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@flagal22, I also didn't know that theMELD could go thart high. I was inactivated from the list for a while, and also in ICU in critical condition (potential hospice care) so there were no MELD's recorded. It was 36 when I transplanted.
When did you learn of your NASH diagnosis? Did you have early mild symptoms? Or was it discovered during another health screening?
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@rosemarya In December 2017 my PCP noticed by bloodwork indicated a fatty liver issue and requested I see a Gastroenterologist. I did beginning in January of 2018. He had me get a colonoscopy and endoscopy. I had polyps removed and varices in my colon and esophagus. In April, I had tests and a liver biopsy. I did not have liver cancer but was diagnosed with end stage cirrhosis of the liver, NASH in mid-May 2018. My MELD was 10 at that time. My health was pretty good until the end of October. It went downhill quickly. My transplant was on February 2nd of 2019. I wasn’t listed until the end of December my 3rd hospitalization in 2 months. By then I completed a left heart cath, a right heart cath and a mammogram required by my Mayo Doctors. I was considered “deferred” until then. When I look back in time, the most pronounced symptoms were fatigue and memory issues. I was 63 years old at transplant.