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@rosemarya

@sholman459, Welcome to Connect. I am happy to meet you.

Prior to my transplant for PSC (Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis) a disease that affected to bile ducts, I suffered with severe itching for a period of time. If my memory serves me correctly, my itching was a response to bile in my system. I was not yet a patient at a transplant patient. My local GI prescribed a RX named Cholestyramine that offered some relief. Since you have mentioned that your wife has had stints inserted in her bile ducts, I wonder if this is something that is worth asking about.

Have you discussed this with her transplant doctor? Is this an ongoing problem? or Has it just recently started?

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@rosemarya I tried that medicine for my severe itching and unfortunately it made me very nauseas and sick. I still ha vent found anything that works. I do find that when the edema is bad I itch more so the diuretics help somewhat.