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ShatoLien

Hi all, please feel free to add your story. Tell us about your diagnoses and how you are going about treatment, diet and exercise.

pigsndigs

Hi! Looks like I'm the only other member for the time being, but I would love to connect with others who are facing similar health issues. I am a 37 y/o, 6'0" female, and I weigh 357 lbs. I have been obese most of my adult life. I was diagnosed with fatty liver nearly 7 years ago. It was an incidental finding located during an MRI scan for a completely different issue. The doctors seemed nonchalant about it and told me it was no big deal. For the last 3 months or so I have been extra fatigued, experiencing substantial edema in my legs, and have had bouts of nausea, upper abdominal discomfort, nausea, and heatburn. I chalked it up to an ulcer and pushed through. Symptoms came and went with no commonality. A week ago Sunday, I began experiencing a lot of upper abdominal bloating, pain, indigestion, nausea, intermittent vomiting and random fevers. At first I thought I had a stomach virus, but when no one else in my household was getting sick and I wasn't getting any better, I decided to visit my doctor. My doctor scheduled me for an ultrasound, followed up by a CT scan and it appears my fatty liver has progressed to NASH. On top of that, my gallbladder is swollen and there is fluid around it. I need to have my gallbladder removed, but my liver has "ballooned" and is so swollen it is unsafe for the surgeon to proceed with surgery until the swelling decreases. I am to adhere to a strict full liquid diet for 2 weeks to hopefully help decrease the swelling. Today was my second full day of the liquid diet. So far it hasn't been bad because I have no appetite, but I'm sure I will get sick of it quickly.

Yamie63

Hi

I have NASH as well diagnosed a couple of weeks ago.

Hope you liquid diet went well and that you have now had your operation