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Feeling sad its been 2 1/2 years since I last drank alcohol. Life is not so bad apart from some issues

Feel down and alone with my addiction. Christmas is challenging for me always was associated with parties and drinking. I wont drink and will cope. Scared to...

Feel down and alone with my addiction. Christmas is challenging for me always wa...

Violet74

•3 years ago

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Urine dip tests

I'm just wondering - would the home Urine dip test always show something if you had a liver issue - the ones that test Protien, Billarubine, Creatanine 12...

I'm just wondering - would the home Urine dip test always show something if you ...

mayk19

•3 years ago

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fibre scan at last !

hi all , after waiting well over 2 years and 7 months i finally got my fibrescan i am more than a bit confused because i was told my consultant thought i had...

hi all , after waiting well over 2 years and 7 months i finally got my fibresc...

rambler3

•3 years ago

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Firboscan result

Looking for some advice, I got sent for a fibroscan as I have an enlarged spleen and have been drinking heavily so they thought it was cirrhosis, I was told...

Looking for some advice, I got sent for a fibroscan as I have an enlarged spleen...

Sean1995

•3 years ago

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Spirinolactone question

I am on the liver transplant waiting list (6m and counting.) Last year I was put on spirinolactone to deal with ascites, which it has done very efficiently,...

I am on the liver transplant waiting list (6m and counting.) Last year I was p...

taar

•3 years ago

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Biopsy

Hello, I was diagnosed with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) earlier this year. I am taking ursodeoxycholic acid and all seems to be under control for now. I...

Hello, I was diagnosed with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) earlier this year....

Christinarose

•3 years ago

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SOD or Autoimmune

Saw a private heptologist last night. He has narrowed all my symptoms down to 2 possibilities: Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction (SOD) or Autoimmune Hepatitis I...

Saw a private heptologist last night. He has narrowed all my symptoms down to 2 ...

Horsemum101

•3 years ago

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Anyone else feel like they have no option but to shield for a bit?

Wondering if anyone else is feeling like us with Covid going wild out there? Although my husband and I have been boostered, we have 3 children who haven't been...

Wondering if anyone else is feeling like us with Covid going wild out there? Alt...

Ewife

•3 years ago

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Rocko Follow Up Post to Cirrhosis Diagnosis

Good day community. Just a follow up to my first post of cirrhosis diagnosis 3 weeks ago. Its been a rough go, specifically symptom wise which is also...

Good day community. Just a follow up to my first post of cirrhosis diagnosis 3 w...

ROCKO2231

•3 years ago

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Sorrow for you from Boston

Dear Melissa, Really there are no words to express how you are feeling. I am so so ,sorry for your loss. It is one “ Bitch “of a disease to those of us who...

Dear Melissa, Really there are no words to express how you are feeling. I am so...

EnglishRoots

•3 years ago

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The addiction wins!

My brother has unfortunately lost his battle to alcoholism. In the early hours of this morning 14th December he suffered a cardiac arrest which proved to be...

My brother has unfortunately lost his battle to alcoholism. In the early hours o...

Melissa87

•3 years ago

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Eyes look yellow

Does this look like jaundice? I don’t drink and it’s been bothering me everyone says they are Normal! Drives me nuts

Does this look like jaundice? I don’t drink and it’s been bothering me everyone ...

Santibsbs

•3 years ago

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Morning, Afternoon,Evening.

Morning/aftenoon/evening where ever you all are in the world. How is everyone doing? You all coping? All ready for christmas? Its a mild one this morning,...

Morning/aftenoon/evening where ever you all are in the world. How is everyone do...

lyn3

•3 years ago

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Feeling helpless

Hey all, im on the lookout for a virtual hug today after a horrible weekend. Some of you know my situation with my dad already (stage 4 cirrhosis). He spent...

Hey all, im on the lookout for a virtual hug today after a horrible weekend. Som...

Desperate-daughter

•3 years ago

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Advice on Diet to reduce liver Fat?

Hi all, Looking for some advice from the great people here on diet to help reduce fat in the liver. My typical day is as follows: Breakfast - Just green tea...

Hi all, Looking for some advice from the great people here on diet to help reduc...

Kylewillmott

•3 years ago

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MUM WITH ESLD

hope everyone is ok. I have a question, has anyone on here with liver disease seen or spoke to a dietitian??

hope everyone is ok. I have a question, has anyone on here with liver disease ...

Toffegirl

•3 years ago

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Testing & Questions for Liver specialists

I go in again tomorrow after 7 months of not knowing if if I have cirrhosis or not to see the hepatologist/liver specialist. The mri with elastography findings...

I go in again tomorrow after 7 months of not knowing if if I have cirrhosis or n...

pushthrough

•3 years ago

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Pain

I have excruciating pain in my left shoulder blade exactly like a gallbladder attack, however my gallbladder was removed 2.5 years ago. My liver aches and...

I have excruciating pain in my left shoulder blade exactly like a gallbladder at...

Horsemum101

•3 years ago

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Test results

Hi there, a little follow up from my last post, si my bloods came back normal and the receptionist said my Dr didn't want any follow up after my us scan so she...

Hi there, a little follow up from my last post, si my bloods came back normal an...

BTS1

•3 years ago

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Wind 😬 and meds

Hi, does anyone take charcoal tablets for wind😬? Also, my son has been told to reduce Prednisolone and take Azathioprine but he hasn’t been told if he should...

Hi, does anyone take charcoal tablets for wind😬? Also, my son has been told to ...

Jess246

•3 years ago

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1st 6 monthly appt since diagnosed with cirrhosis

Good morning fellow campers 🥰🎄. I went for my first 6 monthly appointment with liver nurse on Wednesday. I have stage 1 compensated cirrhosis. Liver nurse...

Good morning fellow campers 🥰🎄. I went for my first 6 monthly appointment wit...

Dandy-Jones

•3 years ago

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Food

Every time I eat, I am in so much pain. Oromorph doesn't help. My bloods yesterday were all normal except my ALT which was 72, but considering its been 1300...

Every time I eat, I am in so much pain. Oromorph doesn't help. My bloods yester...

Horsemum101

•3 years ago

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Fibro Scan Results. What do they mean?

Hi all. I have questions about my fibroscan results. My CAP was 314 My LSM or KPA was 4.8 I was having the scan as part of a uk clinical trial. The clinical...

Hi all. I have questions about my fibroscan results. My CAP was 314 My LSM or K...

Kylewillmott

•3 years ago

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Just a little Christmas Greeting

As the Christmas greetings get underway, I personally would like to express a BIG thank you to all those Liver Specialists, and Alcohol Liaison nurses dotted...

As the Christmas greetings get underway, I personally would like to express a BI...

Richard-Allen

•3 years ago

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Hope that's all we Have.!

Have I got the right site or is this question time.!!!anyway party booked,don't tell the media,!! Will only deny it anyway. Don't worry we have a...

Have I got the right site or is this question time.!!!anyway party booked,don't ...

Hidden

•3 years ago

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Nodule in liver

Just picked up my US result, and it says i have fairly nodule in my liver, left and right.. I sent my results to my doctor but no reply yet so i just wanted to...

Just picked up my US result, and it says i have fairly nodule in my liver, left ...

ciroze_05

•3 years ago

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Hello

I am new to this and hope to be able to chat with others with liver disease and/or Vasculitis. I feel very lonely not feeling able to talk to anyone who would...

I am new to this and hope to be able to chat with others with liver disease and/...

Turvy

•3 years ago

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Liver pain with clean tests and scans.

My pain is really getting to the point I cannot understand how I do not have a diagnosis. I would almost rather them tell me I have a fatty liver or give me...

My pain is really getting to the point I cannot understand how I do not have a d...

Kuntzie13

•3 years ago

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ALT 1300

Hi, I'm new on here today. My ALTs have been a high as 1300 in the past few months and the drs have no clue. I have been sober for over 10 years. I'm looking...

Hi, I'm new on here today. My ALTs have been a high as 1300 in the past few mont...

Horsemum101

•3 years ago

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Question on labs….

Hey guys. Brand new to all this and not sure what I’m seeing - so hard to get reliable information out there. AST 24 ALT 18 GGT 22 High ferritin (404) Dr has...

Hey guys. Brand new to all this and not sure what I’m seeing - so hard to get re...

Redddawg

•3 years ago

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British Liver Trust

All posts for December 2021

Feeling sad its been 2 1/2 years since I last drank alcohol. Life is not so bad apart from some issues

Urine dip tests

fibre scan at last !

Firboscan result

Spirinolactone question

Biopsy

SOD or Autoimmune

Anyone else feel like they have no option but to shield for a bit?

Rocko Follow Up Post to Cirrhosis Diagnosis

Sorrow for you from Boston

The addiction wins!

Eyes look yellow

Morning, Afternoon,Evening.

Feeling helpless

Advice on Diet to reduce liver Fat?

MUM WITH ESLD

Testing & Questions for Liver specialists

Pain

Test results

Wind 😬 and meds

1st 6 monthly appt since diagnosed with cirrhosis

Food

Fibro Scan Results. What do they mean?

Just a little Christmas Greeting

Hope that's all we Have.!

Nodule in liver

Hello

Liver pain with clean tests and scans.

ALT 1300

Question on labs….

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