Experiences with

Glivec

Hello, I'm 24 and I was diagnosed with CML late last year. I've been taking Gleevec for about 8 months. I dont have oncologist appointments very often because my blood work looks good. However I get swollen by my spleen, really bloated and I get sharp pains there and in my back in the same spot. No

I am a 78 year old retired educator who has battled GIST CANCER for 20 years. To my surprise, An HCC tumor was found in my liver in between two GIST tumors. in my June 5 MRI. The GIST tumors were shrinking out of site thanks to be taking Gleevec, a targeted therapy drug. My surgeon could not safely resect

Hi all, my hubby has got end stage liver disease as a result of Haemochromatosis and having drank alcohol not knowing he had this has accelerated the damage. He’s currently in hospital he’s having to have his ascites drained regularly and his consultant has started doing the work up to refer him to

My mother was taking diuretics but its not working that much so her physician recommend albumin infusion to control ascites .is it safe to give albumin without paracenthesis

just wondering if any cirrhosis patients suffered from low sodium and high iron levels. Are these levels really bad news for mortality.

Hi there, ever since embarking on clean keto my cholesterol has risen and I was diagnosed with NAFLD. I also have had slightly elevated liver enzymes for a year now. Anyone else experience this? I am stopping keto and going back to how I used to eat which included good complex carbs

Well aware that statins are continuing to be controversial and many members have at least had them suggested, even pushed to take them. I thought this Specialist Pharmacy Service guidance just might be relevant to some here. In summary, if you have any unexplained elevated results from a liver

I've written here a few times and have found your comments very helpful.My partner was hospitalised before Christmas with HB level of 60 he was given 3 units of blood and two iron infusions. He had an endoscopy with no obvious bleed a ct scan which showed portal hypertension a noduled liver, a homogenised

hey guys. just signed up to this form so i don't really know anything. don't even know where i'm writing to or if i'm making a new post, but that's ok for now. i'll probably get there:) apparently decided to have stage 4 liver cancer about 5-6 months ago. seems like a pretty good hospital, pretty

My mother is suffering from cirrhosis and now she has ascites issue with edema in legs and feet doctor prescribed duuretics 2 tablets spiromide 20mg . How long will it take to work? She is taking it for 5 days now but her stomach is still tight. Any advise please

Hi, My dad is currently in hospital (went in with HE and has been in for pretty much 23 weeks now). He is declining and has End Stage Liver Disease. He is 79. On Friday he had 6litres of fluid drained from his stomach. He was mentally ok before this, no signs of HE but low sodium (127). I was shocked

Hi all, thank you for all the responses I have had since joining the group. My husband is still in hospital with decompensated liver Cirrhosis. He is still very itchy, has had his stomach Ascites drained, the site of the drain is leaking all the time and annoying him. He also has pain where the site

Just read a bit of the article linked lower down: [i]In a 2016 study of gingko biloba supplements bought in London, 33 out of 35 showed evidence of adulteration or extract levels which were too high or low; when a UCL and BBC team looked at 70 milk-thistle, evening primrose and gingko supplements, 36%

so I went to the rheumatologist today. after explaining aches , skin changes , other little symptoms like putting edema , headaches and such .. he does a physical exam on my , looks at hyper mobility but tells me I don’t meet criteria for fibromyalgia… which I didn’t think I would anyways lol. examines

hello my daughter is in hospital with liver failure she’s been in 6 days her liver function has halved but her bilirubin has double to 420 is this a good sign that the liver function has halved

[u][i]Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)[/i][/u][i] This is a cancer of the hepatocytes ( liver cells).[/i] [i]This is usually a secondary cancer, the primary site often being the colon or large bowel.[/i] [i]The instances of it being a primary cancer is rising, often resulting

Hi, I have posted twice before and was so pleased to get my husband to go into hospital with all the symptoms of decompensated liver. He is on medication for detox and started panicking. He left the hospital to come home and keeps phoning me to collect him. He sounds agitated and says they are giving

Hey, I am 31yo woman diagnosed with endometriosis - and now as well FNH. A liver adenoma was an incidental finding during CT scan on one of A&E visits, doctors decided to follow that up with a biopsy. I was informed that I do most likely have FNH based on liver biopsy results, however not sure what

hey, I am 31yo female struggling with severe endometriosis, on an incidental CT scan finding was told I have liver adenoma - doctors advised liver biopsy I have received histopathology results which I totally do not understand, the only thing I was informed was that I have FNH I will attach results

Hi, Does anyone here has some experience or knowledge about liver diseases that are not cirrhosis? I am very worried because of my symptoms. I suspect that there's something very wrong with my liver. My LFTs are within the range but I have Increased echogenicity and heterogeneity on the liver US. Fibroscan