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Liver fibrosis stage 3
Has anyone here been diagnosed with stage 3 liver fibrosis? I have lost 25 pounds while cutting sugar and carbs. I take rezdiffra. Wondering if stage 3 can be improved. Also, do any of you take vitamin E gelcaps for fatty/fibrosed liver? Was diagnosed through liver biopsy.
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It sounds like you have made positive changes to improve your liver and health in general. Here is some information. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/fatty-liver-disease-masld/survival-rates/gnc-20590323
THANK YOU. Great info!!!!
Thank you! How is the Rezdiffra working? My new liver doctor pushed me to take it, but I don't trust it after seeing TV ads really pushing it and making it sound experimental. Plus they say do not take it if you have cirrhosis and I don't know. After the fasting blood test, the doctor said he now thought it was cirrhosis and his team would contact me right away. Nothing. I called. Nothing. Finally after two months he wrote back quoting his earlier message that it wasn't cirrhosis. So I cut and pasted his last comment saying it was, and he finally apologized, but I haven't seen him yet and won't until July.
If Rezdiffra company says to not take with cirrhosis but this doctor is pushing it, how can I trust him?
Thank you.
Dear Bevvon. Thanks for writing. Liver fibrosis is scary. I know. It sounds like you might likely be stage 3 but not cirrhosis. Stage 3 is who rezdiffra is for. I am glad to take it as it probably will be more likely to stay stage 3, and not turn into cirrhosis. I have minimal side effects. I take 80mgs. In AM with a good breakfast. Never on empty stomach. My ALT is 24 down from 55. . ‘I am more scared of cirrhosis than rezdiffra. Good luck to you, and i hope this helps in some small way. Take care.
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Thank you so much for that information. My doctor finally said it was cirrhosis, but my ALT and AST are almost normal. And if it is cirrhosis, then Rezdiffra says to not take it. I have to see him again, but wish I had someone I could trust.
The best to you!
Bev
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I would't trust him at all, and not just because of his advice on the drug. The fact that he told you he thinks you have cirrhosis, then didn't get back to you until two months later in spite of the fact that you called the office, then makes a serious mistake that you have to correct regarding your diagnosis makes him completely untrustworthy and unreliable to me. I would find a new hepatologist.