Best of luck. I check in every few months to see if you’ve started any trial or are starting any new treatments....
Hi mark Have you posted before. You our name seems familiar. Yes you’re in the right place. I cleared hcv in 2012. Luckily I didn’t get cancer, but my twin did. Crazy, since we’re not identical, but...
I took care of my brother with the same numbers and not transplantable. The one thing I was vigilant about was making sure he took his lactulose for Hepatic encephalopathy. He wouldn’t take it,...
Hi drop Most liver drs I’ve known will not let you take herbal treatments. Hopefully you have run that by your liver specialist. You still have some serious issues. Since your creatinine is normal,...
Hi kDIvan2012, I cured my hep c with uncivil also. What a nightmare. I got kidney failure 3 weeks into my treatment. But I couldn’t stop. I made it thru a year. Did you test positive for hcv with a...
Hi Estarnes Nothing to be ashamed of. Most liver disease is self inflicted. I had cirrhosis from hep c and alcohol. Staying dry, is the cure. It took me a couple times to quit. But getting liver...
Hi Kyle You’ve been dealing with this for a few years now. It seems like your dr is handling things right. Glad you’re taking the fatty liver serious. Your fibroscan (ultrasound that tests for...
This is 4 y/o thread. Haven’t heard back....
Do you have esld? Quiting drinking for a year can change your status. I’ve chatted with many alcoholic hep people who’ve stopped and seen improvement that motivated them stay sober....
I had cirrhosis and I have ms, also autoimmune. I had covid around New Years. It was scary. 16 days of fever and lost 10 lbs. but I got both vaccines. They made my ms flare for 36 hrs, each time, but...
Hi Emma, Good to see you on here. Congrats on Dougies 4 years of sobriety. That’s big!!!!!! I got covid around New Years 2021. It was tough. I had a fever for 16 days, but got thru it. I also got...
Hi Lucky, Haven’t been around lately, but was glad to see you were posting up until a year ago.. many people followed you and you were always giving updates. Glad to hear your lesion was not cancer....
Hi mama lama, Miss seeing you. Hopefully you will check in and see this. I caught covid in Dec. 2020.. I have atherosclerosis and pacemaker from Afib. I had a fever between 100-101 for 16 days....
Hi Marburg, Good to see your post. I just checked in to see if some of the regulars have posted. Est of everything...
Hi Bri1980, Sounds like your drs are doing there job. I would ask for a phone call appt. and have your GI explain their findings and concerns, so that you understand what they’ve found what they’re...
Glad to hear that. Best of luck going forward...
Hi Laphan, A positive hep b test for adults, usually resolve by your immune system.. giving your body healthy nutrients, can only help...Your friend should. keep treating his liver with good stuff as...
Hi Shippy, Sorry to hear about your situation..I am also waiting for my brother to die. He didn’t qualify for a transplant. He got liver cancer while trying to cure his hep c.. It’s been 3 years...
Hi Lucky, Wow!!! 37,000 have followed your story.. Your numbers look good Best to you...
I hear you rKane.. I was lucky enough to quit drinking and cure my hep c, before my cirrhosis progressed to esld..My brother wasn’t lucky..He got HCC.. so now I’m the caregiver, and his rock.. As you...
Hi rKayne, Really good to hear from you. Even better to hear the good news.. I’m sure the moderators have already read your post. Best to you and your wife, and stay in touch...
hi Mark, Thanks for the info.. How has your sons HE(ammonia level and confusion) been? I was hoping that he would improve since his hep c has been cured.. Has he developed any new symptoms, since...
Hi Marburg, Good to hear your liver is stable, and really glad you are cut way back on lactulose. Ive been getting lumbar epidurals for a few years. My hep dr was ok with it..They didn't effect my...
hi Music, good to hear from you. I remember talking to you and others about liver regeneration. that is so fantastic, that you improved so much. I also improved to a F1, with normal function.. I had...
Hi Kelli and welcome, So sorry to hear this news.. My wife was diagnosed with cancer in 2012.. she had surgery to remove the tumor. on her 6 month follow up, she had a recurrence. She started...
Mark, My twin brother also has cirrhosis, and his main symptom is also high ammonia (HE).No other symptoms. He couldn’t pass the virus, until these new drugs came out.. unfortunately, he developed...
Mark, The 3.13 m/sec liver stiffness score, is considered cirrhosis.. It is a scan used to stage liver damage by SWE The ultrasound shows coarse texture (liver damage) 16.6 cm is enlarged liver (12cm...
A hepatologist WOULD do a biopsy, and endoscopy.He would also do a full abdominal ultrasound, or CT to look for additional signs of complications. And all cirrhotic patients should be screened for...
glad your son is undetectable. I believe your next step should be to find a hepatologist to evaluate your son. you now know he has cirrhosis, and only a liver specialist should be following him.. A...
Hi Lucky Good to hear from you.. good to hear your BP has normalized. Fatty liver must be under control with your normal fibrosis scan. Let us know what comes of your JNJ possibility. Happy new year...
hi gmoney and welcome, has your fatty liver progressed to cirrhosis?Ascities is almost always a symptom of cirrhosis. I assume you are seeing your primary care dr, since you are going for a physical....
Hey Johnny-o Great news!!!! Good thing you got that biopsy in time. Best wishes for continued good health...
Ziff, if you have geese flying overhead, you better be under an umbrella.. if not, then I understand the phrase,” happy as a pig in sh..t...
Hey Ziff, Sounds like things are better than your last post. Hope that spot on your liver turns out to be scar tissue. 38 for TP is higher than California. I thought Transplants would get easier,...
Hi Deb, so sorry to hear about the cancer.. your obviously at the top of the list. It shouldn’t be long. Thank god for your brother stepping up. It makes a huge difference. My brother who also is...
Hi valleygal, This thread is more than 4 years old. Syxx has not posted in a couple years. There are two hot links above that discuss meld xi. They are in a post from mamalama. Good luck...
That’s great!! Keep us posted...
your sons treatment combo is Glecaprevir, a protease inhibitor, and Pibentasvir, a ns5a inhitor. there is no ribavirin. is your son being followed by a hepatologist? hepatologists are the most...
The 2nd drug is not ribavitin...
Hi artist mark and welcome, Your sons ammonia levels are almost always a sign of cirrhosis. It’s difficult to say the stage of cirrhosis without more info, as you said. The Depakote has a black box...
I am so very sorry for the loss of your husband. I wish you the best going forward....
Do you have a GI dr or any dr who is monitoring your bloodwork? Your bloodwork will tell your dr if your healthy or if you may need treatment. Following a healthy lifestyle, and no alcohol, is always...
Hi Benjiex, If your uncle was a healthy carrier.. meaning he is positive for hep b, but is not likely to pass the virus..your uncle may not have infected the mother of your cousins. It’s passed by...
I hope he will be more comfortable at home. Hospice kept my wife clean and comfortable, and helped the family get through it.....
Hi Susan, Its really good to hear your great news. Yes, some of us are still here. Hoprfully mamalama sees this. she checks in a few times a week. And unfortunately we lost David earlier in the year....
So sorry to hear this. My wife made the same decision.. after fighting cancer for 3 years, her kidneys started to fail.. She refused dialysis. I wish the very best for you and him at this very tough...
hi raggadyann, I remember your last post, about poor blood flow to the liver. That can possibly be the reason for his liver failing. Have you heard anything about a liver transplant if the doctors...
Hi AG8170 and welcome, I understand your concern. Her symptoms, and those lab tests are scary. After 4 days in the hospital, with a normal ultrasound and decreasing liver inflamation, her hospital dr...
My twin brother and I, both started using drugs and alcohol, starting in the 60s. we used IV drugs occasionally, but drank alcohol daily. We both found out 35 years later(mid 1990s), that we had hep...
Your GI will run a new set of tests, and should be able to run tests to see if your anti hbc igm is a false positive. igm reactive by itself for two months, is likely a false positive....