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Dry January 2019, Who's up for it?

It will come as no surprise to learn that the British Liver Trust is putting its support behind the Dry January 2019 campaign. More about this can be found on...

It will come as no surprise to learn that the British Liver Trust is putting its...

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•6 years ago

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Fatty Liver Question

I amnew here. I recently had a CT with contrast of chest, abdomen and pelvis as follow up to radiation for metastatic prostate cancer. All clear, happily, but...

I amnew here. I recently had a CT with contrast of chest, abdomen and pelvis as ...

donny1234

•6 years ago

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Eye cancer?

I have some light spots on the whites of my eyes and a hemmorage. I was diagnosed with allergic conjunctivitis due to fake eyelashes but I feel it won’t go...

I have some light spots on the whites of my eyes and a hemmorage. I was diagnose...

Maceyb

•6 years ago

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Eating often

Afternoon all, Does anyone else struggle with weakness and shakes if you don't eat every hour or 2? I used to go all day without food and not be problem but...

Afternoon all, Does anyone else struggle with weakness and shakes if you don't...

ktan49

•6 years ago

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Woo hoo, he’s in the ward

Hubby got moved out of high dependency and into the ward this afternoon. Hasn’t been without problems, but he has improved every day. Won’t be home for Xmas,...

Hubby got moved out of high dependency and into the ward this afternoon. Hasn’t ...

Yuiop

•6 years ago

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Ascites hernia question

Hi, This is my first post, I am suffering with advanced alcohol related cirrhosis. After 3 months of abstinence I have managed to move from Stage 4 to Stage......

Hi, This is my first post, I am suffering with advanced alcohol related cirrhosi...

bryan69

•6 years ago

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Christmas drinking

An interesting piece http://vice.com/en_uk/article/439p7n/why-im-spending-this-christmas-sober?

An interesting piece http://vice.com/en_uk/article/439p7n/why-im-spending-this...

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•6 years ago

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Heartburn

Hello everyone Hope you're all as well as can be. I'm coming up to 2 years post transplant and for the past couple of months have been having some heartburn....

Hello everyone Hope you're all as well as can be. I'm coming up to 2 years post ...

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•6 years ago

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Some good news from ‘not a fibroscan’!

Hi, Well I had what I thought was going to be a fibroscan today (but it wasn’t). It was an ultrasound elastography of liver. They couldn’t tell me a lot but...

Hi, Well I had what I thought was going to be a fibroscan today (but it wasn’t)....

Owlie

•6 years ago

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Reminder about Community Guidelines

There is a tendency recently for users to post results and also photos.The information posted on this site should not be used as a means of diagnosis,...

There is a tendency recently for users to post results and also photos.The infor...

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•6 years ago

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Decompensated liver disease

Hi I’m new to this site and struggling to cop e emotionally .My husband was diagnosed with decompensated liver disease in September following a massive...

Hi I’m new to this site and struggling to cop e emotionally .My husband was diag...

SRE3

•6 years ago

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Yellow skin

Ok i’ll start off with my age! Im 38 years old and this week i have yellow skin and my wife said my stomach looks bloated. I drink socially every night after...

Ok i’ll start off with my age! Im 38 years old and this week i have yellow skin ...

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•6 years ago

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Big Liver, normal? Confused

Hello all. I’ve had upper right quadrant dull pain for 8 years now on and off. I’ve had blood work and ultrasounds done multiple times and all have come back...

Hello all. I’ve had upper right quadrant dull pain for 8 years now on and off. I...

Momma12

•6 years ago

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Alt

I just had a bood test. I have cirrhosis and hep b. My alt is 38. Was wondering if anyone else has this number?

I just had a bood test. I have cirrhosis and hep b. My alt is 38. Was wondering ...

Ams501

•6 years ago

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What does this mean?

Yesterday I had an Endoscopy after which my consultant gave me a copy of the report. Here are some extracts for it. Indication: Liver Disease , screening for...

Yesterday I had an Endoscopy after which my consultant gave me a copy of the rep...

pip-lit

•6 years ago

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Gastroscopy

Has anyone had one? Throat spray or sedation? Booked for 28th December and I am really anxious. 😔

Has anyone had one? Throat spray or sedation? Booked for 28th December and I am ...

Cobwebs

•6 years ago

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Information on cirrhosis and surgery

Hiya can anyone tell me or post links to information on having surgery when you have cirrhosis. The stuff I'm finding is far to complicated to understand....

Hiya can anyone tell me or post links to information on having surgery when you ...

Mags72

•6 years ago

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Any info would help ..terrys nails possibly

Hi there hoping someone can help or at least give me some ideas here ... so it started in January I was having a constant dull ache in my kidney areas it got...

Hi there hoping someone can help or at least give me some ideas here ... so it s...

Khalid1610

•6 years ago

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Sirolimus

Has anyone been on sirolimus or is on it? Leeds are talking about putting me on this as my kidneys are not getting any better on advagraf, but I have heard a...

Has anyone been on sirolimus or is on it? Leeds are talking about putting me on ...

jojokarak

•6 years ago

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How damaged could my liver be?

Aged 25, I started drinking in 2014, I used to drink very little, maybe once a month or so and eventually started drinking 2-3 times a week. I used to drink...

Aged 25, I started drinking in 2014, I used to drink very little, maybe once a m...

Analogueanimal

•6 years ago

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Numbness

Started getting a numb / tingly feeling on face mainly left side that goes down to chin.. Not painful.. Maybe something to do with the nerves? Head also feels...

Started getting a numb / tingly feeling on face mainly left side that goes down ...

ktan49

•6 years ago

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Tried to share hope

I in no way was suggesting anyone do what I did. I only stated healing is possible. That’s it. I also was an alcoholic for 17 years and stopped on my own,...

I in no way was suggesting anyone do what I did. I only stated healing is possi...

Healingspossible

•6 years ago

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Travel insurance

In the last month i have been disgnosed with PBC. No symptoms random blood test picked it up and taken 6 months to get this diagnisis. i left getting travel...

In the last month i have been disgnosed with PBC. No symptoms random blood test ...

susanjillian

•6 years ago

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Enlarged vessels in my throat

I have chronic liver disease and yesterday had an endoscopy. The results showed a few minor varacies in my stomach but they said I had enlarged vessels in my...

I have chronic liver disease and yesterday had an endoscopy. The results showed ...

acjb007

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Memories of intensive care

Really interesting discussion about intensive care delirium. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0001jpv Jim

Really interesting discussion about intensive care delirium. https://www.bbc.c...

LAJ123

•6 years ago

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Dizziness with diuretics

Hi everyone, I was put on diuretics about 4 weeks ago to get rid of ascites and swelling in legs. It’s worked really well - the thinnest my legs have been...

Hi everyone, I was put on diuretics about 4 weeks ago to get rid of ascites and ...

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•6 years ago

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“Coarse liver on USS”

I am a 37 year old male. Been a heavy drinker for around 15 years. I got admitted to hospital for a mallory wies tear (due to retching the night before)....

I am a 37 year old male. Been a heavy drinker for around 15 years. I got admitte...

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•6 years ago

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My husband has Decompensated Liver Cyrrhosis

Hi my husband gave up alcohol six months ago completely. However, I worry that it was too late. He has ascites, yellow eyes and skin. He was rushed into...

Hi my husband gave up alcohol six months ago completely. However, I worry that ...

Santorini77

•6 years ago

47 Replies

Please help

Hey guys I feel a bit I fraud,my wife Suzanne or Siouxzie to you guys has compensated cirrhosis she works a 40 hour week but sometimes comes home slurring her...

Hey guys I feel a bit I fraud,my wife Suzanne or Siouxzie to you guys has compen...

Siouxzie68

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Want to share hope

Hi I’m new here but I just want to say healing is possible. I was told I wouldn’t make it without a new liver, had a meld of 38; was hospitalized for 6...

Hi I’m new here but I just want to say healing is possible. I was told I wouldn...

Healingspossible

•6 years ago

53 Replies

Posts - British Liver Trust | HealthUnlocked

British Liver Trust

All posts for December 2018

Dry January 2019, Who's up for it?

Fatty Liver Question

Eye cancer?

Eating often

Woo hoo, he’s in the ward

Ascites hernia question

Christmas drinking

Heartburn

Some good news from ‘not a fibroscan’!

Reminder about Community Guidelines

Decompensated liver disease

Yellow skin

Big Liver, normal? Confused

Alt

What does this mean?

Gastroscopy

Information on cirrhosis and surgery

Any info would help ..terrys nails possibly

Sirolimus

How damaged could my liver be?

Numbness

Tried to share hope

Travel insurance

Enlarged vessels in my throat

Memories of intensive care

Dizziness with diuretics

“Coarse liver on USS”

My husband has Decompensated Liver Cyrrhosis

Please help

Want to share hope

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