Hi, @johnshaw. I am a transplant recipient. I received both liver and kidney simultaneously from the same deceased donor. That was in 2009. I was diagnosed with liver disease almost 8 years before I became a transplant candidate. If my memory serves correctly, my score was mostly steadily rising. In all honesty, I never paid any attention to that number because how I felt told me what I needed to know. I was more concerned with trying to maintain some level of physical activity and to combat the excessive nausea as well as itching and ascites. I can understand how you feel as you are living with the unknowing. I want to congratulate you for your strength to overcome your alcohol dependence and to develop a new healthy lifestyle. That will be a major benefit as you move forward with whatever path your liver takes.
I hope that you looked at the information that was posted earlier that says "Since your health condition can change frequently, your doctor will send you to the lab for updated blood work routinely, so they can assess your condition often"....The MELD Score: Definitions and Frequently Asked Questions https://connect.mayoclinic.org/page/transplant/newsfeed-post/the-meld-score-definitions-and-frequently-asked-questions/
I am sorry that you feel so poorly, but it sounds like your doctor is keeping a close watch on your liver. Will you keep us updated?
I have always been told that all liver disease has some similarities, yet no two of us are alike in what we experience. The best we can hope for is to be patient and to do everything to promote out best healthy living during the difficult journey so that we are helping our bodies prepare for eventual surgery.
I am happy that you have joined our fellowship! I invite you to brouse thru all of the discussions and to know that you are welcome to join in anywhere.
What has your doctor said she wants to learn from the sonogram at end of May?