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Aging Well | Last Active: Feb 12 8:39am | Replies (112)

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@ray666 I guess that's why medicine is still a practice. I hope you get some relief seeing the neurology doctor and if so you will keep us informed.

When I had non-alcoholic cirrhosis it went diagnosed for about 16 months, probably because even doctors think first of a person having a drinking problem, which I did not. Cirrhosis often causes the person to experience periods of delusion and confusion so they sent me to a neurologist. He was the one who finally diagnosed my cirrhosis. He said he thought my brain was fine, that the problem was probably in my liver. I owe my life to him because I had malignant lesions and if they had been more abundant I would not have qualified for a liver transplant but thankfully my cirrhosis was caught in the nick of time and the lesions were ablated, and I eventually had a transplant.
JK

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Good morning, JK (@contentandwell)

That's interesting what you have to say about non-alcoholic cirrhosis. Twice now, since seeing various neurologists, I have been asked if I was ever a drinker. I was! But I quit over 30 years ago. It seems even such long-ago drinking leaves its trace. I asked my physiatrist on Monday if my "ancient" drinking might be the cause of my present-day balance difficulties, and he said, "Hard to say, Ray. It may be a contributing factor, but it's impossible to know for certain."

Have a great day!
Ray (@ray666)