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Post by phil70 on Jul 31, 2020 18:29:22 GMT
Had a blood test yesterday and was told to phone for the results in a weeks time . Today at 20 hours time I got a call from the Doc and there followed lot of searching questions and the request to take more blood tests followed by a ultra sound test. The Doc was evasive as to what the issue may be but just indicated the root was my liver...possibly....maybe Anybody care to offer up any clues would be nice to get a bit of a heads ΓΉp. Phil
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jul 31, 2020 18:33:01 GMT
You're a pisshead.
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Post by naughtyfox on Jul 31, 2020 18:39:10 GMT
There are more than a hundred different kinds of liver disease. These are some of the most common:
Fascioliasis, a parasitic infection of liver caused by a liver fluke of the genus Fasciola, mostly the Fasciola hepatica.
Hepatitis, inflammation of the liver, is caused by various viruses (viral hepatitis) also by some liver toxins (e.g. alcoholic hepatitis), autoimmunity (autoimmune hepatitis) or hereditary conditions.
Alcoholic liver disease is a hepatic manifestation of alcohol overconsumption, including fatty liver disease, alcoholic hepatitis, and cirrhosis. Analogous terms such as "drug-induced" or "toxic" liver disease are also used to refer to disorders caused by various drugs.
Fatty liver disease (hepatic steatosis) is a reversible condition where large vacuoles of triglyceride fat accumulate in liver cells.[9] Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is a spectrum of disease associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome.
Hereditary diseases that cause damage to the liver include hemochromatosis, involving accumulation of iron in the body, and Wilson's disease. Liver damage is also a clinical feature of alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency and glycogen storage disease type II.
In transthyretin-related hereditary amyloidosis, the liver produces a mutated transthyretin protein which has severe neurodegenerative or cardiopathic effects. Liver transplantation can give a curative treatment option.
Gilbert's syndrome, a genetic disorder of bilirubin metabolism found in a small percent of the population, can cause mild jaundice.
Cirrhosis is the formation of fibrous tissue (fibrosis) in the place of liver cells that have died due to a variety of causes, including viral hepatitis, alcohol overconsumption, and other forms of liver toxicity. Cirrhosis causes chronic liver failure.
Primary liver cancer most commonly manifests as hepatocellular carcinoma or cholangiocarcinoma; rarer forms include angiosarcoma and hemangiosarcoma of the liver. (Many liver malignancies are secondary lesions that have metastasized from primary cancers in the gastrointestinal tract and other organs, such as the kidneys, lungs.)
Primary biliary cirrhosis is a serious autoimmune disease of the bile capillaries.
Primary sclerosing cholangitis is a serious chronic inflammatory disease of the bile duct, which is believed to be autoimmune in origin.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2020 18:46:11 GMT
I hope it's just a glitch in the process and they need to re take the sample ... it does happen. Jane's sister, following last years breast cancer treatment, attended for a follow-up mammogram and was summoned back in within 24 hours as they'd 'seen something' ... proved to be a benign cyst ... worrying initially but not always bad news. Good luck phil70Rog
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Post by naughtyfox on Jul 31, 2020 18:48:58 GMT
Why an ultrasound? My guess is that it will show up a 'deformity' such as a cyst, or lump caused by cancer. There could also be a swelling caused by an infection. For Stabby's info, Phil didn't strike me as having 'problems with alcohol' - just a normal bloke. I'm afraid it's a bit crap, but as we get older, we tend to get rusty and things drop off. Livers are remarkable things and go on working automatically, most of us haven't a clue what they do - it's like driving a car and knowing nothing about camshafts, valves and injector timing. You can gen up on livers, or have a whisky and think about liver and bacon casserole for next Sunday's lunch... mmm...!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2020 18:59:07 GMT
I asked the quack to look at my blood sample when I had pneumonia 4 years ago with a view to checking if I was consuming too much alcohol.
It turned out I wasn't. Which was nice.
His response to "do you think I am drinking too much?" Was "if you like a glass of wine then carry on no problems".
It's slightly odd as I never drink wine. The times I have had a glass of wine in last ten years I could count on one hand.
Beer and cider on the other hand... I guess he had me down as reasonably posh but not one of the movers and shakers and not one of the layabout dead beats who consume from cans.
Assumption is a terrible thing isn't it.
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Post by phil70 on Jul 31, 2020 19:06:27 GMT
Thanks guys and thsnks Foxy for the character boost, not forgetting the cut and paste. Phil
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Post by quaysider on Jul 31, 2020 19:15:44 GMT
There are plenty others with "proper advice" around... and a bit of googling will return all sorts of things.
Mum had non- alcoholic related fatty liver disease... it didn't kill her - (that was a blood clot in the lungs) - I have fluctuating creatine levels - usually a bit low (which doesn't impede my consumption of the happy juice ... . yet) but my doc reminds me the liver is a very robust organ... until it's totally buggered that is.
'hope that helps x
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Post by Isambard Kingdom Brunel on Jul 31, 2020 19:52:29 GMT
Do you take any statins?
My liver will not tolerate them so I take fenofibrate.
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Post by phil70 on Jul 31, 2020 20:16:31 GMT
Do you take any statins? My liver will not tolerate them so I take fenofibrate. No though I was half expecting to be told my cholesterol was up but that wasn't the case Phil
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Post by Telemachus on Jul 31, 2020 22:44:19 GMT
Had a blood test yesterday and was told to phone for the results in a weeks time . Today at 20 hours time I got a call from the Doc and there followed lot of searching questions and the request to take more blood tests followed by a ultra sound test. The Doc was evasive as to what the issue may be but just indicated the root was my liver...possibly....maybe Anybody care to offer up any clues would be nice to get a bit of a heads ΓΉp. Phil It could be any number of things, most of them minor. You mention "searching questions" but don't say what they were. They would probably give an indication of what was in Doc's mind.
Anyway it is most likely that the worry will be worse for you than whatever is up - so try not to worry!
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Post by phil70 on Aug 14, 2020 22:54:28 GMT
I was called back for a second lot of blood tests and was told there was an issue with my platelets ( there weren't any) but got a subsequent call saying it was all right because they found them all clumped together. But today I got a text asking me to call the doc as another issue appeared, it seemed I have a higher than normal glucose count (why wasnt this spotted in the first blood test) so would I present myself for a 3rd lot of blood tests. If they wanted an armfull they only had to say so and I would have obliged instead of doing it a bit at a time. So more bloods on Thursday followed by the ultrasound scan on the following Tuesday. Crikey once they get hold of you they are hard to shake off Phil
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2020 23:09:05 GMT
I've been through this sort of thing, there's a process that they follow. Its a bore but one way of looking at it is that they are investigating a series of diminishingly likely possibilities. Also don't knock the attention, its getting increasingly diffic to access.
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Post by patty on Aug 15, 2020 4:06:48 GMT
I was called back for a second lot of blood tests and was told there was an issue with my platelets ( there weren't any) but got a subsequent call saying it was all right because they found them all clumped together. But today I got a text asking me to call the doc as another issue appeared, it seemed I have a higher than normal glucose count (why wasnt this spotted in the first blood test) so would I present myself for a 3rd lot of blood tests. If they wanted an armfull they only had to say so and I would have obliged instead of doing it a bit at a time. So more bloods on Thursday followed by the ultrasound scan on the following Tuesday. Crikey once they get hold of you they are hard to shake off Phil Hope all well with the results they r building up a picture and its good that they r doing these tests ... please keep updating
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 15, 2020 6:21:21 GMT
Crikey once they get hold of you they are hard to shake off All your blood platelets clumped together? Having a meeting in your big toe? Perhaps you need to be turned upside down and shaken? Shaken - not stirred! Hard to shake off - yes, their income depends on having something to work on, without patients they'd be out of a job. The bottom line is, of course, as heard many times, you should try to enjoy life before it's too late. Everyone needs to look after themselves to try and make it as long as they can... but people drink, smoke, do dangerous sports, and eat poorly. We eat a lot of salad to keep healthy. I hate salad, so drink vodka as a 'reward'
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