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HI all -
I'm 2 years SVR with early cirrhosis. I thought I was getting better, but now I'm much less confident. Over the past week or so I've had moderate fluid retention in feet and ankles, and also a full and bloated pressurized feeling behind the rib cage. A moderate meal produces the stuffed feeling of a Thankgiving dinner.
I should be getting more labs done soon, but the recent ones I have show low ast/alt, and good billirubin. Albumin has always been perfect, but hasn't been tested in a while. Platelets have been low at 115 for a while, but seem to be trending up - at 130 or so about ffourf months ago.
So - the question is, is this decompensation, and can that occur with reasonable looking labs? I'm in to see the doctor tomorrow- but I'm with Kaiser now and that's not the best situation under these circumstances.
I'm 2 years SVR with early cirrhosis. I thought I was getting better, but now I'm much less confident. Over the past week or so I've had moderate fluid retention in feet and ankles, and also a full and bloated pressurized feeling behind the rib cage. A moderate meal produces the stuffed feeling of a Thankgiving dinner.
I should be getting more labs done soon, but the recent ones I have show low ast/alt, and good billirubin. Albumin has always been perfect, but hasn't been tested in a while. Platelets have been low at 115 for a while, but seem to be trending up - at 130 or so about ffourf months ago.
So - the question is, is this decompensation, and can that occur with reasonable looking labs? I'm in to see the doctor tomorrow- but I'm with Kaiser now and that's not the best situation under these circumstances.
Thank agion to y'all.
Willing - I planned to get measurement od spleen... it went from 15 to 12 cm initially. Good pointer on the portal vein - will ask.
Scratching - Keep after me.. I need it. Just don't tell me hat plowing through a hot fudge sunday while watching err..... ahem... adult internet content doesn't qualify as excercise!
Willing - I planned to get measurement od spleen... it went from 15 to 12 cm initially. Good pointer on the portal vein - will ask.
Scratching - Keep after me.. I need it. Just don't tell me hat plowing through a hot fudge sunday while watching err..... ahem... adult internet content doesn't qualify as excercise!
I swear all these things are going wrong with me and my HCV is a runaway train and the I get back on a steady exercise regime and they all go away. I even sleep better. go figure, scratchinghead here.
When the discovery of a nodule on your thyroid is good news..... well that's just an odd feeling. ....................
LOL! True. Like my 'good news' 2 weeks ago.....
"it's pneumonia!".....as in my lungs look good otherwise, no lesions, tumors, blood clots after radiologist couldn't deciper the xray. Pneumonia....good news :)
GLAD their thinking thryroid versus the other things it could be. Post results when in, also curious to see how this turns out as your SVR 2 yrs., etc.
Be well!
LOL! True. Like my 'good news' 2 weeks ago.....
"it's pneumonia!".....as in my lungs look good otherwise, no lesions, tumors, blood clots after radiologist couldn't deciper the xray. Pneumonia....good news :)
GLAD their thinking thryroid versus the other things it could be. Post results when in, also curious to see how this turns out as your SVR 2 yrs., etc.
Be well!
glad to hear you're feeling better - and sorry about the thyroid. The Dr's reassurances sound encouraging - hopefully they won't keep you waiting too long on the bx results. Maybe I'm being foolishly optimistic but between the SVR and your aggressive anti-fibrotic regime I'd bet you're heading further from decompensation with every passing day. On your upcoming US you may want to ask them to explicitly measure spleen and portal vein diameter - this is more informative than a qualitative description and will give you something to compare with over time.
When the discovery of a nodule on your thyroid is good news..... well that's just an odd feeling.
This pressure I had was not unlike what I took to be my spleen before treatment. It was oversized by seems back close to normal now. That pressure resolved soon after reaching UND.
This time, is was less severe. Based on some funky poo coloring, we're writing it off as a passing virus, pun intended of course. That pressure is gone and I have a slew of labs to do, and then most likely a needle biopsy for the lump.
This pressure I had was not unlike what I took to be my spleen before treatment. It was oversized by seems back close to normal now. That pressure resolved soon after reaching UND.
This time, is was less severe. Based on some funky poo coloring, we're writing it off as a passing virus, pun intended of course. That pressure is gone and I have a slew of labs to do, and then most likely a needle biopsy for the lump.
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