Hello Everyone, Have not posted in ages. Currently taking the drugs posted above for last 2 months. I have 29 pills each to go to finish the treatment. My 8 week blood work showed the virus was...
I should have posted sooner but have been dealing with a bad bout of edema in my legs. I went to the ER on Sunday after I posted the initial post at 11:00 A.M. and was admitted. The pain was...
Just curious if anyone has experienced bad pains in their abdomen and constant diarrhea. It started out this past Wednesday morning. My stomach was sour so I took a TUMS and later took a few...
An AST of 22 and an ALT of 24. boy would I like to have those numbers. Mine have been both over one hundred for the last couple of years....
NicechapLondon, it was an honest mistake. It wasn't like you planned the drink. Everyone has given you great suggestions. The same thing happened to me at my girlfriend's cousin's open house party....
David, good to hear from you. Hope you got out and did some fishing this summer. Dr. Alan C. Mullen is my hepatologist who I see every 6 months. He was a fellow but now he is a doctor or whatever. He...
Thanks for the quick replies Mae Be Here & SyXx. I'm not sure what you mean by TP. Are you talking about the Tips procedure? My doc said maybe down the road in the future. We also talked about a...
Good Afternoon, I have not posted in awhile. Why? Because nothing has really changed. Still having fluid retention. Mostly in the stomach, below the belt and the chest area or from my neck to my...
Store bought boneless center cut pork chops have 40 mg.s of sodium in 3 or 4 oz. raw meat or pork? The sodium content is the same as boneless skinless chicken breast and swordfish. Pork tenderloin is...
Connie, I see my liver doc this May and will run that by him. I would like to try any combo w/o interferon if it is going to help instead of waiting around. if there is a chance to get better I am...
Ziff, I did not know you were a redneck! All this time I thought you were Australian from ( the land down under). If you put chicken droppings in your chicken soup you are probably a redneck. Do...
My AST and ALT were low up to about 16 months ago. It started to spike up in the High hundreds for a couple of liver function test. I think the lasix would bring both down. 50 mg.'s of Aldactone...
Always great to hear a good report, Ziff. Can I get a boiled pork shoulder if you can swing it? Just one question did your liver get that bad from drinking Fosters beer or anything with an alcohol...
Thanks for the replies, its good to hear from everyone and know you have been still surfacing every morning. First of all, Connie, my meld score is still low 8 or 9, my sodium level was 134 which has...
Ziff, My story was somewhat similar to yours except for the TIPS. I had the Ascites in the belly, Edema in the legs, feet, ankles. totally emaciated with the pregnant skeleton look. My genitals...
Ziff, Did you have to go to a SS doctor for an examination for them to make that decision? If you still have some ascities, edema or most of all fatigue you might not be ready for work. I was...
Mynameismary, there it is in a nutshell. ESLD is a crazy unpredictable disease. How true!...
I have read all the post and one of the post said that the cramps are from muscle wasting and not eating. I am the opposite gaining muscle mass and a good appetite although still cramping lately. Has...
David, did you have a dietician before the transplant list or after? I take it was after. That is what I really need right now. I have Medicare as primary and Medicaid as secondary health insurance....
The narcotics he is taking would surely be hard for the liver to process. I would think a small dose of methadone would be better. No narcotics would be best. My question is the amount of Valium and...
Sugar! No sugar! No red meat! No salt! I have always kept an eye on my sodium intake or my edema and ascities acts up and have limited the red meat, lately. My hepatologist said to eat what you want...
Just had a M.R.I. on 05/03/2012 and my doc reported everthing was fine. Thanks for the information. In my post the info I did get said, AFP is not intended for use as a cancer-screening test. But my...
/community/emoticons/confused.gif My hepatologist had me have a blood test for liver cancer or AFP ( tumor marker) blood test. The reference range for the test is <6.1. Since 01/2010 my scores...
/community/emoticons/turn.gif Ronin, according to your bloodwork;Alanine transaminase 25 u/L, Aspartate transaminase 22 u/L. These are very normal for a person without Hepatitis. Have you seen a...
/community/emoticons/nono.gif Try to keep off your feet or limit your time on your feet. Try not to over exert yourself or push your physical limitations otherwise you will end up cramping....
Why can't the Home Health aide give you an anesthetic shot in your leg area to numb that part of the leg. I had a small growth removed from my forehead last month by a nurse practitioner at a...
/community/emoticons/cool.gif I had 3 paracentisis and the pain level was like Rick said, a quick bee sting that does not linger. For me it was a big relief to have it done. They usually take about...
/community/emoticons/nono.gif My problems with fluid retention continues. After 2 and a half, going on three years I have taken my meds and tried to keep honest with my very low sodium diet. I saw...
I also take Quinnalone and sometimes it just does not work if I exert myself or if I'm on my feet to long in a 16 hour period. I read it was caused by not enough Magnesium, Calcium and Zinc than...
hessy44. is this the only doctor you have seen about this problem? If it is, you could get a 2nd opinion from a different hospital. I know when my aches were on the right side it was more of a...
bsjaguar From my experience back in 2001, I took the interferon or peginterferon which was 2 or 3 shots a week and the Ribavarin pills every day. Today it is different because of the 3rd drug and...
KayEllen, Sorry to hear about your painful experience. I hate when I go to the hospital and get a service done and they have a medical student perform the procedure. In my case, it was a stomach...
Mr. B. Under my rib cage is very tender to the touch, especially when I push in on my upper stomach and sides. I have very little Ascities or fluid retention in my stomach area but my hepatologist...
I asked my hepatologist the same question and he sort of said they are the same, ESLD & Cirrhosis. Like Connie said it is when a person enters the decompensated stage which means they are no...
/community/emoticons/smilewinkgrin.gif I take Lactulose 3 tablespoons sometimes 4 times a day. It taste like sugary syrup. I do not think it taste that bad. 3 bowel movements a day! I wish!...
AZ lives in a pen! Outside in the elements! He doesn't live in a house! OINK! OINK!...
Hi Moniesol, TIPS should be the last straw. Is your BF on a very low sodium diet or did the doctors mention he would have to watch his sodium intake in the future? If he is still eating foods with a...
Blood drippings and blood clots is very serious. I agree with everyone else get to the ER and get it checked out. I hate going to the hospital too! I think you need a Sigmoidoscopy or a Colonoscopy...
Arnold! Caped Crusader Librarians! You crack me up! All this could be solved with a spell and grammar check. I mean we have the feelings chart icons overhead to the left and color colded letters, but...
I previously posted that my ALT & AST were very high 388 & 256 on 12/01/11. I had another blood test done yesterday and the Alt & AST have decreased to 237 & 172 which is better but...
I would get a second or third opinion from another hospital that does transplants. Even if you have to go out of state. Tips has worked for many people that have posted on this website who have had...
I have asked my Hep doc many times if there is any new treatment I could take to slow down the Hep C virus destroying my liver. He keeps saying the combo would cause me more harm at the stage of my...
Good news! Now they just need a new drug for people with Hep C that have ESLD or cirrhosis like myself....
Last month I posted an elevation in my ALT/SGPT- 388 and AST/SGOT- 256 and ALKP- 94 from 12/01/2011 bloodwork results. Since then I have been experiencing night sweats or sweating when I nap or...
My Sodium level was 125-126 back in the end of August/2011. I spent an overnight in the hospital for a tune-up. I felt terrible and my doc put me on a 1 liter fluid restriction for a week or 2 after...
My viral load was 887,000 on 12/01/2011. A year ago it was 88,000. Total Bilirubin was 0.6 last month and 0.5 in June 2011. Creatine 1.43 and 1.1 in June. This is the highest it has been since...
My hepatologist said that Tylenol was the best thing in low mg.'s though. Not the Extra Strength instead of aspirin or any other mild pain killer. I have read that napraxen is more toxic to the...
A Ziffle glad I woke up and read your post this A.M. You have me in stitches, here. ****. Nothing wrong with a little humor as long as Serg does not take it the wrong way. Sometimes laughter is the...
Yes, I do have hep C, Genotype 1A. Hope it is a fluke because the biopsy I would rather skip. This morning I Googled reasons why LFT'S would be elevated and one was that the disease is getting worse....
My labs for the 12/01/11 visit were mailed to me today. My AST is 256 up from 46 on 06/02/11 and the ALT is 388 up from 64 on 06/02/11. My doc said everything else looked good Total Biliburin 0.6,...