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Quick poll: What is your "official" confirmed diagnosis? Please vote. Are you uncertain about your diagnosis? Please comment. Thankyou!
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I have diabetes, NASH and fibrosis but not yet cirrhosis.
Surely fibrosis is same as cirrhosis?
Fibrosis (or scarring) starts to happen when your liver is gradually being damaged by a liver condition.
Fibrosis moves through several stages before becoming cirrhosis.
The stages are F1, F2 & F3. Stage F4 fibrosis = cirrhosis.
Moving from F1 fibrosis to cirrhosis can take a long time, and progress can be slowed down or even stopped by a healthy diet and gentle daily exercise, and treating other liver conditions such Hep C that might co-exist. If you have any fibrosis you should avoid alcohol and anything else that puts a burden on your liver.
My fibroscan report says NAFLD-NASH without evidence of Cirrhosis. Does this mean I don't have fibrosis?
your fibroscan report should give you a kPa score which would indicate what stage of fibrosis you might have. According to the manufacturer the kPa score relates to fibrosis stage as follows:
F0 or F1: 2 to 7 kPa
F2: 7.5 to 10 kPa
F3: 10 to 14 kPa
F4 cirrhosis 14 + kPa
Thank you, I will dig out the report
Yes, I have stage F1 fibrosis, according to liver biopsy. I am hoping to reverse it.
Just goes to show that it's good know your stage and make a plan! What kind of biopsy did you have and can you describe what it was like to have the procedure?
I had a needle biopsy guided by CT scans. The doctor doing the procedure convinced me that I did not need to have the sedative that is normally administered, so I didn't. I kind of wish I had. The needles used to numb the area had to punch through the abdominal wall, and it was uncomfortable. If I have to have another one in future, I will ask for the sedative.
After the biopsy, I had to lie down in a hospital bed for six hours to be sure that there would be no bleeding. That part was just tedious.
It is my mother with the diagnosis
NAFL via scan I don't know if heart disease as in heart failure and atrial fibrillation count as other
Controlling both issues with diet only for the past 8 years and doing great.
My NAFLD and NASH were diagnosed prior to me developing DMT2
cat scan on gall bladder, Doc said he saw small amount of fat on my liver.
I started out in 2013 with NAFLD and in the last year I'm NASH 2 Fibrosis with banding and Septa is level 3. Not cirrhosis quite yet they said told me follow instructions and I can go quite sometime without severe issues. I am trying hard to take care of myself. Exercise is hard due to failure of a lumbar back surgery in 2007. I'm type 2 hard to control diabetic, now back is very bad, but I do my very best . Prayers and Blessings to everyone here
