and lef...

Tex12

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Varices

I had a gastroscopy about4 weeks ago and the report says that there is a hiatus hernia and some gastritis. No mention of varices. I had a liver ultrasound two...

I had a gastroscopy about4 weeks ago and the report says that there is a hiatus ...

GrandmaDylan

•6 years ago

9 Replies

Non-cirrhotic portal hypertension

Hi everyone, I have been battling with colorectal cancer for a tea and half and a recent heavy bleeding incident in air landed me in a hospital where I was...

Hi everyone, I have been battling with colorectal cancer for a tea and half and ...

Shengli

•6 years ago

2 Replies

Getting very tired of the rollercoaster

So my husband has been in the hospital 7x this month drained 2x, the other time he was near death again. Totally unresponsive , eyes rolled back. However they...

So my husband has been in the hospital 7x this month drained 2x, the other time ...

Hidden

•6 years ago

3 Replies

alcohol hep

has anyone else had this , just wondered if my journey so far has been similar to someone elses

has anyone else had this , just wondered if my journey so far has been similar t...

Hidden

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Can liver disease cause you to have the runs?!?

Hello everyone Hope you are all as well as can be. I have had the runs for at least 4 days!! I seem to get them intermittently. Is Nash a cause of this? Love...

Hello everyone Hope you are all as well as can be. I have had the runs for at le...

Hidden

•6 years ago

14 Replies

Newbie/Pain follower wanting to ask an opinion

Hi.... I hope you are all well. I am asking for a friend... no honestly I am! Who has a horrible ex who has emotionally abused her and is now taking her to...

Hi.... I hope you are all well. I am asking for a friend... no honestly I am! W...

Cloud9-71

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Following My Post on Fatty Liver, More Perplexed

Hi, I posted a while back that I was having an Ultrasound done on July 2nd, due to a binge of 10-12 pints for 6months a day after my Mum's passing. The...

Hi, I posted a while back that I was having an Ultrasound done on July 2nd, du...

Hanc

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Following My Post on Fatty Liver, More Perplexed

Hi, I posted a while back that I was having an Ultrasound done on July 2nd, due to a binge of 10-12 pints for 6months a day after my Mum's passing. The...

Hi, I posted a while back that I was having an Ultrasound done on July 2nd, due...

Hanc

•6 years ago

2 Replies

Multi visceral operation?

I've had chronic liver failure for 2 years now. All down to alcoholism. I can with hand on heart say I haven't had a drink since finding out and when I made...

I've had chronic liver failure for 2 years now. All down to alcoholism. I can wi...

Dikymint

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Liver clinic

On the way to my 4 monthly appointment at King's. If anyone is around and wants to meet up over a coffee, send a private message 😊 Klodian

On the way to my 4 monthly appointment at King's. If anyone is around and wants ...

Hidden

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Im back.

Now my kidneys are starting to fail. Dont want to know what happens next. Pain is now present in all kinds of areas. I dont take pain pills.found out in social...

Now my kidneys are starting to fail. Dont want to know what happens next. Pain i...

jeffnet

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Acetes - back in 6 days?

I had my first drain (its all going downhill in a matter of months now) last week - 9800cc of blood and water - total loss of 13kg from going in (2 nights 3...

I had my first drain (its all going downhill in a matter of months now) last wee...

Njovu

•6 years ago

15 Replies

Viral Hepatitis - ongoing upper right pain

Hi all, I'm trying to find out what parameters of normal I can expect following a prolonged cholestatic phase due to viral hepatitis (unknown virus). Back in...

Hi all, I'm trying to find out what parameters of normal I can expect following ...

Jacob88

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Liver pain no diagnosis

Hi I've had pain in what the drs call the liver area for 2.5 years. The pain is gradually intensifying. I've had all scans available and numerous blood tests...

Hi I've had pain in what the drs call the liver area for 2.5 years. The pain is...

Supershelle

•6 years ago

21 Replies

Has anyone else given their new liver a name?

Hi I had a tx a little over a year ago and very soon I decided to give my liver a name. I suppose it was a way to acknowledge that it/he was not ‘mine’ but...

Hi I had a tx a little over a year ago and very soon I decided to give my liver ...

Isabelle2

•6 years ago

3 Replies

2nd liverversary.

Hi All, It's Terry's 2nd anniversary & very pleased to say that he's doing great. It's a day of mixed feelings as we also remember that the donor family will...

Hi All, It's Terry's 2nd anniversary & very pleased to say that he's doing great...

h0b0

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Yvonne567

Hi yvonne567..liver biopsy had it on 2014 now they went to do it another one my blood text are up down

Hi yvonne567..liver biopsy had it on 2014 now they went to do it another one my...

Yvonne567

•6 years ago

2 Replies

Anyone seen my hernia lately? Warning!! Gross photo!!!

And they won’t operate?

Brett11

•6 years ago

19 Replies

Fibroscan .. a potential thought for some seeking more info.

I had a good read today and found out some intetesting things about fibroscans and transient elastography that I thought Id share for anyone down the road...

I had a good read today and found out some intetesting things about fibroscans a...

Hidden

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Posts - British Liver Trust | HealthUnlocked

British Liver Trust

All posts for July 2018

Suspended from transplant list

UNITS

Umbilical hernia surgery with cirrhosis.

Why beta-blockers for portal hypertension, rather than blood pressure reducing drugs?

New symptoms?

New to site

Do most people with liver disease have anemia? If so, what kind of anemia.

Scared about hep c.

Post tx

Hii i have portal vien thromposis spleenomegaly liver cirhosiss and varces in my last ultrasound i found few nodules on the liver

Fatty Liver? Haven't felt Good in Months

Varices

Non-cirrhotic portal hypertension

Getting very tired of the rollercoaster

alcohol hep

Can liver disease cause you to have the runs?!?

Newbie/Pain follower wanting to ask an opinion

Following My Post on Fatty Liver, More Perplexed

Following My Post on Fatty Liver, More Perplexed

Multi visceral operation?

Liver clinic

Im back.

Acetes - back in 6 days?

Viral Hepatitis - ongoing upper right pain

Liver pain no diagnosis

Has anyone else given their new liver a name?

2nd liverversary.

Yvonne567

Anyone seen my hernia lately? Warning!! Gross photo!!!

Fibroscan .. a potential thought for some seeking more info.

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