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Rash

Hi there all you lovely people. Has anyone else suffered a rash? My hubby has a rash all over his tummy where the Ascites stretches his skin, it looks like...

Hi there all you lovely people. Has anyone else suffered a rash? My hubby has a ...

Yuiop

•5 years ago

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Surgery or ursodiol

Hi, 3 days ago, i made an ultrasound. And result: 2 Gallstones. Both of them 5,5 milimetres.( 0.216 inches ) Also 4 milimetres some(0.157 inches) (2 or 3...

Hi, 3 days ago, i made an ultrasound. And result: 2 Gallstones. Both of them 5,5...

Maximillano

•5 years ago

21 Replies

Flu Jab

Evening all Saw my GP the other day and she said it would be a good idea to have my flu jab there and then, so I had it. Few days later I feel like sh*t,...

Evening all Saw my GP the other day and she said it would be a good idea to have...

ktan49

•5 years ago

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New Member question re: Trans-jugular Biopsy

Hi, Everyone - I'm a new member, still in disbelief after being diagnosed 3 weeks ago with Cirrhosis, stage F4. Fortunately, I'm currently in the "compensated"...

Hi, Everyone - I'm a new member, still in disbelief after being diagnosed 3 week...

AmericanDemocrat

•5 years ago

36 Replies

UK Benefit System

Hello Peeps, any one find the UK benefit system extremely degrading? I have just gone through two big assessments, as I have Lymphedema and severe...

Hello Peeps, any one find the UK benefit system extremely degrading? I have jus...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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Fibrosure or ELF test

Has anyone had just this bloodwork test done and been diagnosed with ESLD? Do they do it and then do a biopsy? Thanks for any advice or information.

Has anyone had just this bloodwork test done and been diagnosed with ESLD? Do th...

buffy154

•5 years ago

1 Reply

ARII blocker

Hello everybody, Can anyone enlighten me please. I have just received my copy of the GP letter from the Royal Free-Dictated and approved electronically to...

Hello everybody, Can anyone enlighten me please. I have just received my copy ...

Hidden

•5 years ago

43 Replies

Nightmares

Hi all 😁 Just wondering for people who are post transplant, do you have nightmares? I got told it was normal because of the drugs I can handle them, but for...

Hi all 😁 Just wondering for people who are post transplant, do you have nightm...

jojokarak

•5 years ago

18 Replies

Ursodeoxycholic Acid

Hi all, I had my TP 2 years ago. I feel pretty good but my LFTS have become raised & there are some signs of fibrosis returning. Apparently it might have a...

Hi all, I had my TP 2 years ago. I feel pretty good but my LFTS have become rai...

Dorset123

•5 years ago

4 Replies

The call part 2

I tried to write this twice but keep losing my connection. Firstly may I say a huge thank you truly from my heart. The amount of support and love I have...

I tried to write this twice but keep losing my connection. Firstly may I say a...

Hidden

•5 years ago

66 Replies

Update on referral

Hi, I thought I was doing quite well until today and have now gone back into shock mode. I had high ALT and ELF scores and was referred to a consultant. The...

Hi, I thought I was doing quite well until today and have now gone back into sho...

Owlie

•5 years ago

9 Replies

The call

Hi everyone, well my call happened today. I am on my way to London right now. I am trying hard not to get my hopes up and I know I could be heading home...

Hi everyone, well my call happened today. I am on my way to London right now....

Hidden

•5 years ago

60 Replies

Fed up now

Hi all, still not heard anything off my gastro about my "urgent" ammonia test that was supposed to take place. So as I previously mentioned I spoke to my gp...

Hi all, still not heard anything off my gastro about my "urgent" ammonia test th...

ktan49

•5 years ago

10 Replies

I have been dry for 13months following triple organ failure but I am still getting liver pain with no other symptoms has anybody had this?

bintcliffe

•5 years ago

4 Replies

How Accurate is a Fibroscan

Hi all hope you are all good, just like my question says I have read various posts etc on the accuracy of fibroscan readings, with some saying they are...

Hi all hope you are all good, just like my question says I have read various pos...

Hanc

•5 years ago

21 Replies

Immune Suppressant Side Effects

Hello, I am 15 months post liver transplant and have managed to get down to 125mg of Ciclosporin a day. I have been plagued with fatigue, a little depression...

Hello, I am 15 months post liver transplant and have managed to get down to 125m...

AndyEssex

•5 years ago

11 Replies

Waiting to find out what's wrong

Hope it's ok to post this here, I don't really have a question I'm just worried and frustrated! After a week of flu symptoms (now gone) I went to my GP on...

Hope it's ok to post this here, I don't really have a question I'm just worried ...

Kcass33

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Fld, strange symptoms. Like info.

To be honest, I quit drinking by God's grace in 2000. But I picked up a fairly hardcore Vicodin habit. Than after quitting that, gained weight. I'm an old punk...

To be honest, I quit drinking by God's grace in 2000. But I picked up a fairly h...

Yokoohno

•5 years ago

17 Replies

Muscle wasting?

My friend w esld, I noticed is losing muscle. His arms used to be normal size and are thinning. Sadly, we are not close anymore, but I still am interested in...

My friend w esld, I noticed is losing muscle. His arms used to be normal size an...

Yokoohno

•5 years ago

3 Replies

Cold

New member. I have stage 4 cirrhosis NASH. What causes me to be so cold all the time. Also, has anyone had the transplant yet? How bad was it?

New member. I have stage 4 cirrhosis NASH. What causes me to be so cold all the ...

Samantha52

•5 years ago

8 Replies

Pre transplant doldrums

Hi, my partner has been on the transplant list for 3 months now. He is at home & fairly stable though bouts of HE & SBP have meant some longer stays in...

Hi, my partner has been on the transplant list for 3 months now. He is at home &...

Waiting-in-wiltshire

•5 years ago

16 Replies

Diet: cirrhosis: AIH

My liver doc has never said much about diet. I think I eat a healthy diet- included daily is kefir- any other suggestions? I believe it’s very important.

My liver doc has never said much about diet. I think I eat a healthy diet- inclu...

Missymeadow

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Update day 5

Now listed! Overwhelming! Thank you all and every one of you for your support xxx And now the journey begins!

Now listed! Overwhelming! Thank you all and every one of you for your support xx...

Yuiop

•5 years ago

37 Replies

NHS - Privilege not a right

Came back from the GP and Pharmacy yesterday, yet again came across someone banging the desk and making demands. When Bevan set up the NHS, this was to extend...

Came back from the GP and Pharmacy yesterday, yet again came across someone bang...

Hidden

•5 years ago

63 Replies

I'm new on here

Hello, please excuse my ignorance on this subject but it's all new to me. Just been to GP and had results of blood test and ultrasound scan. Very high liver...

Hello, please excuse my ignorance on this subject but it's all new to me. Just b...

Bebe12

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Feeling contently compensated...

I survived my second meeting with my consultant and even better than that, left with such encouraging news. Thank you to all of you who helped me keep my head...

I survived my second meeting with my consultant and even better than that, left ...

Health_matters1977

•5 years ago

12 Replies

Assesment day 4

Phew!!! Been tough and busy today . Surgeon been in, artery blood test done, social worker, psychiatrist , Feed machine training, physio. Ascitic fluid...

Phew!!! Been tough and busy today . Surgeon been in, artery blood test done, soc...

Yuiop

•5 years ago

18 Replies

What to do next?

I have all the clinical signs of liver disease, however my bloodwork comes back normal. I had another ultrasound and that came back normal. I have itching,...

I have all the clinical signs of liver disease, however my bloodwork comes back ...

buffy154

•5 years ago

30 Replies

Alpha Lipoic Acid, Selenium and Milk Thistle - Reply.

This is really in answer to MrB_123 question. However, this question pop's up from time to time. It is a natural response to want to try and help your now...

This is really in answer to MrB_123 question. However, this question pop's up fr...

Hidden

•5 years ago

4 Replies

6months

Hi all Well it’s 6 months now since i was lucky enough to of had my transplant and not a day goes by that I don’t think of my wonderful donor and his family....

Hi all Well it’s 6 months now since i was lucky enough to of had my transplant a...

1football

•5 years ago

11 Replies

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All posts for November 2018

Rash

Surgery or ursodiol

Flu Jab

New Member question re: Trans-jugular Biopsy

UK Benefit System

Fibrosure or ELF test

ARII blocker

Nightmares

Ursodeoxycholic Acid

The call part 2

Update on referral

The call

Fed up now

I have been dry for 13months following triple organ failure but I am still getting liver pain with no other symptoms has anybody had this?

How Accurate is a Fibroscan

Immune Suppressant Side Effects

Waiting to find out what's wrong

Fld, strange symptoms. Like info.

Muscle wasting?

Cold

Pre transplant doldrums

Diet: cirrhosis: AIH

Update day 5

NHS - Privilege not a right

I'm new on here

Feeling contently compensated...

Assesment day 4

What to do next?

Alpha Lipoic Acid, Selenium and Milk Thistle - Reply.

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