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hydrocephalus and portal vein hypertension

Hi my fiance has been diagnosed with portal vein hypertension .he has got hydrocephalus and he has got a shunt. In 2022 he had jaundice and splenomegaly. Got...

Hi my fiance has been diagnosed with portal vein hypertension .he has got hydroc...

Jannamaria

•5 hours ago

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GGT test

hi I’ve just got my GGT blood test results and it’s 215, I’m diabetic with high sugar levels hba1c of 71 should I be worried

hi I’ve just got my GGT blood test results and it’s 215, I’m diabetic with high ...

Footee

•13 hours ago

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NAFLD and Pain?

After many complaining about a pain on the right in liver area I have had a Fibro scan and was given a diagnosis of F4 Advised that loosing 10% of body weight...

After many complaining about a pain on the right in liver area I have had a Fibr...

kaytie456

•1 day ago

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Milk thistle

Good morning, I was just wondering if anyone has tried milk thistle to try and improve cirrhosis of the liver and to add bile salts to the body?

Good morning, I was just wondering if anyone has tried milk thistle to try and i...

karebear_

•2 days ago

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Not Eating

Hi Everyone, I've not been on here for a while but could do with some advice. My partner has been in hospital twice over the last 3 years with alcoholic...

Hi Everyone, I've not been on here for a while but could do with some advice. M...

MissS_Zebra9

•2 days ago

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Liver stent

Hi.im new here .my husband was diagnosed with cirrhosis Nash last year.. fluid gathers very quickly and every 3/4weeks he has it drained.doctor is talking...

Hi.im new here .my husband was diagnosed with cirrhosis Nash last year.. fluid g...

Gweans

•3 days ago

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blood test results for liver. Advice welcome please

maybe I don’t need to be on this page, but thought I’d put the question out there. Up until recently my husband’s blood test results have always been pretty...

maybe I don’t need to be on this page, but thought I’d put the question out ther...

Doraflora

•4 days ago

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chemotherapy

just started a course of sorafenIb. 2 x 200mg tabs once a day. Any comments or side effects to report. All the best.

just started a course of sorafenIb. 2 x 200mg tabs once a day. Any comments or s...

oap74

•4 days ago

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Why don’t doctors read notes properly before calling patients?

I have been on immunotherapy for 15 mths to treat 4 HCC tumours . In December 2023 my scan showed some ‘pseudo growth’ and I was given a further 3 mths...

I have been on immunotherapy for 15 mths to treat 4 HCC tumours . In December 20...

AthenaJason

•4 days ago

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New here and worried

Potted history. Regular wine drinker. Bottle a night, but recently cut down to 0 since 4 weeks. Have had history of RUQ pain, but it came and went. Has been...

Potted history. Regular wine drinker. Bottle a night, but recently cut down to 0...

FleaBee

•5 days ago

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Liver

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Christina456

•5 days ago

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Corrie15

Had liver transplant 8yrs ago, taking 1.5mg of adoport and mofetil am & pm but the doctors want me to put me on Envarus but don't know why, but they have said...

Had liver transplant 8yrs ago, taking 1.5mg of adoport and mofetil am & pm but t...

Ttck1825

•5 days ago

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cirrhosis, fatigue and joint pain

I have compensated cirrhosis and am now experiencing extreme fatigue and joint pain particularly around shoulders. Has anyone experiencing anything similar....

I have compensated cirrhosis and am now experiencing extreme fatigue and joint ...

0range5520

•6 days ago

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rifaximin

I’d anyone else on Rifaxmin tablets? I hope I spelt it correctly, and if you are can you five while on them?

I’d anyone else on Rifaxmin tablets? I hope I spelt it correctly, and if you are...

Meanies

•6 days ago

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Diets

i'm trying to get some advice on diet for my husband with cirrhosis. I believe i'm giving him a low calorie diet but he has put on weight so i wish to...

i'm trying to get some advice on diet for my husband with cirrhosis. I believe ...

Lisa-H_1

•6 days ago

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Confirmed cirrhosis

Hi I was hospitalised in November 2021 with alcoholic hepatitis and confirmed cirrhosis aswell I now have 6 month checks ultrasound all saying I have...

Hi I was hospitalised in November 2021 with alcoholic hepatitis and confirmed ...

D6C2L30E-48

•7 days ago

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hepatology scan

Hi team had my bloods tested and doctor says my liver reading was high, he sending me for a hepatology scan should I be worried thanks

Hi team had my bloods tested and doctor says my liver reading was high, he sendi...

AJ3959

•7 days ago

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Can progression (once you have cirrhosis) be halted?

Hi, I have compensated cirrhosis (NASH), if I change my diet can the progress of the cirrhosis be halted completely or is it likely to progress at a slower...

Hi, I have compensated cirrhosis (NASH), if I change my diet can the progress o...

iojiojio09

•7 days ago

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TACE date

Hello all, well we have my husbands TACE procedure date of 24th April. We are there the day before for pre procedure checks. So it’s roll on 24th let’s...

Hello all, well we have my husbands TACE procedure date of 24th April. We are t...

Campervan29

•7 days ago

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Ttck1825

Is anyone taking slow sodium tablets for low levels and gaining weight

Ttck1825

•8 days ago

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Ttck1825

I had a liver transplant in 2016 now last few years health isn't going great, and Dr wants to change my adoport to envarus, but my story is long. But just for...

I had a liver transplant in 2016 now last few years health isn't going great, an...

Ttck1825

•8 days ago

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Worrying blood test results ...

Hello, This is my first post - last week I noticed some quite dark patches under both arms. Was seen by GP in an hour ... gave me Clotrimazole Cream which...

Hello, This is my first post - last week I noticed some quite dark patches under...

Apollo14lmp

•8 days ago

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Holiday insurance

Drumwiser

•8 days ago

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Positive news and maybe some useful feedback

So mid 2021 I was diagnose with Cirrhosis. I had a Liver Function Test score of 126. I was told it was Alcohol related ( Yes I drank too much, but compared to...

So mid 2021 I was diagnose with Cirrhosis. I had a Liver Function Test score of ...

Marquee1880

•8 days ago

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What the actual enzymes!

Hi all, l got some liver tests last june that showed up some elevated levels, GGT-99 ALT- 57, didn't think much of it, then got bloods done again Jan of this...

Hi all, l got some liver tests last june that showed up some elevated levels, GG...

Tiff76

•9 days ago

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Why am I being tested for Hep B?

I have had Budd Chiari for nearly 14 years, I have a shunt and luckily everything has been going fine since then. I have an app every 6 months for an...

I have had Budd Chiari for nearly 14 years, I have a shunt and luckily everythin...

Holsb

•9 days ago

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Lumps, bumps & hernias

I'm posting to find out if anyone else has similar issues to myself. I have cirrhosis, was diagnosed around 9 years ago, have no ascites or varices, but I do...

I'm posting to find out if anyone else has similar issues to myself. I have cirr...

tonicwater

•10 days ago

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Fibroscan result waiting time?

Please can somebody tell me how long it takes to receive results for a fibroscan? I started this journey in November 2023 after asking for a general check-up...

Please can somebody tell me how long it takes to receive results for a fibroscan...

Trotter2024

•11 days ago

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Liver information

I was treated for hepatitis c four years ago while incarcerated. The treatment was a success. Before getting treated the state wanted to make sure I was...

I was treated for hepatitis c four years ago while incarcerated. The treatment w...

Mailtruckman

•11 days ago

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Heart muscle disease

Hi Everyone,Has anyone been rejected for a transplant after 27 months of being on the active list because of a heart muscle disease ? Or any other heart...

Hi Everyone,Has anyone been rejected for a transplant after 27 months of being ...

Porcupine_Tree

•12 days ago

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hydrocephalus and portal vein hypertension

GGT test

NAFLD and Pain?

Milk thistle

Not Eating

Liver stent

blood test results for liver. Advice welcome please

chemotherapy

Why don’t doctors read notes properly before calling patients?

New here and worried

Liver

Corrie15

cirrhosis, fatigue and joint pain

rifaximin

Diets

Confirmed cirrhosis

hepatology scan

Can progression (once you have cirrhosis) be halted?

TACE date

Ttck1825

Ttck1825

Worrying blood test results ...

Holiday insurance

Positive news and maybe some useful feedback

What the actual enzymes!

Why am I being tested for Hep B?

Lumps, bumps & hernias

Fibroscan result waiting time?

Liver information

Heart muscle disease

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