cirrhosis reversible question

[simon4271]

Hi , most say cirrhosis is not reversible .
Why can cirrhosis be reversed in patients who have hepatitis B taking viread , doctors have told me this .
One of my doctors patients reversed cirrhosis while taking this .
I was under the impression that cirrhosis is cirrhosis no matter the cause .
If they can reverse it in Hepatitis B why not Hepatitis C ? never understood that .
One professor highly acclaimed told me that Cirrhosis in Hepatitis C can be reversed to stage 2 after successful treatment and another highly acclaimed doctor told me it can reversed to stage 3 .
Has anyone also heard this .

[Pamelajean1]

Just to clarify....it was 6 months not weeks.

I had a CT scan 9/13/2013 that showed cirrhosis with ascites. Six months later, 3/2014, I had an ultrasound showing cirrhosis with ascites and this one was a week before starting tx.

So the normal ultrasound, 9/2014 was again 6 months later but also coincided with my tx plus the 12 weeks after tx. Perfect timing....

[can-do-man]

What are the treatments for cirrhosis?

Once scarring of the liver occurs, it is permanent. The treatment of cirrhosis is designed to limit any further damage to the liver as well as any complications. A good diet and supplemental vitamins may help. Any drugs, including alcohol, that can lead to additional liver damage should be avoided. If a virus is found to be responsible for the liver damage, possible anti-viral treatment may be indicated. Interferon can be helpful when the cause of the disease is hepatitis B or C and the condition is not severely advanced. Combination therapy for hepatitis C-Rebetron (ribavarin+interferon) is approved for HCV treatment and is more effective in general in treating HCV than interferon alone. In cirrhosis related to the overload of certain metals, the metal burden in the body can be diminished by bloodletting (as in hemochromatosis) or medications to cause increased urine excretion (as in Wilson's disease). Medications that suppress immunity such as
prednisone and azathioprine (IMMURAN) are used in autoimmune hepatitis.

Cirrhosis
•Cirrhosis is a disease which involves irreversible scarring of the liver.
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Since they say scarring is irreversible I would love to know how they do it as I am cirrhotic, been SVR for over four years now and had a Fibroscan done which showed no improvement. My doctor still insists I am cirrhotic and always will be and have to scanned for HCC and upper GI's for the rest of my life.

[orphanedhawk]

My understanding is the liver can indeed heal itself of cirrhosis as long as the cirrhosis isn't advanced ( compensated versus decompensated) and yes, once the cause of the problem, hcv, is gone.

[rexx73]

I was told by several docs including Dr Schiano that cirrhosis
caused by alcohol or hepb are more likely to be reversed than
other forms of cirrhosis.
but I was told also that hepc caused cirrhosis can be reversed
to some degree,but not that much as the 2 mentioned above.

[celtictiger67]

well my results with fibroscan improved slightly before and after treatment   Fibroscan before  28,8 after 26.3 dont know if the 2.5 lots or zero

[Sarah1949]

My doctor told me once the cause, hcv, is gone the liver can begin to heal itself of the cirrhosis.