Hi Connie, I don't think I've had the tests you mention. As soon as you tell a doctor that you drink wine regularly it seems they focus only on that. I suppose they see enough heavy drinkers, and...
I've been pretty much all over this forum, and am grateful for all the encouragement and info I've found. Thanks to all you long-term (and shorter-term) members who take the time from your own...
On another subject. I discovered that eating beef is a "no-no." Had fish at my son's house one evening, and it tasted terrible. Fortunately I didn't eat much, b/c I had a terrible night of itching...
My doctors, and home health care nurse, are all very happy with my progress - which has significantly improved, and continues to do so, since getting off the LL. I'm not trying to fix myself - I...
Hi Jrt, I was admitted to the local hospital on July 4th with a bilirubin count of 30. Transferred to UPMC in Pittsburgh, where it went as high as 32. That was on July 20th. Doctors never got it...
I never had HE. The worst I got, at any point, was mild confusion. So perhaps that's a consideration. I've learned, however, that there's been a growing debate in the medical community about whether...
I was hospitalized on July 4th with severe liver failure. Though I had been ill for over a year (dry heaves, NO appetite, very weak and tired, etc.), I was not diagnosed with liver problems until...
Good news: my home health care nurse was here this morning, agrees with me: my lab tests are always better when I am not taking lactulose. She is going to confer with the doctor, tell him that she...
I waS diagnosed with Alcoholic hepatitis. I don't know about the HE, but I was never "out of it." In fact, I was able to contribute to my business, communicate with suppliers, etc., without a...
When I went to our small local hospital with acute liver failure this past July 4, it was a horrible experience. Nurses force fed me lactulose, every 2 hours, for 24 hours. Staff did not help me to...