I know Ziff - I've always known. Docs can only help once I need the diuretics. Before that - I would just be presenting myself for the purpose of never getting insurance, never getting a job, being a...
Hi Themiz - is the cirrhosis in themister stopped now he is cured of HepC? I've been advised by the british liver foundation that because I stopped drinking, the cirrhosis will stop progressing....
Hi All, I was wondering if anyone else could describe their jaundice to me. Been 100% sober now for 5+ years, but hands have just got redder and redder. Moreso in the evening - but pretty much red...
Nice post Ziff - I know we havent been buddies - but still. For your ref - it was the man himself who said as near to it... "the definition of insanity is repeatedly doing the same mistakes and...
It will be sad for him in himself aswell if he finds himself ill again I would think. At least it isnt as much as it was, but even so I still cant believe it as he was doing so well and I compared...
Emma, I was sat on the settee about 15 mins ago thinking of you and Dougie and wondering how he was doing and whether or not he was still off the pop. I came to the PC just to check email and thought...
Despite our past arguments - you are infact - my main inspiration/hope given that your condition hasn't changed since TIPS. I will (again) look into my options. I contacted the "UK Liver Foundation"...
Just checkin in for a post - reading almost daily. Waiting for symptoms to appear still here - the PE is really deep red now - and a mess to look at (in the evenings especially) - its getting hard to...
Jamie - I know how you felt. I was given some christmas cake of all things - but it was full of brandy. I nearly choked when I tasted it and spent the next 5 mins spitting it into tissue to avoid...
Connie that is a terribly sad post of yours I just read. I hope things pick up for you....
LadyLinda hasnt said she will continue to drink - she has merely stated that she has a few drinks once or twice per month. I do not believe she has actually ignored anyones advice. (LLinda - for...
Ziffle that is great news....
Ziffle - you are a genuine inspiration. Thanks for the update and without doubt - congratulations....
Connie does the OP have Hepc?...
I missed your post Ziffle i'm sorry. I think people are so preoccupied with life elsewhere for many reasons - some its religion, some to prove religion wrong maybe, just a fascination for me - if...
I dont suppose you could take a course on "Getting Chicken Sh*** to the Doctors" could you then I could sign up for your class....
Life. It is estimated by science that life as we know it..... "is only possible for one thousandth of a billion billion billionth, billion billion billionth, billion billion billionth of a percent"...
England unfortunately (for me)...
Sandia one day someone might read some of these and decide not to follow my stupid path. Who knows? Im alive - and I would "rather not know" - given that a transplant over here in this dump of a...
Well - the point - not certain. I hadnt looked on the post like that. Just saying how things are really - if anyone is interested/bothered etc. An update on progression I suppose. Added - maybe one...
Connie - "im not asking for an answer" - here. yes I would like an answer from a doc - but I wouldnt aswell - so there we go lol...
Hi All, Theres a few odd things happening - which I dont understand but given that I still am too worried to go to a doctor my lack of understanding is my own fault. Palms are redder than they have...
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I was watching NATG or something the other week about the concorde crash. In massive letters across the screen they spelled the word losing as loosing. (I think it was about the pilot losing control...
Connie I hope that wound starts healing up. It isnt right that this should be happening to you....
Both Coke and Vimto taste nicer than any booze ever did!!!! :)...
Its poor treatment and the fear of knowing which prevents me going to the NHS for help. I just dont see the point of going. Sober for just under 2 years now. Never diagnosed - just keeping off the...
Hi Porcupine - why have the NHS been crap with you? What makes you say that? What have they done/not done for you?...
Sandia good to hear from you - keep your chin up always.E...
Natasha - horrible to say / choose - but would it not be better he burned the shed down rather than the house? You know - he could light up a sneaky one in the house and drop it. Sorry to hear that...
Thanks for all the information here I really appreciate it all. Sandia glad to see you - hope youre doing ok. :)...
Stay in bed then - so be it - i'm really hoping your recovery will gain momentum for you.! Happy Unbirthday!! :)...
Connie its my b.d today aswell - a fellow Aries.... Happy B.d! I hope things start picking up for you.E...
David - yes - we both know there is something wrong and that its probably liver disease. Neither of us wants to face up to it yet. Equally - both of us know that I will have to sooner or later the...
Thanks Mary for letting me know what happened in your husbands case. It does seem variable from person to person. Regards E...
Ziffle - Im glad you arent going to take me to task. I only want to stay on good terms.I hope you are doing well....
Angie thanks for your reply. Your answer confirms that it is possible for this to develop slowly as it seems that most people are reported to have gained the girth and weight a lot faster. Im at a...
Connie - I hope that surgery goes well for you. Youve been to hell and back. Good luck with it....
Angie was it over years it took to develop? Emma I am hoping its fat but its mainly on my abdomen although there is extra weight all over - it isnt much at all really....
All, with first time ascites, does it suddenly come on and your abdomen grows in a matter of a few weeks to a couple of months, or does it happen whereby you grow slowly but steadily over a period of...
Im not dx - Im just a burned out alcoholic whos stopped - but with some symptoms. I am hoping I stopped in time though....
I dont want to write really on someone elses thread - in summary. Hands redder, stomach bigger, no new spiders, no more tired, feel sick rarely now, heart palps of an evening is new, still off the...
Right here - always everyday. How can I help?...
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Connie, "Nitrous oxide made me paranoid....and hallucinatory" Me too - but not as paranoid as I was when fully aware with a diamond bit drill at 18,000 rpm heading for my mouth !!! :)...
Emma, When I have a filling - I get Nitrous Oxide (happy gas) + gum injections. Nitrous oxide - you are aware of things going on around you - but not bothered. It doesnt (for me) numb pain - that is...
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Emma thats excellent news, both improvements and at least some stability. Its a shame about the varices - but who knows - as has been said - they may help in a strange way so long as they remain...
Emma may I ask how your husband is in terms of other things? I was reading he used to be tired a lot and also felt cold. Has the Jaundice finally gone permanently? E,...
A new life awaits. Excellent news all round. Words fail me....