"I am an ICU/ER nurse. Even though your pain is not under or below the right rib cage. consideration should be given for a possible involvement of the hepatic(liver) system. It's a long shot. I have sever liver issues and deal with pain i..."
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About Me: Male, 75, Nitro, WV, member since Apr 2019
I am a 72yo retired ICU/ER Nurse(also an Electrical Engineer) I had Hep C from a dirty needle stick in ICU (1990) Over the next 25yrs I battled Hep C with the only drug availably...Interferon. Did not work. Few years later tried pegulated interferon. Worked but I could
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n't keep Hgb > 8. Not good. Kept passing out. Long story short, a drug finally came out that was 99% effective...Harvoni(My name is Harv. The stuff was made for me. lol However, it had already beat up on my liver for 20 some odd years and left me with stage 4 cirrhosis. There is no stage 5. Heretofore, I had been "compensated" with no clinical symptoms and good lab work. Then(about 10 days ago I passed a large amount of tarry black liquid stool. As a nurse I immediately knew it was an upper GI bleed. Also as a nurse, I knew that this bleeding could be(probably is) the results of Portal Hypertension/cirrhosis..
After gastro. MD informed me that I have GAVE. Gastro Atrial Vascular Ectasia or "Water Mellon Belly" Got an appointment in 7 weeks. I have between now and then to generate all my relevant questions.
PS They took me off my Prodaxa (Anticoagulant.) I was taking for previous a-fib. Have had one previous stroke from a-fib. Difficult decision....hmmmm….Stroke or bleed to death. What do you guys think? [Less]
After gastro. MD informed me that I have GAVE. Gastro Atrial Vascular Ectasia or "Water Mellon Belly" Got an appointment in 7 weeks. I have between now and then to generate all my relevant questions.
PS They took me off my Prodaxa (Anticoagulant.) I was taking for previous a-fib. Have had one previous stroke from a-fib. Difficult decision....hmmmm….Stroke or bleed to death. What do you guys think? [Less]
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Senior Health, gastrointest bleeding, GAVE's Syndrome, chirosis, portal hypertensiion
Apr 12, 2019
"I had similar experience where I am 72 and had upper right quadrant pain for several years with normal labs and fatty liver.....until F4 cirrhosis hit. However, I had Hep C for 20 something years though and got it cured about 2 years. Th..."
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