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Safe to take antibiotics?

Hello 🙂. I have a diagnosis of Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and have developed Cellulitis in one leg. I noticed that the Flucloxacillin I was prescribed...

Hello 🙂. I have a diagnosis of Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and have devel...

•6 years ago

Teeth

Hi all Has anyone else had problems with there teeth post TX ? Am now coming up 12 weeks and finding my gums are getting increasingly sore and now developing...

Hi all Has anyone else had problems with there teeth post TX ? Am now coming up ...

•6 years ago

Things are moving! 😁(porphyria)

Hi everyone,hope you're all as well as you can be? As some of you know from my previous posts I've been waiting to see the haemotologist about my porphyria and...

Hi everyone,hope you're all as well as you can be? As some of you know from my p...

Porphyriamaniac

•6 years ago

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Low white cell count

Hi all. After some advise. Husband diagnosed cirhosis of liver and varices vein bleed. But has never had a bleed. This was back in January admitted into...

Hi all. After some advise. Husband diagnosed cirhosis of liver and varices vein ...

•6 years ago

Can You Have Cirrhosis With Normal Labs?

I’m baffled. I’ve been a heavy drinker the past one-two years. Skin tone is kinda ‘off’ and my mood/appetite is all up and down (depends on the day). Have...

I’m baffled. I’ve been a heavy drinker the past one-two years. Skin tone is kind...

•6 years ago

Hepatic encephalopathy

Has anyone tired L-ornithine-L-aspartate along with rifaximin and lactulose to help with relief of toxins? I just started per Dr orders I can’t tell any...

Has anyone tired L-ornithine-L-aspartate along with rifaximin and lactulose to h...

•6 years ago

Camera

When i went to see the gastroenterologist privately nearly two weeks ago he said that he wants me to have a ct scan, a bone scan and another test where you...

When i went to see the gastroenterologist privately nearly two weeks ago he said...

•6 years ago

British Transplant Games and running for Chelle.

So this weekend I was up in Birmingham competing at the British Transplant Games with team from Kings College hospital. I took part in the badminton and the 5k...

So this weekend I was up in Birmingham competing at the British Transplant Games...

•6 years ago

Loss of husband

I have written on here a few times asking about various info relating to cirrhosis and HCC., but it is with great sadnesd that my husband george lost his fight...

I have written on here a few times asking about various info relating to cirrhos...

•6 years ago

The UK is changing organ donation in 2020

You will need to opt out if you don’t want to be an organ donor otherwise you will automatically be a donor. They say this will save an extra 700 lives a......

You will need to opt out if you don’t want to be an organ donor otherwise you wi...

•6 years ago

Liver cancer and Sorapanib

Hello Everyone, hope you lovely people can help me on this problem. My brother is 62 and has been diagnosed with COPD and liver cancer. He's been given about...

Hello Everyone, hope you lovely people can help me on this problem. My brother i...

•6 years ago

CBD, a sleep pattern and liver disease medicine?

Hi everyone, Is it possible that this can be true? I came across a research and study that CBD, helps regulate some of the complications of liver disease....

Hi everyone, Is it possible that this can be true? I came across a research and...

•6 years ago

Headaches

I have had a headache almost constantly for the last 4 weeks (since cirrhosis diagnosis) but some have been really, really bad. Today's has been horrible. Is...

I have had a headache almost constantly for the last 4 weeks (since cirrhosis di...

•6 years ago

Chromium

I have been diagnosed with cirrhosis and varices in my spleen. I'm going for another liver ultrasound on Tuesday and the gastroenterologist has referred me for...

I have been diagnosed with cirrhosis and varices in my spleen. I'm going for ano...

•6 years ago

PBC need fibroscan

Hi I was dx with PBC may 2017. Still waiting for heptologist appt! I have a lovely gastro man here in Northern Ireland but again only seen him twice !! And...

Hi I was dx with PBC may 2017. Still waiting for heptologist appt! I have a lov...

•6 years ago

TIPS completed

Hi all, I just wanted to report that the TIPS procedure was a success. The latest ultra sounds show that it's functioning well. It took me awhile to post and...

Hi all, I just wanted to report that the TIPS procedure was a success. The lates...

•6 years ago

Life expectancy

I have chronic liver disease. Am I right in thinking the liver can compensate & function well but after 5-15 years it's likely to fail?

I have chronic liver disease. Am I right in thinking the liver can compensate & ...

•6 years ago

Hello

Hi I would like to share my experience I am 32 have been diagnosed with end stage liver disease. It all started as dealing wwhsocial phobia 18 years ago and...

Hi I would like to share my experience I am 32 have been diagnosed with end stag...

•6 years ago

Gallstones

Went to the doctors today to confirm I have gallstones. Was wondering if any one has had gallstones how long did it take from seeing your doctor to actually...

Went to the doctors today to confirm I have gallstones. Was wondering if any one...

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•6 years ago

Cholesterol meds and liver disease

Have any of you here also taken cholesterol meds while battling a drinking problem? I do not have a diagnosis if any liver disease and I no longer drink...

Have any of you here also taken cholesterol meds while battling a drinking probl...

•6 years ago

Good news!

No hepatitis B No type two diabetes CHILD PUGH a Meld 8 Bilirubin 28 but nothing to worry about Still feel like shite. Still sleeping strange hours But...

No hepatitis B No type two diabetes CHILD PUGH a Meld 8 Bilirubin 28 but nothin...

•6 years ago

mark

hi guys my wife got decompasted liver past 8 years.. doc tells us liver not doing a lot.. but blood test result.. are ok .. but problem is that if she does...

hi guys my wife got decompasted liver past 8 years.. doc tells us liver not doin...

•6 years ago

Test results not good!! WORRIED

Hi everyone, first post so be kind! I was diagnosed with a fatty liver 3 months ago, I have only in last month taken that news seriously after reading loads of...

Hi everyone, first post so be kind! I was diagnosed with a fatty liver 3 months ...

•6 years ago

Came back after TIPS intervation

Hi everyone, I left for a couple of months but now I am back and was flying under the radar just reading posts. A lot has happened since my first bleed a...

Hi everyone, I left for a couple of months but now I am back and was flying un...

•6 years ago

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