Hep C and Fibroscan

[Livelife777]

Hello friends.   Since being diagnosed with Hep C and Cirrhosis I have been on a mission to reverse the damage done by the virus.  I was treated with Sovaldi/Ribavirin 12 weeks for genotype 2 and fortunately was cured.  It has
now been over a year since being declared SVR 24 and am doing my best to reverse the Cirrhosis thru healthy
living.   Recently had a Fibroscan (MRE) at Mayo Clinic and my # came back at 11.0 K. I'm wondering if anyone has info related to what that score indicates.  Some grafts say F4 (Cirrhosis) while others F3 (Fibrosis).  Any thoughts or responses would be welcomed.   Tnx
.....Kim

[patra_]

BTW, if you will copy your question, go to the top of the thread, find the green button that says ' Ask a Question' and paste your question into the box that pops up, you will have a better chance of getting answers.  This thread is pretty much about starting a new group discussing liver health after treatment and SVR.

Oh, unless you are already SVR, this ignore the above advice.

Pat

[patra_]

Welcome to the Forum!  below is just one example of the liver friendly diet.  It can be found on a number of websites.  Just type 'Liver friendly diet' into the browser and read through several to get a more rounded picture.

This one is the Australian Liver Friendly diet guidelines.  It spells out the things lists of foods that are liver friendly.  I just found this one easy to read and understand.

As I said above, basically it is  drinking 1 oz water for every pound of weight up to 1/2 your body weight.  Cut out or, at the very least, down sugar - a biggie for me - salt, red meat,  Eat fresh fruits, veggies, nuts, plain yogurt (no sugars added) and other 'good' fats ( avocado, cream cheese, cottage cheese, nuts )'  eat chicken, turkey breast, white mean pork (pork loin), fish (done, nothing raw), eggs, cheese.  Super foods, that are especially liver friendly are green leafy vegetables, broccoli, kale, greens; also apples and blueberries.  There are probably others, but all veggies and fruits are good.  I also think I have seen others post tofu and other soy products, but since I don't eat that, I'm not sure.  Oh, and whole grains.  Oatmeal is a good choice, as a food, and for other bodily functions.  Prune juice is good for that, too, but I use that as needed as it has a lot of calories.  

That should get you started until you can find the link above.  

Also, I was told that each meal before meds should contain a little fat, some protein and fruit or veg.  The fat seems to bind the meds and help it process better, I believe.  It is not like former treatments when you had to have 70 grams of fat.  This is just a little amount to help with meds.  Also, I found that, eating that way, first, as I said before, I wasn't hungry or craving sweets and have been losing weight, and second, I have not experienced nausea that some others did.  I got all this info from the wonderful, caring people on this site, sharing their own experience and, I found it worked.  

My lunches were when I ate fish, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, Collard greens, salads, etc.  I tried to watch the amounts I ate in a.m. and p.m., but found that not to be a problem, as It didn't take a lot to fill me up.  I stuck to water purified, others use distilled or filtered.  Some  use plain tap water, but I like the taste of the purified best.  We are all different in that.  

This is all great for your liver and helps with other issues, too.

Good luck, and good treating.  Pat

[Pitomba]

  I just joined Medhelp after reading this dicussion, I to would be very interested in ways to help improve my damaged liver from hepititus. I know there are number of foods that can help with the body to produce platelets dark green leafy vegetables is one such as spinach. I drink organic coconut milk mainly because I am lactose intolerant but I have read that it is good for the liver. Thank you

[Livelife777]

Beyond SVR-Improving Liver Health is now a new forum introduced by Hepcandme.  I hope that all of you interested in continuing your journey will join as we collectively find ways to improve our liver health.
Thanks Linda for taking the initiative and time to be our moderator.   I do believe this will provide many of us answers and shared thoughts in our ongoing quest post SVR.
Best Wishes
......Kim

[keepingOnkeepingOn]

I'm with sara1949 on this. But I was told that regular activity will help heal the liver and thereby increase platelets. That regular activity for me is/was difficult after being so weak from the disease and muscle atrophy. I'm doing physical therapy to get my musculo-skeletal issues taken care of so that I can have increased mobility. That mobility is what I'm counting on to help heal my liver. The burning pain on the right side of my head, shoulder and arm from the tx was/is no picnic. I get hands on bodywork to help me get back to what I was. It's working slow but sure. Those meds also messed with my chi. I'm using Chinese healer for that. All the above mentioned symptoms left behind from the virus are very painful. I'm not prone to these things if not for the virus/disease. I do not want to "take a pill" to mask it all. I want a healing. The body work stimulates the nervous system and sends right signals to the entire body. This I hope helps heal the liver. I am also getting manual therapy work done on the spleen and liver as the Chinese doctor massages the area to increase blood flow. I hope the increase in blood flow helps heal it too. I'm just not into waiting around anymore. It's too painful. I can't take pills. I need to up my intake of coconut milk that helped me so much in the recent past.
How about calling the new group "Post treatment liver and health healing room .

[tobila]

This is a great idea and I am totally up for this. I'm SVR , F2-3 and very interested in getting as healthy as possible now that the dragon is gone. Happy to share whatever I do find out with all,of you.