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Suspected Cirrhosis

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patrick001
patrick001

hello, I came from my Dr today. i have a bunch of symptoms that he thinks may be early liver Cirrhosis. Red Palms and Spider Nevi on my back, hands feet and face. i was treated for Hemochromatosis as i had a ferritin level of 780 which isnt that high. I have been a very big binge drinker over many years so i am not really surprised if i do have cirrhosis. i am going to see a specialist in January where he will do a scan. my question is can a person have Cirrhosis with normal liver function? i only ask because all my liver tests are normal. thanks and Merry Christmas to everyone. Patrick

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  • martin72487
    martin72487 patrick001

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    short answer yes, but it should have shown on previous blood work. Usually when theres damage to your liver you will show elevated liver enzymes ( ALT and AST) , but once cirrhosis sets in these numbers start to go down again, so normal results are irrelevant.

    What you really need is a CT Scan, MRI or ultrasound, they need to see how your liver looks like.

    And please it is imperative that you stop drinking now...

  • chris180477
    chris180477 patrick001

    Posted

    hi. may i ask how old you are, how long youve been drinking and how much?? thank you and i hope your results werent as bad as you first thought.

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