Liver disease itching: What helps?

Posted by jeanne5009 @jeanne5009, Nov 26, 2018

Does anyone have info or treatments for itching? My scalp and lower back have a very itchy rash. Tried ointment shampoo, antihistamine and steroids...wont go away. I am Stage 4 liver cirrhosis. Dermatologist and PVP are stumped.

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@donnarae3

Hello. I’m new here also was about 3 weeks ago I was told I have the HCC cancer. I’m going to the city of hope in Duarte ca. and upland ca. first surgeon told me no operation cause he didn’t think I would make it through the surgery cause I also have Copd chronic bronchitis also autoimmune hepatitis. So I just seen another doctor he suggested to do the ablation. Where they heat it up and kill it. It would probably be about month recovery I’ll be going for cat scans 4 x a year The dr said this HCC liver cancer is slow growing and common. He told me he couldn’t tell me how long I’ve had it. Now I have read up on this lol and I’m reading it’s an aggressive fast growing cancer and probable 5 years left to live. My dr says don’t believe everything u read. My dr made me feel 100 x so much better but I can’t get out of my mind what I’ve read. Can anyone give me some advise and what their going through with the HCC??? This is all new and I don’t even know what stage I’m in. Thank you for your time

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I’d love to go to mayo clinic but to far. When I was told I had autoimmune help was in a study for it at the Scottsdale az. Loved the place

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@donnarae3

I’d love to go to mayo clinic but to far. When I was told I had autoimmune help was in a study for it at the Scottsdale az. Loved the place

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I am also stage 4, the itching started about 1/2 years ago. Lower back, calves on legs, and gentials. Worst inching I ever had. Try hydroxyzine. 25 mg. Also was prescribed cholestyramine powder. They both have helped somewhat but I do get where I want to scratch like crazy.

Rick

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