Guest guest Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 I got my liver biopsy 3 weeks ago. I got my liver biopsy by calling the pathologist and asking it be faxed to our doctors office {where I work}! I still haven't heard from my liver doc! GRRRR The nurse told me she had it faxed to her and asked me by e-mail if I wanted it. WELL OF COURSE AND I WANT IT EXPLAINED AS WELL PLEASE!I showed it to 2 docs at work and they both said it didn't look good but they really didn't understand it all. I needed to have it explained by the specialist. huh? Aren't they doctors? I read it and it doesn't sound so good to me either. It sounds worse than the last two I have had. But different pathologists say things differently. So... I am still waiting for answers. Here is what it says:FINAL PATHOLOGIC DIAGNOSIS:Liver, needle biopsy:Cirrhosis and chronic hepatitis with moderate interface activity, clinically chronic hepatitis C infection. Concomitant steatosis and steatohepatitis (see NOTE).NOTE:The liver biopsy shows distortion of praenchymal acrchitecture due to formation fo fibrous septa and nodules. The portal tracts contain moderate to severe lymphocytic infammatory infiltrate including lymphoid aggregates. There is moderate interface hepatitis. In addition, there is mild macrovesicular steatosis and prominent ballooning change suggestive of concomitant steatohepatitis. Special stain for iron does not show pigment deposition. Trichrome and reticulin stains are consistaent with H & E findings.Some of these words are in my last 2 biopsies but this one has more things that sound worse to me. The last 2 didn't mention cirrhosis.Does anyone know what this means? I am finding the people with this disease seem to know more than the doctors! Rita CopeJuly 25, 1979 - August 12, 2000passenger single car accident http://www.angelfire.com/ab2/springshome/links.html Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 If the doctors at work admitted they didn’t understand it, don’t put too much stock in what they said. It’s impossible for all doctors to know everything about everything. That’s why they have specialists. I just sent in an info post on understanding your biopsy. Hope it helps. liver biopsy question I got my liver biopsy 3 weeks ago. I got my liver biopsy by calling the pathologist and asking it be faxed to our doctors office {where I work}! I still haven't heard from my liver doc! GRRRR The nurse told me she had it faxed to her and asked me by e-mail if I wanted it. WELL OF COURSE AND I WANT IT EXPLAINED AS WELL PLEASE! I showed it to 2 docs at work and they both said it didn't look good but they really didn't understand it all. I needed to have it explained by the specialist. huh? Aren't they doctors? I read it and it doesn't sound so good to me either. It sounds worse than the last two I have had. But different pathologists say things differently. So... I am still waiting for answers. Here is what it says: FINAL PATHOLOGIC DIAGNOSIS: Liver, needle biopsy: Cirrhosis and chronic hepatitis with moderate interface activity, clinically chronic hepatitis C infection. Concomitant steatosis and steatohepatitis (see NOTE). NOTE: The liver biopsy shows distortion of praenchymal acrchitecture due to formation fo fibrous septa and nodules. The portal tracts contain moderate to severe lymphocytic infammatory infiltrate including lymphoid aggregates. There is moderate interface hepatitis. In addition, there is mild macrovesicular steatosis and prominent ballooning change suggestive of concomitant steatohepatitis. Special stain for iron does not show pigment deposition. Trichrome and reticulin stains are consistaent with H & E findings. Some of these words are in my last 2 biopsies but this one has more things that sound worse to me. The last 2 didn't mention cirrhosis. Does anyone know what this means? I am finding the people with this disease seem to know more than the doctors! Rita Cope July 25, 1979 - August 12, 2000 passenger single car accident http://www.angelfire.com/ab2/springshome/links.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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