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Sky high triglycerides

Hi guys my triglycerides levels are sky high and even blood sugar is elevated liver enzymes are normal stopped alcohol for a month after ultra sound revealed...

Hi guys my triglycerides levels are sky high and even blood sugar is elevated li...

Neerav1234

•5 years ago

14 Replies

Eating clean for liver disease

I know that a healthy diet is talked about a lot with liver disease but I can't believe the difference in my symptoms after just 2 weeks of eating clean. I was...

I know that a healthy diet is talked about a lot with liver disease but I can't ...

Liberty82

•5 years ago

32 Replies

Mri

Hi all, can I ask is it normal practice to get an MRI scan 4 months post ltx. Agnes

Hi all, can I ask is it normal practice to get an MRI scan 4 months post ltx. Ag...

Yuiop

•5 years ago

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ALT reading

Has anyone ever had a higher then normal ALT liver reading but no reason why it was up

Has anyone ever had a higher then normal ALT liver reading but no reason why it ...

Benji62

•5 years ago

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Jaundice?

Hey everyone. Curious if anyone thinks my eye or the skin in my face is jaundiced at all... I do stare at a computer a lot at work but I stress a lot and I...

Hey everyone. Curious if anyone thinks my eye or the skin in my face is jaundice...

DCashley

•5 years ago

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I only gone and done it long may it continue

I am sooooooo happy today and proud of myself six months ago my kpa was 22.5 and now it's this hopefully I will half it again in the next six months 😁😁😁😁

I am sooooooo happy today and proud of myself six months ago my kpa was 22.5 and...

jojokarak

•5 years ago

21 Replies

Liver cirrhosis

Hi, I am new and I have never joined anything like this before. My husband has alcoholic liver cirrhosis which was diagnosed Aug 2018. He hasn't drank since...

Hi, I am new and I have never joined anything like this before. My husband has a...

Catmeow

•5 years ago

14 Replies

Anyone in surrey

Hi there as we r here for the same. I thought it might be nice to do a coffee morning i live in ottershaw surrey. Near st peters hospital. Would be great dont...

Hi there as we r here for the same. I thought it might be nice to do a coffee mo...

Nuttie50

•5 years ago

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Unsettled legs

Does anyone suffer restless legs at night just after dinner. I feel i camt eat much as i get uncomfortable but then my legd get restless anf the only way to...

Does anyone suffer restless legs at night just after dinner. I feel i camt eat m...

Nuttie50

•5 years ago

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Be positive

I may have liver chirossis. But i intend to be as active as possible. Since coming out of a coma last October. I have had all medication changed. And i...

I may have liver chirossis. But i intend to be as active as possible. Since com...

Nuttie50

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Body Hair

I am Decompensated through alcohol. I have not had a drink since I was diagnosed last summer, I don’t count the days I think that would put more pressure on...

I am Decompensated through alcohol. I have not had a drink since I was diagnosed...

Snorkers65

•5 years ago

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45.... been drinking a long time & scared

Well, I said it all in the title really. As a teenager , I was always the party-goer. In my 20s 30s I was the ‘cool mum’ that could burn the candle both ends...

Well, I said it all in the title really. As a teenager , I was always the party-...

Luna-loo

•5 years ago

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Spleen hurting now

Everyday is a new thing it seems. Running a 99-100 Fahrenheit fever (sorry, in the US) and have lower left (spleen area) rib cage pain. Getting more painful...

Everyday is a new thing it seems. Running a 99-100 Fahrenheit fever (sorry, in t...

scutmike4

•5 years ago

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QE clinic visit

Hi all.just arrived home after a five hour round trip with my partner and sister in law who was driving.good job she was cause as I was knackered on the way...

Hi all.just arrived home after a five hour round trip with my partner and sister...

Popel

•5 years ago

20 Replies

Jaundice

Hi all, Is jaundice obvious? Im concerned my forearms and hands appear to have a yellow look to them. I still have a line where my ring is, would that still...

Hi all, Is jaundice obvious? Im concerned my forearms and hands appear to have ...

MissEd

•5 years ago

4 Replies

HE advice please?

Hello there, my partner who has decompensated liver cirrhosis and has been home from hospital for 8 week's is starting show signs of HE I think. Over the last...

Hello there, my partner who has decompensated liver cirrhosis and has been home ...

Livewell69

•5 years ago

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Holidays

Hi to all and thxs for reading. I have liver chirossis for few years now but last year I had two major bleeds in which I was in a coma for a while. But now...

Hi to all and thxs for reading. I have liver chirossis for few years now but las...

Nuttie50

•5 years ago

15 Replies

Any statistics or info on Life span after quitting alcohol? Friend is panicking

I firmly believe that the bottom line is that health and life quality improves after quitting alcohol. How could it not? At the very least the odds of a...

I firmly believe that the bottom line is that health and life quality improves ...

kron

•5 years ago

9 Replies

Autoimmune hepatitis diagnosis

Newby here. Looking to see how other people found the process of diagnosing Autoimmune Hepatitis? I had liver biopsy and was started on meds. But by time im...

Newby here. Looking to see how other people found the process of diagnosing Auto...

Daisy-duck

•5 years ago

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2nd assessment looming

Thank you to everyone who took the time to reassure me for 1st assessment at QE Birmingham it was gruelling? Went to old hospital and me and my partner were...

Thank you to everyone who took the time to reassure me for 1st assessment at QE ...

jules45

•5 years ago

20 Replies

Pip

I had my home visit pip assessment on the 15th of March and the assessor (who was a paramedic) said I should get a decision in about four weeks. A week later I...

I had my home visit pip assessment on the 15th of March and the assessor (who wa...

GrandmaDylan

•5 years ago

26 Replies

Fibroscan and endoscopy

I have NASH cirrhosis. I had a Fibroscan and it was 24. I then had endoscopy which showed very small varices that compressed out. I had these tests to see if...

I have NASH cirrhosis. I had a Fibroscan and it was 24. I then had endoscopy w...

skay1957

•5 years ago

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Blackpearl (Jaycee) update.

Sadly, Jaycee’s had some setbacks with her transplant recovery. It would appear that her immune system is attacking the liver. She is presently jaundiced, and...

Sadly, Jaycee’s had some setbacks with her transplant recovery. It would appear...

Hidden

•5 years ago

28 Replies

Having a cold with NASH

So I’ve had a really nasty cold this, no fever or maybe minimal, didn’t check. Since it started I’ve had a consistent ache below my right rib, a little in my...

So I’ve had a really nasty cold this, no fever or maybe minimal, didn’t check. ...

Lara86

•5 years ago

1 Reply

I had a bad fall on my right knee, over a year ago. Had it x-rayed but they said it's fine.

After x-ray, they said all good and I've had crutches, and braces etc. Since my GP put me on Statins, both legs and my knee have swollen beyond belief. I took...

After x-ray, they said all good and I've had crutches, and braces etc. Since my ...

Ash322

•5 years ago

7 Replies

My partner is not interested in me

Me and my partner have been together for a while a good 5 months if not longer she is not interested in me I. Anyway wot so ever we have never been sexually...

Me and my partner have been together for a while a good 5 months if not longer s...

Newcastle19

•5 years ago

25 Replies

Vericeal banding/bloody diarrhea and bloat

Hi! I had emergency vericeal banding done of 7 lesions. After 5 days in the hospital, I am stable, but I get belching, bright red bloody diarrhea and...

Hi! I had emergency vericeal banding done of 7 lesions. After 5 days in the ho...

Sugarmagnoliazme

•5 years ago

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Bloody red diarrhea and bloating after vericeal banding.

Vericeal banding. Hi ! I had banding done 5 days ago due to acute bleeding. Hospital stay was 5 days. I did not get a transfusion. I had black tar stools...

Vericeal banding. Hi ! I had banding done 5 days ago due to acute bleeding. H...

Sugarmagnoliazme

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Flu and Fatigue

Hi there, I have Chronic Liver Disease and have a Fibroscan appointment on Tuesday. At last some answers. I have had a really bad chesty cough and streaming...

Hi there, I have Chronic Liver Disease and have a Fibroscan appointment on Tuesd...

April1970

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Tattoo

I'm ready for the onslaught, although well meaning, from certain fellas! Fellas, a east end man has to do what he has to do! So before I was diagnosed I had...

I'm ready for the onslaught, although well meaning, from certain fellas! Fellas...

Poobear69

•5 years ago

3 Replies

Posts - British Liver Trust | HealthUnlocked

British Liver Trust

All posts for April 2019

Sky high triglycerides

Eating clean for liver disease

Mri

ALT reading

Jaundice?

I only gone and done it long may it continue

Liver cirrhosis

Anyone in surrey

Unsettled legs

Be positive

Body Hair

45.... been drinking a long time & scared

Spleen hurting now

QE clinic visit

Jaundice

HE advice please?

Holidays

Any statistics or info on Life span after quitting alcohol? Friend is panicking

Autoimmune hepatitis diagnosis

2nd assessment looming

Pip

Fibroscan and endoscopy

Blackpearl (Jaycee) update.

Having a cold with NASH

I had a bad fall on my right knee, over a year ago. Had it x-rayed but they said it's fine.

My partner is not interested in me

Vericeal banding/bloody diarrhea and bloat

Bloody red diarrhea and bloating after vericeal banding.

Flu and Fatigue

Tattoo

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