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Panic time (newbie)

Hi all, new to this! Iv been binge drinking since I was about 18. And for the last few years Iv been drinking 5 days a week. 4 beers a night. Sometimes more...

Hi all, new to this! Iv been binge drinking since I was about 18. And for the l...

Nixxysarge1

•5 years ago

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Getting pain in the abdomen

Hi everyone Lately if I drink any alcohol, for instance last night was one beer, after maybe 10 minutes I get a really bad pain on the right side of my...

Hi everyone Lately if I drink any alcohol, for instance last night was one beer...

Djc545

•5 years ago

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Still fighting this freadful disease!

So its been 3 months now that my husband has been in home care. Now he still has seriously swollen feet and legs. His scrotum was swollen but is now normal....

So its been 3 months now that my husband has been in home care. Now he still has...

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•5 years ago

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Brett11

•5 years ago

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Help please at what point with acetis do you consider A and E

Stomach still swollen uncomfortable he his urinating can't tell how much water coming off its sat night my husband so uncomfortable the ambulance made me feel...

Stomach still swollen uncomfortable he his urinating can't tell how much water c...

Ajeb75

•5 years ago

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doc need listining to me :(

fatigue amd back pain..i cant cope! i have only managed 8hrs this week at work and yesterday i couldnt walk..my heptologist just shrugs and says pain is...

fatigue amd back pain..i cant cope! i have only managed 8hrs this week at work a...

Hollyjane

•5 years ago

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Fluid more fluid n more fluid worries help

Hello again everyone I am so so grateful for your help and posts. My husband is out of hospital again and now on raflaxim if I spelt that right. They stopped...

Hello again everyone I am so so grateful for your help and posts. My husband is ...

Ajeb75

•5 years ago

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Does anyone know of free or road show fibroscans?

thanks

ok5677

•5 years ago

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Tremors

Would you say full body tremors not flapping hands..although shakes are more noticeable in my hands, are related to HE or portal hypertension? I wouldn't say...

Would you say full body tremors not flapping hands..although shakes are more not...

ktan49

•5 years ago

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Symptoms of CMV virus

Hi Was wondering if a sore throat is symptomatic of CMV virus? I've had one for several weeks now and GP prescribed a weeks course of amoxycillin, which I...

Hi Was wondering if a sore throat is symptomatic of CMV virus? I've had one for...

gizmo67

•5 years ago

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ELF Test

Hi All. I have recently been reading a lot about the ELF test for detecting liver fibrosis and was wondering how accurate a diagnosis of fibrosis it gives...

Hi All. I have recently been reading a lot about the ELF test for detecting live...

Hanc

•5 years ago

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ELF Test

Hi All. I have recently been reading a lot about the ELF test for detecting liver fibrosis and was wondering how accurate a diagnosis of fibrosis it gives...

Hi All. I have recently been reading a lot about the ELF test for detecting live...

Hanc

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Advice please

Hubby has had a bad night, he was exhausted yesterday after drain on Wednesday. Got home Thursday. Before bed last night he was sick, hadn't eaten all day,...

Hubby has had a bad night, he was exhausted yesterday after drain on Wednesday. ...

Yuiop

•5 years ago

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Undiagnose d liver failure lead to probable endometrical canser

Hello. It's awfull. It is like nightmare. I can't believe that all this is happening to me. I have already been sick for 8 months . At the end of march I took...

Hello. It's awfull. It is like nightmare. I can't believe that all this is happe...

svetla-na

•5 years ago

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Liver biopsy

I saw the consultant hepatologist yesterday with my youngest daughter just before I went for a gastroscopy to look at an ulcer in my small bowel. The...

I saw the consultant hepatologist yesterday with my youngest daughter just befor...

GrandmaDylan

•5 years ago

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Heart palpitations

Hi all. As title says, last couple of days and now as I lie in bed wide awake.. I can feel every few mins my heart rate speed up and goes again, feel...

Hi all. As title says, last couple of days and now as I lie in bed wide awake.. ...

ktan49

•5 years ago

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Short fuse

I used to be one of the most patient people. I could put up with anything and keep my tongue. Now since my transplant my tolerance levels have diminished. I...

I used to be one of the most patient people. I could put up with anything and ke...

Identity75

•5 years ago

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Hepatic nurse appointment

Hi I saw the hepatic nurse yesterday after waiting a year. She said it should be every 6 months but the demand is way too many, so they’re giving priority to...

Hi I saw the hepatic nurse yesterday after waiting a year. She said it should be...

Julie8

•5 years ago

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Jaumdice

Had my liver checkup last month and liver enzymes were slightly elevated but everything else was same as last year. I'm currently fighting the flu and my GP is...

Had my liver checkup last month and liver enzymes were slightly elevated but eve...

Opiesmom

•5 years ago

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Prognosis worries.

Thanks for all your replies, I appreciate what you all say. I haven't found it easy to get all info. Sometimes gp surgery say that they don't always get...

Thanks for all your replies, I appreciate what you all say. I haven't found it e...

Coralsun

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Bilirubin blood test query

Hi, Just a quickie, I have just received copies of the results from my LFTs so that I can show the consultant and after eating a healthy diet and losing weight...

Hi, Just a quickie, I have just received copies of the results from my LFTs so t...

Owlie

•5 years ago

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Worried

Hi, Just to add have not touched alcohol for almost 4 months. Also had a endoscopy 2 months ago. Everything normal.

Hi, Just to add have not touched alcohol for almost 4 months. Also had a endosc...

Bazh

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Worried

Hi, I have posted earlier regarding pain in my upper right side, also my history of alcohol. Anyway yesterday I had a ultrasound at my local hospital. They...

Hi, I have posted earlier regarding pain in my upper right side, also my history...

Bazh

•5 years ago

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Unsure of prognosis

I am unsure of how bad my liver disease is or my life expectancy. I can't always make out my consultant and actually not that comfortable with him. At the end...

I am unsure of how bad my liver disease is or my life expectancy. I can't alway...

Coralsun

•5 years ago

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Spironolactone weight gain

Coralsun Hi, I am new here. I am a 56 year old female with ALD and ascites and take 100-200mg of spironoctalone daily as well as vitamin b, folic acid and...

Coralsun Hi, I am new here. I am a 56 year old female with ALD and ascites and t...

Coralsun

•5 years ago

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Good News/Bad News

I heard absolutely nothing for the past year regarding my liver, I had no clue how serious fibrosis is until I attempted to book holiday insurance. The...

I heard absolutely nothing for the past year regarding my liver, I had no clue h...

Radnor

•5 years ago

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Liver disease due to Hemochromatosis

I had another scan last week which confirmed coarse echotexture and also fatty liver :( . I also have stage 2 fibrosis. The thing is I really don't know what...

I had another scan last week which confirmed coarse echotexture and also fatty l...

Buffy2

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Cysts

Hi all I’m new here I went for a MRI coz I’ve had pain in my right back shoulder blade for the last 5 years and the results were I have cysts on my liver and...

Hi all I’m new here I went for a MRI coz I’ve had pain in my right back shoulder...

paulapips64

•5 years ago

1 Reply

help please

Hello I am new to this. I am classed as terminal but i get on with it. My husband who has been looking after me was in hospital about 5 weeks ago with liver...

Hello I am new to this. I am classed as terminal but i get on with it. My husb...

sanni65

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Sick all the time. Need advice.

Hi gang, this is my favorite liver forum. After years of pain meds, and bad bad foods, I have a " mild" fatty liver. It does NOT feel mild! I don't do pain...

Hi gang, this is my favorite liver forum. After years of pain meds, and bad bad ...

Yokoohno

•5 years ago

18 Replies

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All posts for December 2018

Panic time (newbie)

Getting pain in the abdomen

Still fighting this freadful disease!

Just a little something to help you out today

Help please at what point with acetis do you consider A and E

doc need listining to me :(

Fluid more fluid n more fluid worries help

Does anyone know of free or road show fibroscans?

Tremors

Symptoms of CMV virus

ELF Test

ELF Test

Advice please

Undiagnose d liver failure lead to probable endometrical canser

Liver biopsy

Heart palpitations

Short fuse

Hepatic nurse appointment

Jaumdice

Prognosis worries.

Bilirubin blood test query

Worried

Worried

Unsure of prognosis

Spironolactone weight gain

Good News/Bad News

Liver disease due to Hemochromatosis

Cysts

help please

Sick all the time. Need advice.

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