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Have you been diagnosed with liver fibrosis stage 3?
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@bevvon
Online research says that Rezdiffra received early approval from the FDA (do we still have a trustworthy FDA?), but is still undergoing confirmatory clinical trials and Level 3 clinical trials. Since the drug can have toxic effects on the liver, I would be very hesitant to use it, especially if you are not sure you have cirrhosis or not. A good gastroenterologist should be able to answer this question for you. I would ask him what his original diagnosis of cirrhosis was based on, and then why he reversed the diagnosis. Cirrhosis isn't diagnosable or ruled out from a single blood test alone. I would be very wary. Are you in a rural area that makes it difficult to find a new gastroenterologist or a hepatologist? Is there a Medical School with teaching hospital anywhere near you?
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@lylii Thank you SO much. Exactly what I was thinking about the FDA and Rezdfra. I'm in Oakland, California, so yes. I would have to get a referral for a new one, which can take weeks/months, but I'm thinking I should ask why he didn't read what he wrote or said. Originally, he said not likely cirrhosis but then I had the fasting test and he said it was likely, and his team would contact me and didn't. Finally, after chasing him, he repeated his first diagnosis, so I reminded him he said cirrhosis likely after the second test.
That all sounds incompetent. He wants me to have an ultrasound to make sure I don't have cancer, so I'm doing that next week.
Actually, a pain doctor said my ALT and AST were almost normal. I'm wondering if all this is about getting more people on Rezdiffra for kickbacks.