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Kangen water

By Joyinarkansas · Posted 7:23 pm
Discussion in Living with a liver disease · 0 replies
Has anyone ever heard if Kangen water helps with cirrhosis and HE.i don't really know much about it but they are saying it is good for all of your organs ...

New to this site and wanted to introduce myself

By Zoeera22 · New reply 1:34 pm
Discussion in Family and caregivers · 4 replies
Hello, I'm new to this site and wanted to introduce myself. I'm 37 years old and my fiancé who is on the list for a liver transplant is 39. He's been healthy his whole life and never much of a drinker ...

Vanderbilt

By Susan675 · Posted 9:41 am
Discussion in Living with a liver disease · 0 replies
Has anyone had any dealings with their transplant team ...

Banding

By Joyinarkansas · New reply 8:43 am
Discussion in Living with a liver disease · 5 replies
They had to go in and band my varices today .they said I shouldn't be hurting but i am is this normal it is very sharp pain ...

RESTARTED TREATMENT

By MRRWO123 · New reply 2:53 am
Discussion in Hepatitis · 12 replies
FINALLY STARTED TREATMENT AGAIN ON 12/30/11. SO FAR SIDE EFFECTS ARE SO SO BUT I KNOW THERE IS MORE TO COME. SOME OF THE SIDE EFFECTS ARE FEVER, CHILLS, VOMITING, NAUSEA, FATIGUE BUT I WILL TAKE WHAT ...

Hepatic Encephalopathy / Liver Disease

By Darrellsr · New reply yesterday at 12:02 pm
Discussion in Family and caregivers · 10 replies
Hello, my wife has Hepatic Encephalopathy and Liver Disease . I just figured out what my problem was by a disagreement we had today. She has been very moody short tempered and I just never got it ,even ...

Great Article for Diabetes/Liver Disease

By doctorwho · New reply yesterday at 6:52 am
Discussion in Living with a liver disease · 5 replies
Hello Everyone, I forwarded a request last fall to Diabetes Forecast Magazine about the lack of communication in regards to Diabetes and Liver Disease (Fatty Liver). The following article is in the current ...

Pain Medication

By lovemyliver · New reply yesterday at 3:28 am
Discussion in Living with a liver disease · 16 replies
Please. Share with me pain meds you are on...my pain meds working great but are very strong. Thanks very much. All feedback would be welcome Sheri ...

Dealing with rude and ignorant people re cirrhosis

By maryfny · New reply May 13, 2012
Discussion in Alcohol-induced liver disease · 33 replies
We talk on this site about the physical and mental effects LD causes. I would like to talk about the social and emotional effects for a movement, if I may. The more time I live with this illness, the ...

Transplant

By Anthony64 · New reply May 13, 2012
Journal · 14 replies
I am a friend of Ant64. Just wanted you all to know that he was called Wednesday night at 11:50. He got the liver transplant yesterday.He is doing well,But is still in SICU.Now its the road to recovery ...

Found out Liver Transplant is Needed

By always21mease · New reply May 11, 2012
Discussion in Other inherited liver diseases · 5 replies
We just got the word back from the liver specialist that Ray needs a transplant and I am so scared of losing him. It was so bad when he was in a coma, I couldnt imagine the pain of him being not with ...

lactulose lull

By lovemyliver · Posted May 10, 2012
Discussion in Living with a liver disease · 0 replies
And as the day winds down into night I wish us all a peaceful sleep to the lull of lactulose like the ocean waves in the Caribbean ...

undecided

By mems · New reply May 10, 2012
Journal · 2 replies
Hello out there...just wondering if anyone else out there is undecided about a liver transplant. I have stage 4 NASH induced cirrohsis. My meld score hovers around 10 and I am still working. Some days ...

CONFUSED

By Darbysjourney · New reply May 10, 2012
Discussion in Living with a liver disease · 11 replies
I went to my doctor for my 6 month check up.Everything seemed fine to him.I suffer from NASH with cirrohsis stage 1.I told him about my dizzy spells and lightheaded feeling he says that its just my bloodpressure ...

Brother Being Evaluated for Transplant

By serrett · New reply May 9, 2012
Discussion in Liver transplants · 4 replies
Hello. I am new to this site. I have been searching for a support group since we found out my brother needs a liver transplant. He was diagnosed with alcoholic cirrhosis. He will be 6-months with no alcohol ...

Anyone taking Omeprazole?

By Azbec · New reply May 9, 2012
Discussion in Living with a liver disease · 16 replies
HI, This month I started having abdominal pains (not the usual side pain we all have, but the doctor's don't think so) and right side chest pains. Along with stage 4 cirrhosis I have a cyst on my pancreas ...

The uncomfortable subject of bowels

By maryfny · New reply May 9, 2012
Discussion in Living with a liver disease · 9 replies
Well, I am back on lactolouse which, I am not happy about but nothing else works. I am just wondering how other people handle this crazy constipation issue? I dread going because its so painful (sorry ...

Sister had liver transplant, has suffered brain damage

By jblomkvi · New reply May 9, 2012
Discussion in Liver transplants · 5 replies
My sister was diagnosed with PBC 16 years ago. Since then her liver function had been on the decline. This past fall she had two episodes of bleeding verecies, the second caused a minor stroke. She since ...

AIH and now Celiacs disease too? What next?

By sha13 · New reply May 8, 2012
Discussion in Living with a liver disease · 11 replies
As if I didn't have enough going on????About 2 weeks ago my doctor called and told me I tested positive for Celiacs (blood test). He asked me if I had been having diarreah (sp) I told him now, I acutally ...

Question about biopsy diagnosis

By Dreamer22 · New reply May 8, 2012
Discussion in Hepatitis · 4 replies
Three years ago I had a liver biopsy for Hepatitis C, which resulted in a diagnosis of Grade lll Stage 2. I don't really understand what this means. I know that Grade llll is the highest the grading system ...

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