That is one lucky liver :smile: Awesome news. You've given so much to this community, Connie. I hope your recovery is swift and smooth. hana...
Hi - I have been away for a while but wanted to check in on forum folks and give an update since everyone was so helpful when I was sick. I had a fibroscan in the spring and the results were on the...
Connie, You are in my thoughts and all positive vibes I can muster are headed your way. You have given so much to so many here. A turn like this is completely unfair. I'm so sorry but hope a clear...
Hi - has anyone on the forum had a fibroscan? My new doctor wants me to get one. Are the results considered accurate? hana...
Hi again - I've had a couple of CTs and an US since the first acute hep episode. Nothing of concern except some thinning around one of my kidneys. I don't think I've ever had any ascites. I did have...
Hi Connie and Dany, thanks for replying. I haven't had anything to drink for about 3 months and I have probably taken a handful of tylenol during that time period too. I thought that was why many of...
Hi Dany - I was probably 20 lbs overweight and have lost half of that. My weight and blood pressure (previously low) seem to have stabilized and I am able to eat more now although I still try to eat...
Hi again. Does anyone know how long it usually takes for liver functions to return to normal if alcohol is causing hepatitis? I have not had any alcohol for more than 3 months now but LFTs are still...
Hi Sunny - Your outlook on your illness seems to match your name! I'm glad you posted to this forum but I am sorry you have to be here. As you have probably already noticed, the folks here are very...
Thanks I am drinking more water and things seem to be getting better. Am waiting for test results now. hana...
This is a really interesting thread. I have not had a drink since my various still-undiagnosed problems reappeared in December -- not even a sip of champagne on New Year's Eve. My husband and I had a...
Hi again. Even though my LFTs were trending up last weekend, I had a pretty good week with more energy than usual. But tonight my urine turned brown. I'm going back to a clinic tomorrow but is there...
Thanks Connie for tidying up the place :) , and to all for the understanding and support. I value this as a place where I can ask questions, share experience and learn from others. I am surprised...
Whoa - looks like my thread was hijacked! Can't we all just get along? :) My results are back. Low blood pressure again and ALT/AST on their way back up -- now in the 70's/50's. Albumin is on the low...
Thanks everybody. Dany had the details right. I've had two bouts of hepatitis - one big a little over a year ago and one small but almost more painful recently. I know I need to let the doctors do...
Hi - I know I probably shouldn't have done this but I have been reading about cirrhosis and alcoholic liver disease and now I am wondering if I have damaged my liver with my drinking habits. Based on...
Thinking of you and sending best wishes for a smooth operation and quick recovery on the road to a new lease on life. hana...
one more thing, to be honest, I am not sure my pain makes sense to be liver pain. it can be so specific and feels like it is in an area where something is trying move through, and sometimes movement...
Thanks Dany and Connie. I'm pretty sure this isn't a bug because this is very different than when I usually get a cold or flu, and the feeling is the set of symptoms that have been bothering me on...
Watch and wait make me weary sometimes. I'm so up and down. Decided to exercise lightly a couple of times this week, and after the latest stint, I ended up feeling like I had sleeping sickness the...
Hi to everyone on this thread. Wish the medical world would get to the bottom of autoimmune stuff. The diagnosis seems so hit and miss so much of the time, but maybe that's because I'm new to all of...
Emma, thanks for sharing this. Times like this are so precious. May you have many more. Sandi, you are so right "it's an art learning to live" what a great phrase. hana...
Loki, I am very sorry to hear of your dad's passing. Your description of his final days is bittersweet. Warm thoughts and prayers to you and your family during the processing of this loss. hana...
Thanks Connie, makes sense to me about the BP. I'm less tired today but I slept practically 24 hours yesterday :) I'm beginning to question if my symptoms are more like IBS but I don't know if the...
Hi Dany, Thanks for your reply. I already saw the rheumy and he sent the results of the blood tests he took (I don't live close to any specialists). The only elevated number is the ANA so he doesn't...
Had my LFT done today, a little more than a week from the last one. In between I had the weird smelling, bulky yellow stools and didn't eat too much to try to stop the pain and bloating. Now my AST...
Hi Dany - I had upper and lower endoscopy relatively recently and lower showed some irritation but no celiac or chrons or uc. Your question is timely though as I now have very bulky soft pale stools....
Hi Dany, I'll surely post any updates on the forum and would love to be able to help others in any way I can. They did test for the other antibodies, all negative except ANA. The Rheumy is going to...
Thanks David and Dany, I am now in touch with a rheumy too and am going to have monthly blood tests for a bit. While I wait, I am going to eat as healthy as possible and try to resume light exercise...
ALT 84/AST 62...
Really appreciate all the support here. I finally saw the GI Doc. My LFTs are continuing to go up slowly (still only ALT & AST, ALT > AST) despite no alcohol, pain meds or caffeine. ANA still 1:160....
Dany, That's quite a story of your diagnosis. Must have been scary during the time when no one new what was going on. Did you know anything about AIH before it hit you? Did it just come on suddenly...
Dany, Just thought of another question, did you ever have remission after initial onset of your AIH? I know every patient is different but I'm just curious. Oh and you asked about tylenol use. I use...
Thanks Dany, You've got the info right. The first time I had issues, my LFT counts were 20x normal -- acute hep and I was very sick, put in the hospital. Everything was out of whack, well everything...
Dany, Your reply was so helpful and generous, and I'm glad you had what sounds like fun daughter time today. How did people go through diseases like this -- or close calls with them -- without the...
Thank you Sandi. I read your heartbreaking story on the forum and appreciate that you continue to give to folks here after what you have endured ... and will always carry with you. You are right that...
I should clarify that my ALT is higher than my AST. ALT seems to be rising while AST is decreasing. Other LFT values are ok. Thanks. hana...
Hello - I am so glad I found this site. There are so many brave and generous voices here. After lurking on and off for the past few months, I decided to write for support. Hopefully I'll be around...