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Transplant assessment

Had my assessment date today and I was expecting a lot of testing to be done. Sent home and told to reduce furosemide again and carry on as I am. Review again...

Had my assessment date today and I was expecting a lot of testing to be done. S...

Chick_atee

•9 months ago

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Questions to ask Transplant coordinator

hi everyone - I’m hoping you can give me some advice . My son went for a TIPS / Transplant assessment at Freemans Newcastle last week and the transplant...

hi everyone - I’m hoping you can give me some advice . My son went for a TIPS / ...

Mango5cm

•9 months ago

1 Reply

Varices

I have just joined this group and hope my story helps. I had an internal bleed Sept 2019 and was extremely lucky to survive. 2 weeks before i'd had a dizzy...

I have just joined this group and hope my story helps. I had an internal bleed S...

Treble2023

•9 months ago

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Gallbladder

Hi folks , has any one here suffered with a gallbladder attack , started feeling a bit bloated after supper last night and within a couple of hours was in...

Hi folks , has any one here suffered with a gallbladder attack , started feeling...

wp69

•9 months ago

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endoscopy

Hi all I was diagnosed a while ago with “possible borderline cirrhosis” through an ultrasound, blood tests and a fibroscan score of 20. The bloods are all...

Hi all I was diagnosed a while ago with “possible borderline cirrhosis” throug...

Honeysuckle123

•9 months ago

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Hi all!

Hi Just wanted to say hello to everyone. I have Inflammatory Bowel Disease (was told 3 years ago it was unclassified, they were leaning more towards Crohns at...

Hi Just wanted to say hello to everyone. I have Inflammatory Bowel Disease (was ...

LiverLover123

•9 months ago

1 Reply

Concerned about health fatty liver/ alcohol/ blood pressure medicine

I do have fatty liver but I’m 52 years old. But I’m really concerned about my daughter n law that is only 28 years old and she was diagnosed with a fatty liver...

I do have fatty liver but I’m 52 years old. But I’m really concerned about my da...

Prissy251

•9 months ago

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covid

I wonder if anyone can help me out on this So I have Cirrhosis and Iam on holiday been feeling rubbish with high temperatures Just done a covid test and...

I wonder if anyone can help me out on this So I have Cirrhosis and Iam on holi...

Liver007123

•9 months ago

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Carvedilol

Hi, I've had my second (annual) gastroscopy since my Cirrhosis was diagnosed last year in February. The results were pretty much as the first one, so no...

Hi, I've had my second (annual) gastroscopy since my Cirrhosis was diagnosed l...

eileenet49

•9 months ago

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HVPG measurement

Has anyone had their portal hypertension measured? (Measurement of portal vein pressure) I’m wondering if there’s any reason to have this done If so what...

Has anyone had their portal hypertension measured? (Measurement of portal vein p...

FlippinOut

•9 months ago

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Covid

I tested positive for covid yesterday. It's not in my chest yet but I have all the other symptoms. I feel pretty rotten. I have NASH cirrhosis, diabetes,...

I tested positive for covid yesterday. It's not in my chest yet but I have all t...

skay1957

•9 months ago

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Confused about BCAAs

I don’t understand the results of studies on branched chain amino acids and cirrhosis. There seems to be conflicting data. Has anyone tried taking BCAAs to...

I don’t understand the results of studies on branched chain amino acids and cirr...

FlippinOut

•9 months ago

1 Reply

Itching

Any suggestions for itching. My daughter has decompensated liver disease and is struggling to find anything to help with itching. Antihistamine is no longer...

Any suggestions for itching. My daughter has decompensated liver disease and is ...

Sinnelg

•9 months ago

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Fibro Scan Results

Hello All, I’ve had an ultrasound and fibroscan and the results were 12.9 and cap 391. My consultant didn’t let me talk and was quite condescending and...

Hello All, I’ve had an ultrasound and fibroscan and the results were 12.9 and...

TheLWord1

•9 months ago

23 Replies

knee replacement post transplant

Good morning all, I wonder if any one has experience of a total knee replacement post transplant please? My husband has needed this operation for about the...

Good morning all, I wonder if any one has experience of a total knee replacement...

Lavender-Pearl

•9 months ago

3 Replies

Ammonia Level

Hello! I am writing to ask about ammonia level 104. My family member has cirrhosis and previous Hep C. Currently they are in the hospital due to elevated...

Hello! I am writing to ask about ammonia level 104. My family member has cirrhos...

Meganmo8912

•9 months ago

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Chicken pox

Hello all, A question more for people post transplant. We have all been told to keep away from kids with chicken pox, well I was working in someone’s house...

Hello all, A question more for people post transplant. We have all been told to...

Huggy7614

•9 months ago

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Nurse

Hi just want to ask how long did you wait for appointment for to see a liver nurse as my doctor at the hospital said said they he will get appointment to see...

Hi just want to ask how long did you wait for appointment for to see a liver nu...

Petrina_gmfc

•9 months ago

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Advice needed and a bit of a moan...

Due to other problems my Practise Nurse sent me for a scan last year during which it showed that I have a fatty liver. I have asked for tests (as suggested by...

Due to other problems my Practise Nurse sent me for a scan last year during whic...

Bumpity

•9 months ago

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Itching

Hi guys, Hope your all coping well. Just a quick ask...these last few days I have started itching really bad. .. does anyone know of any remedies to help ease...

Hi guys, Hope your all coping well. Just a quick ask...these last few days I ha...

LolaBow

•9 months ago

7 Replies

Confused and stressed

Had an appointment with liver nurse last night after the beta blockers fiasco last week! She had spoken to the specialist whom l still have yet to meet and...

Had an appointment with liver nurse last night after the beta blockers fiasco la...

Missmanor2

•9 months ago

4 Replies

Update and no news from hospital

It's been a few weeks now since I embarked on my calorie deficit healthy eating and coffee journey. I had a birthday in June and I did say bad eating for a...

It's been a few weeks now since I embarked on my calorie deficit healthy eating ...

LilacPoppy

•9 months ago

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Gamma GT high and getting higher

After 12 years of fatty liver, diagnosed with Cirrhosis 9/22, 19.5 Fibroscan. Gave up alcohol and lost 30kg with ozempic. March fibroscan down to 12.5. Latest...

After 12 years of fatty liver, diagnosed with Cirrhosis 9/22, 19.5 Fibroscan. Ga...

TaviraPool

•9 months ago

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primary billiary cirrhosis and blood tests

Hi Wondered if anyone could answer this question for me. I’ve been diagnosed with primary billary cirrhosis. Is that different to any other type of...

Hi Wondered if anyone could answer this question for me. I’ve been diagnosed...

Hidden

•9 months ago

5 Replies

update

Evening all. A bunch of results in this week. Don’t really follow all the possible results in tests. Just three key ones as mentioned by the LN. Bilirubin...

Evening all. A bunch of results in this week. Don’t really follow all the possi...

Hidden

•9 months ago

1 Reply

confused about what I have - is it my liver (or pancreas) or something else

I am just looking for some advice. I have had awful symptoms since end Jan this year of abdominal pain upper right, very pale fatty gassy stools, bloating,...

I am just looking for some advice. I have had awful symptoms since end Jan this ...

Shoe2

•9 months ago

18 Replies

Protein

Hi , still quite new here , diagnosed with cirrhosis April 23 , looking for suggestions for protein bars and shakes , especially off the shelf pre mixed shakes...

Hi , still quite new here , diagnosed with cirrhosis April 23 , looking for sugg...

wp69

•9 months ago

15 Replies

Operations

I meant to say the third option is concerning as my liver would maybe cause the bleed etc.

I meant to say the third option is concerning as my liver would maybe cause the ...

Furpal

•9 months ago

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Operations

I was just wondering if anyone has gone through an operation that's nothing to do with your liver. I have two fingers on my right hand that are completely bent...

I was just wondering if anyone has gone through an operation that's nothing to d...

Furpal

•9 months ago

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Is swimming safe

I was just wondering if swimming is safe for the liver due to the pool chemicals, I have recently got back in the pool after 40 years and I am loving it, I...

I was just wondering if swimming is safe for the liver due to the pool chemicals...

Sophia1968

•9 months ago

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British Liver Trust

All posts for July 2023

Transplant assessment

Questions to ask Transplant coordinator

Varices

Gallbladder

endoscopy

Hi all!

Concerned about health fatty liver/ alcohol/ blood pressure medicine

covid

Carvedilol

HVPG measurement

Covid

Confused about BCAAs

Itching

Fibro Scan Results

knee replacement post transplant

Ammonia Level

Chicken pox

Nurse

Advice needed and a bit of a moan...

Itching

Confused and stressed

Update and no news from hospital

Gamma GT high and getting higher

primary billiary cirrhosis and blood tests

update

confused about what I have - is it my liver (or pancreas) or something else

Protein

Operations

Operations

Is swimming safe

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