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Core Liver Biopsy Results Explain please?

Would you please explain my results?
FINAL DIAGNOSIS: 20 Guage core liver biopsy:
Macro and microvesicular steatosis, moderate to severe,
Occasional lymphocytes and easinophils in lobular units.
No apprecaiable portal inflammation is identified.
No efidence of Mallory bodies or hepatocellular ballooning.
A trich ome stain is negative for fibrosis.
Before this I had a CT Scan that revealed fatty liver, NASH, liver enlarged 3x the normal size...liver functions elevated
Platelets 435 , Cholesteral, Total 212, Tryglycerides 239, HDL Cholesterol 61, Glucose, Serum 116,A1`c 6.3, Sedimentation Rate Westergren 44 (been higher goes up and down)
ANA Homogeneous 1:160
I am Diabetic and work hard to eat properly, I have multiple sensitivity to medications and have been over the last several years the drs have been trying to find a medication to help my Isaac's Syndrome.He described two cases of a disease which was characterized by "increasing muscle stiffness, fasciculations, cramping and hyporeflexia". Dr.s' recently took me off all meds for Diabetes...Allergy realted again...High blood pressure, asthma, My symptoms for liver are, extreme exhaustion/fatigue, itching skin, pain in joints, worse, pain undr right quadrant, ribs with complications of gastroparisis,(mild) THANK YOU IN ADVANCE...GOD BLESS, SUSIE
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The biopsy procedure itself is very quick and relatively painless; but they will ask you to stick around afterwards for a bit to check for any issues that might develop.

Let us know how it goes,

Bill
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im about to get one done.im freaked out and wanting to know how painful this is      thanks all
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thanks for your help, I am having trouble getting my dr to get back to me...the receptionist faxed me the results...I am waiting for the dr call...I have so many questions...the CPT CODES AT THE BOTTOM OF MY RESULTS ARE 307, 313 AND THE ICD CODE IS 571.8  I will check out the site you suggested......anyone who can add some information please it would be greatly appreciated...I have been online for an hour now looking up CPT CODES, BUT YOU have to buy the books...
Thanks again, Susie
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this sounds like a question for a specialist.  Make sure your dr explains things to  your satisfaction, insist on it.  
This here is a patient to patient forum and no drs monitor the  questions.
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Go to janis7hepc.com. There is good info there to help understand lab tests. Also, there will be others along that know more than I and will have some answers.  Joni
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I forgot to mention that some of my symptoms are also distended stomach, acne and excessive hair growth...
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