Hey, Check out my post below. Yes i have cirrhosis but look how abstaining even for a short time can turn your numbers around. Ive stopped drinking. Started eatimg better and doing DDP yoga. And now...
Thanks for the reply mama. I have been reading yours and Mikes story for years. I feel you have been an amazing partner and did a lot. Trying to get someone not to drink doesnt usually work so you...
Thank you very much. Yours and others stories have helped me down this journey. I havent liked my other doctors but this guy today was amazing. Made me feel confident, like its all in my hand, that...
Also scheduled an upper endoscopy for 9/25 to check for esophogeal varices. If its present than a liver biopsy...
Well it's a good news bad news situation. I do have cirrhosis of the liver. However the score was so low that it could have been off by my drinking heavily before my fibroscan so I may just have...
Sorry wasnt saying you condoned it. Just sharing my thoughts on it....
Yeah being in the medical field for years I knew how well the liver can repair itself if its allowed. Im doing DDP yoga and starting his stage 2 diet. Not sure I can go right to stage 3 but may have...
Just curious has anyone looked into stem cells for liver disease? I just started looking but it seems like using our bodies own stem cells would be a good idea. I tried searching the forums and saw...
Awesome to hear! Here's to a long happy life. *raises my green smoothie*. Ill have to look up your story....
Thats excellent to hear. Hoping I can do the same since it seems to do well when alcohol is removed. Wish drs appointments were so far apart but at least it allows some time to heal as long as...
Also how much blood are we talking? I wake up and spit out blood every morning but its from my gums bc I grind my teeth bad at night. Always have which is why I need teeth extractions. So my teeth,...
Thanks for all the info. And if those numbers drop now that im done drinking and stay there do they still say meld 21 and cp of C or go on recent numbers. Because like I said based on last numbers...
Looks like my meld is a 21 and class C CP. Thats when Im drinking and take the test. My numbers told a different story after 30 days of drinking. Thats the only hope I have. A good portion of those...
Thanks, and Im afraid Im already there myself. Wish my hepatologist appt wasnt so far out. It was made a month or so ago. Im hoping I dont end up having my liver fail. Cant die at 30 and hoping it...
Also I forgot to note they may have found "sludge" im my gallbladder. And the guy who did my fibroscan was new (first week) and the nurse who was" teaching him" was busy doing paperwork....
So as of 3 months ago my legs started to swell up amd gums bled as teeth went to crap quickly, and mild jaundice . So I begged my dr for some tests. Drink 3-5 beers on a typical day also take pain...