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SomeTimes I just dont know what to do anymore

ButterFlyGirl86
  • By ButterFlyGirl86 · New reply 10:53 am
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • I have been thinking alot about why things happen and I know that things happen for a reason we just dont know why it happens at the time. But I would love to know why now. I am only 23 and happly married ...

NASH

PalmettoCrab
  • By PalmettoCrab · Posted 9:37 am
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • I was getting lap band surgery on February 3rd and my surgeon found out that I have NASH. I'm on the right track now with losing weight, exercise, and eating right. I don't drink and am slowly getting ...

Bad Storm on its way here

ButterFlyGirl86
  • By ButterFlyGirl86 · New reply yesterday at 2:31 pm
  • Journal · 19 replies
  • They are telling me that we are going to being 7 to 8ins of snow tonight and up to sun i just hope its not like it was like last year here, we had now power and water nothing for a week, it was bad. but ...

Transplant list procedures

tobimax
  • By tobimax · New reply January 31, 2010
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • My husband has cirrhosis and it is getting worse. His legs are swollen up to his thigh. He is very tired all the time. We have to meet with the doctors about possibly getting a transplant. I am trying ...

Totally Exhausted

MelissaShuford
  • By MelissaShuford · New reply January 29, 2010
  • Journal · 12 replies
  • Its been a crazy week~for some reason I stayed sick with N/V x6days past my heart cath~my f/u appt was Friday with cardiology~my dx is mild pulmonary hypertension and my circumflex artery is not exactly ...

Back Muscle Spasms and water 4 relief!!!

Henry32
  • By Henry32 · New reply January 28, 2010
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • I worked very hard chopping and splitting wood working and perspiring heavily working with my dad in NH. I now recognize how I did not keep well hydrated for the level of sweating I was causing in myself ...

Fish oil,Medications

brodielad
  • By brodielad · Posted January 26, 2010
  • Discussion in Other inherited liver diseases · 0 replies
  • Hello, i had a sca,(sudden cardiac arrest) a year ago, prior to that i was diagnosed with a fatty liver, i was wondering if any one else out there has trouble with medication and fish oil , my liver seems ...

hep-c

jayebird
  • By jayebird · Posted January 26, 2010
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • I actually feel better today but still tire easily.And the Dr. did tell me to take it easy.Still having a hard time sleeping,too.Headaches,skin lesions,poor appetite.I would rather take my chances without ...

Has anyone took Milk Thistle

ButterFlyGirl86
  • By ButterFlyGirl86 · New reply January 26, 2010
  • Discussion in Living with a liver disease · 1 reply
  • I just been doing some reading on the computer on some webs sites and i read about Herbal supplemtnt Milk thistle its to help support healthy liver function. i have cirrhosis of the liver. has anyone ...

Pulmonary HTN

MelissaShuford
  • By MelissaShuford · New reply January 26, 2010
  • Journal · 14 replies
  • What determines mild from more severe PH is there certain measurements that are standard? How is excercise PH different and how do they rest and treat for that? Lots of new info and course I have lots ...

Emmy is sick.... AGAIN!!

MelissaShuford
  • By MelissaShuford · New reply January 25, 2010
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • We are getting ready to go to the Dr because Em has ran fever 100.0 to 103.0 all nite...probably strep....no protein for a while~ then just before getting sick starts to spill it again. Surely don't want ...

Today's the Day to Reveal plan A~ Cardiology

MelissaShuford
  • By MelissaShuford · New reply January 23, 2010
  • Journal · 5 replies
  • Guess the day has come to start putting the heart puzzle together~~~can't wait to hear it and begin recovery. Monday is plan B with Rheumatology~~~everything with me seems to be going hand in hand~~~then ...

Here we go

gunneyrules
  • By gunneyrules · New reply January 22, 2010
  • Journal · 9 replies
  • haunting me again, the low grade fevers, sweats, aches, back of chest hurting and the coughing, not wanting to get out of bed or hold head up. i don't want to go to work tomorrow and they will probably ...

NASH

MelissaShuford
  • By MelissaShuford · New reply January 19, 2010
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • What is NASH its signs and symptoms and treatment???? Thanks for any input God Bless ,Melissa ...

Anomalous cardiac circumflex artery

MelissaShuford
  • By MelissaShuford · Posted January 18, 2010
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • Basically means its not located where it is usually in most people~~~~what does that mean for me is this maybe part of the chest pain and discomfort and signs and symptoms of ischemia~~~this artery perfuses ...

I dont know what to do or think about this...

ButterFlyGirl86
  • By ButterFlyGirl86 · New reply December 31, 2009
  • Discussion in Living with a liver disease · 4 replies
  • I have Cirrhosis of the liver, well i have been liveing with it for along time they found it when i was 16 i am now 23 well this whole time with me having this my belly would hurt all the time i would ...

Cirrhosis of the liver- recently diagnoised

Deb1105
  • By Deb1105 · New reply December 23, 2009
  • Discussion in Living with a liver disease · 2 replies
  • My legs have been swollen for over a month. I have fluid in my abdomen and legs. Have been taking water pills, but they still not are providing any relief. Family members feel that they doctors are not ...

I have Cirrhosis of the liver... and only 23

ButterFlyGirl86
  • By ButterFlyGirl86 · Posted December 23, 2009
  • Discussion in Living with a liver disease · 0 replies
  • When I was just 16 the dr told us that i have cirrhosis of the liver i never took pills and never drink at all he told us its really bad that i only had 3 years well i am 23 now and i am doing ok better ...

hereditary illness

tabby69
  • By tabby69 · New reply December 13, 2009
  • Journal · 6 replies
  • i have stage 3 fatty liver and was told it is hereditary i have four other siblings and none of them are sick don't know why ...

Need a diet plan to keep a healthy liver

ChristineMary
  • By ChristineMary · New reply November 15, 2009
  • Discussion in Other inherited liver diseases · 2 replies
  • I was diagnosed with N.A.S.H. recently and need help on what to do to keep my liver healthy. A new diet plan to go by. Any help would be appreciated ...

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