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Pancreatitis

My doctor is sending me for a blood test for a liver and pancreatitis because of the pains in my stomach and chest which goes right through to my back and non...

My doctor is sending me for a blood test for a liver and pancreatitis because of...

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•1 year ago

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abnormal LFT

I’ve posted several times over the last couple years convinces I have cirrhosis. All my labs and imaging has been normal other than an ultrasound a few years...

I’ve posted several times over the last couple years convinces I have cirrhosis....

rupertj

•1 year ago

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Hydroxidine

Has anyone been prescribed above medication due to severe itching with liver disease. Would like to hear of other people's experience with it

Has anyone been prescribed above medication due to severe itching with liver dis...

wilmawemyss

•1 year ago

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Sad unhappy 😭

I have rang number blt so wait for ring back the more I read the more upset and hopeless I feel I didn't know anything was wrong till blood test for her...

I have rang number blt so wait for ring back the more I read the more upset and ...

Morkmindy

•1 year ago

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Update on wife

Hello all, After a liver biopsy, MRI scan with contrast and blood tests, i have a update below. I’ve summarised below for easy readings: - Wife is 28,...

Hello all, After a liver biopsy, MRI scan with contrast and blood tests, i hav...

RAAN88

•1 year ago

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Fentanyl patches cirrhosis

Has anyone with cirrhosis been prescribed fentanyl patches for the pain they are suffering from.

Has anyone with cirrhosis been prescribed fentanyl patches for the pain they are...

Hidden

•1 year ago

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Cold and shivering

I'm cold and shiver in the mornings even though I'm well covered and in pain as usual.

I'm cold and shiver in the mornings even though I'm well covered and in pain as ...

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•1 year ago

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Pain in liver area

I get pain in my liver area and chest pains and muscle cramps, stomach cramps, nausea, groin pain, back pain, and headaches all the time, does anyone...

I get pain in my liver area and chest pains and muscle cramps, stomach cramps, n...

Hidden

•1 year ago

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ALD and zieve syndrome

Hiya name is linz I haven't posted before but read alot on here. Does anyone have any experience of zieve syndrome? I've recently been diagnosed. Alot of it...

Hiya name is linz I haven't posted before but read alot on here. Does anyone hav...

Quirckychick

•1 year ago

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Pneumonia jab

Hisaw an article about pneumonia jabs, free for over 65 or other conditions. These include chronic liver disease, on my GP record one of my conditions is...

Hisaw an article about pneumonia jabs, free for over 65 or other conditions. The...

Iro1

•1 year ago

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cold an shaking for an hour after walk!

my husband has cirrhosis, we don’t know much, he’s had the tube down his throat and a scan, theres not any acites and the liver has scarring, no cysts or...

my husband has cirrhosis, we don’t know much, he’s had the tube down his throat ...

shmila19

•1 year ago

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Diagnosed with ARLD cirrhosis decompensated July 2022. Any helpful tips or advice would be greatly appreciated

I presented to GP with ascities, jaundice and pain in around abdomen. Sent me straight to hospital. Had not been feeling well for a year or so and was putting...

I presented to GP with ascities, jaundice and pain in around abdomen. Sent me st...

Chick_atee

•1 year ago

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Hand Sanitizer gel

Hi I am 2 weeks post liver transplant. Just had a thought that I am carry round Carex hand sanitiser gel which I use all the time, but just realised it...

Hi I am 2 weeks post liver transplant. Just had a thought that I am carry roun...

Bantam2

•1 year ago

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nafld and insulin resistance

Hi, Will be interested in opinions. I have had nafld for 2 years. I had a recent scan and it’s still there. My Gp offered the only advice to eat healthy and...

Hi, Will be interested in opinions. I have had nafld for 2 years. I had a rec...

Emma816

•1 year ago

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Fibrosure test

anyone have this test done? And it accuracy ?

Realy

•1 year ago

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Feeling down liver problems

Diagnosis year half ago low pottasium then bang I'll with liver some say cirrhosis others liver disease all I know is I got infection after infection so I'll...

Diagnosis year half ago low pottasium then bang I'll with liver some say cirrhos...

Morkmindy

•1 year ago

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Hepatic Encephalopathy

I am writing as the wife of a patient currently in bed sleeping due to another bout of toxin overload . With ulcerative colitis and liver failure currently...

I am writing as the wife of a patient currently in bed sleeping due to another ...

Maison2023

•1 year ago

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Liver steatosis and cirrhosis

Can you have liver steatosis and fibrosis/cirrhosis at the same time?

Linakes

•1 year ago

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New to Live disease

Hey all I had an ultra sound scan of my kidneys as I have stage 4 CKD. On that scan they picked up issues with my liver. Long story, short. Had a CT scan....

Hey all I had an ultra sound scan of my kidneys as I have stage 4 CKD. On that ...

jossM

•1 year ago

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Unsure to be worried or not! Possible NAFLD

Hello, I went to my docs in October to ask for HRT and have high CRP levels which has caused all sorts of tests. They were 22 in Oct, 18 in dec and 15 in...

Hello, I went to my docs in October to ask for HRT and have high CRP levels whic...

liquoricet

•1 year ago

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AKI with PBP

seen this on my letters from the hospital didn’t realise what I meant Went back in my letters and realised how close to death I was in 2019 Wow! Off the...

seen this on my letters from the hospital didn’t realise what I meant Went back...

KulG20

•1 year ago

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How to cure a mild gallstonè

Dracky

•1 year ago

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need urgent advice , please help

I have autoimmune hepatitis for several years started coming down from pred and got down to 1mg then 18 days ago got covid it’s flared liver inflammation and...

I have autoimmune hepatitis for several years started coming down from pred and ...

Eternity6

•1 year ago

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General well being

How is everyone first time member so not sure how it works

Morkmindy

•1 year ago

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How long did it take for your spironolactone tablets to improve your ascites?

I have experienced my first episode of ascites recently. It has made me very breathless and uncomfortable with abdominal swelling. Sadly the ascites is...

I have experienced my first episode of ascites recently. It has made me very bre...

Dexter55

•1 year ago

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30kPa - Am I fooling myself the fibro my be wrong (NAFLD)

Had a fibroscan done, it was 30kpa and 330 CAP, thats well into stage 4, on my ultrasound scan I had prior to it, it stated: "The liver appeared normal size...

Had a fibroscan done, it was 30kpa and 330 CAP, thats well into stage 4, on my u...

aranshaw

•1 year ago

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accuracy

how accurate are the online calculators for fibrosis scoring, Fib4 index ,APRI , and others.

how accurate are the online calculators for fibrosis scoring, Fib4 index ,APRI ,...

Realy

•1 year ago

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Newly diagnosed with PBC on URSO

information on diet and any vitamins Please

Eppy

•1 year ago

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Lifestyle health liver limbo

l was told almost 3 years ago that my liver had stabilised after a 9.8 fibro and literally to go away. Not heard anything since, so far I have had cirrhosis,...

l was told almost 3 years ago that my liver had stabilised after a 9.8 fibro and...

Iro1

•1 year ago

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So depressed

I feel like there is no way out of this. Can't travel as it makes me sick. Have a gouty tophi on my foot. Hospital won't operate due to the state of my spleen...

I feel like there is no way out of this. Can't travel as it makes me sick. Have ...

Violet74

•1 year ago

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All posts for January 2023

Pancreatitis

abnormal LFT

Hydroxidine

Sad unhappy 😭

Update on wife

Fentanyl patches cirrhosis

Cold and shivering

Pain in liver area

ALD and zieve syndrome

Pneumonia jab

cold an shaking for an hour after walk!

Diagnosed with ARLD cirrhosis decompensated July 2022. Any helpful tips or advice would be greatly appreciated

Hand Sanitizer gel

nafld and insulin resistance

Fibrosure test

Feeling down liver problems

Hepatic Encephalopathy

Liver steatosis and cirrhosis

New to Live disease

Unsure to be worried or not! Possible NAFLD

AKI with PBP

How to cure a mild gallstonè

need urgent advice , please help

General well being

How long did it take for your spironolactone tablets to improve your ascites?

30kPa - Am I fooling myself the fibro my be wrong (NAFLD)

accuracy

Newly diagnosed with PBC on URSO

Lifestyle health liver limbo

So depressed

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