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hi may ask anyone have any wet brain issues and neuropathy?

hi had neuropathy a year form dirnkinf managed to stop now feeling confused and forgetting things anyone have any experience?

hi had neuropathy a year form dirnkinf managed to stop now feeling confused and ...

ok5677

•5 days ago

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hepatic Encephalopathy

morning, can anyone advice me about hepatic Encephalopathy ? I have stage 4 liver desease and was feeling so confused last night with things like time and...

morning, can anyone advice me about hepatic Encephalopathy ? I have stage 4 live...

Kingbilly3

•5 days ago

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Cirosis

I have high liver enzymes. AST 91. Alt 134. Ggt 235. Fibroscan cap 366 and kpa 5.6. What does this mean .

I have high liver enzymes. AST 91. Alt 134. Ggt 235. Fibroscan cap 366 and kpa 5...

Curryblue

•1 month ago

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Cap & kPa

Hi do anybody know anything about cap score? What shouldn't it be above & also for kPa. Can having moving gallstones cause stiffness in liver?? Gallstones are...

Hi do anybody know anything about cap score? What shouldn't it be above & also f...

Belleben

•1 day ago

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Decompensated liver

good morning, following on from my post a few weeks ago about my brother, a couple of weeks after I posted he was admitted into hospital again with fluid in...

good morning, following on from my post a few weeks ago about my brother, a coup...

tomgill

•17 days ago

31 Replies

Transplant - it finally happened!

Hello,For those of you who have been following my husbands journey.....it finally happened. The operation was thru the night, 1am until 10.40am. There was and...

Hello,For those of you who have been following my husbands journey.....it finall...

Ewife

•11 days ago

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Life expectancy

Hi all,I realise this might be a hard subject for some...me too. My husband has had Cirrohsis since 2014, and we are thankfully still at compensated Child Pugh...

Hi all,I realise this might be a hard subject for some...me too. My husband has ...

Lili6

•12 hours ago

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getting help with care

I posted before about hoping to take my partner on holiday - which is looking unlikely and also irresponsible. He has cirrhosis which is fairly stable, having...

I posted before about hoping to take my partner on holiday - which is looking un...

Ladypinkdoor

•2 days ago

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Alcohol. It certainly knows how not to let go..

Hi. I’m Chris. I’m stupid. Don’t be like me. My journey started back in 2018. From memory, it was either gallstones or acute pancreatitis. Was diagnosed with...

Hi. I’m Chris. I’m stupid. Don’t be like me. My journey started back in 2018. F...

Chris7746

•21 days ago

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Tips on itching

Morning all, My mum has recently been diagnosed with cirrhosis, she has been in hospital for around 11 weeks apart from 6 days she was home, she’s on limited...

Morning all, My mum has recently been diagnosed with cirrhosis, she has been i...

Char0127

•15 days ago

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Fibrosis?

Hi there. Continuing my journey to recovery, I was today told by my doctor that I need to have a blood test to see if I have any scarring of the liver. My...

Hi there. Continuing my journey to recovery, I was today told by my doctor tha...

Chris7746

•6 days ago

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Please Help Me.

Hello all! I'm a 29 year old guy from the UK. I've had diarrearh for nearly 6 weeks. I have severe bloating. I was admitted to Hospital last week, they've...

Hello all! I'm a 29 year old guy from the UK. I've had diarrearh for nearly 6 ...

Lmm4

•7 days ago

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Severe cirrhosis, any hope?

My father is in hospital with severe cirrhosis. He has been drinking a litre of vodka a day for 2 years. It sounds silly but none of us knew about it. He never...

My father is in hospital with severe cirrhosis. He has been drinking a litre of ...

Puddles0

•1 month ago

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every test under the sun but no apparent cause for elevated liver numbers

Hi. I’m posting for a friend in case anyone here has experienced something similar. She’s in her early 30s and healthy. her liver panel shows elevated...

Hi. I’m posting for a friend in case anyone here has experienced something simil...

Lulla

•13 days ago

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Eyes yellow after 11 years sober.

In 2012 I was in hospital with alcoholic hepatitis. For 11 years I've been sober and my health has gone from strength to strength. But, this morning my eyes...

In 2012 I was in hospital with alcoholic hepatitis. For 11 years I've been sober...

acjb007

•9 days ago

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2 Weeks Post Transplant

2 weeks today.....im daring to hope about our future each day that passes now. Husband was discharged on Sunday night after a very hectic 2 weeks - feels like...

2 weeks today.....im daring to hope about our future each day that passes now. H...

Ewife

•13 hours ago

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spider nevi?

Hello I have recently been pregnant and I am now breastfeeding my third child. I used to drink too much alcohol but I don't anymore. For some time now I...

Hello I have recently been pregnant and I am now breastfeeding my third child...

Spider2

•14 days ago

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Call from GP

I got a call from the GP this evening regarding an ultrasound that was done over 4 weeks ago saying they wanted me to go in for a face to face.Ultrasound was...

I got a call from the GP this evening regarding an ultrasound that was done over...

Neednanswers

•7 days ago

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Help - post op delirium

Hello, Husband has sudden onset of post op delirium - please can someone tell me how life threatening it is or if its just some funny thing. No-one at the...

Hello, Husband has sudden onset of post op delirium - please can someone tell me...

Ewife

•8 days ago

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Financial support

Im wondering where i can go to find out if there is any financial support/relief available? Current situation is now that husband has deteriorated a lot since...

Im wondering where i can go to find out if there is any financial support/relief...

Ewife

•29 days ago

18 Replies

Scared and lost

Hello, I am not too sure where to start, so much has happened. I am a 50 year-old female. A couple of years ago, I had a pain in my abdomen on the right side...

Hello, I am not too sure where to start, so much has happened. I am a 50 year-ol...

Foi24

•21 days ago

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Is carvedilol making you cold?

I recently had my Carvedilol increased to 6.25mg twice a day. Lately, I am freezing to the bone. I turn my heating up and up and am still cold when everyone...

I recently had my Carvedilol increased to 6.25mg twice a day. Lately, I am freez...

Erish

•1 month ago

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Covid Booster Eligibility

I am 65 with compensated cirrhosis. I have portal hypertension and grade 1/2 oesophagal varices with bloods mostly in range. I do have anaemia and low...

I am 65 with compensated cirrhosis. I have portal hypertension and grade 1/2 oe...

AnxiousPete

•23 days ago

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Covid vaccination

Hi, I went to a vaccination centre today after booking an appointment online. They turned me away saying I didn’t fit the criteria. I did show them a letter...

Hi, I went to a vaccination centre today after booking an appointment online. ...

0range5520

•8 days ago

8 Replies

Cirrhosis

We didn't get good news last when my husband seen the consultant..the consultant said my husband is on the the child push scale C and people on this level...

We didn't get good news last when my husband seen the consultant..the consultant...

Gweans

•10 days ago

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Hobsons

I am at my wits end my ex partner who we are still very close was diagnosed with cerousis of the liver stage 1 he has or had gorndus he was admitted to...

I am at my wits end my ex partner who we are still very close was diagnosed wit...

Hobsons

•12 days ago

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Advice for mum

Hi all, My mum has recently been diagnosed with cirrhosis (alcohol related they seem to think) but she wasn’t a huge drinker they believe she’s just been...

Hi all, My mum has recently been diagnosed with cirrhosis (alcohol related they...

Char0127

•30 days ago

15 Replies

Looking for advice please

Hello folks. I've been on here for a couple weeks reading peoples comments/stories. but have not posted anything until now. Hope you all are doing ok. Im...

Hello folks. I've been on here for a couple weeks reading peoples comments/stor...

StokieB

•27 days ago

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fibroscan results range from 9 to 20!

had a private fibroscan after worrying GGT blood results . Also nosebleeds, itching, pain in right abdomen and back right shoulder. Beed drinking for 40 years...

had a private fibroscan after worrying GGT blood results . Also nosebleeds, itch...

Hayley2904

•20 days ago

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very high Liver function test results

I’ve had test results which have been increasing for a while, fell which felt great but massively spiked to dangerous levels. tests being done for...

I’ve had test results which have been increasing for a while, fell which felt gr...

Scottybot

•7 days ago

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