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Sorry, I don't have the name of this new drug mentioned in that article.

Actually they didn't mention the name in the article I saw.

Thanks, , for the kind words about the men on this list.

As for 's current situation it may be similar to what happened to

me about 1.5 years prior to my tx. I too noted weight gain and had to

buy new pants two sizes larger. I also felt full after just starting to

eat. Nausea was a constant companion, along with gut aches and

headaches. Finally I decided to check myself and found that my liver had

enlarged significantly, down to my belly button. I made an appointment

to see my Hepatologist and she confirmed this. No ascites was present.

If there is a lot of ascites, especially later on when muscle wasting

has also occurred, it can look very obvious. Guys take on a shape

similar to being pregnant. There is a specific examanation that docs do

to determine if there is ascites; it's called shifting dullness. First

you exam the abdomen with the patient lying flat on their backs and then

on their sides, tapping with your fingers on the belly and listening to

hear a different sound when you're over fluid or over the bowel without

fluid in the way. Sometimes, if there is a significant amount of fluid,

and the patient isn't fat, you can see the fluid move when the patient

rolls from side to side on their backs. But you need to know what you're

looking for.

I think even with all the other reasons you've given for feeling

out of sorts lately, he should be seen, perhaps by his GP first who can

test for an enlarged liver or the presence of ascites and order an US if

s/he thinks either of these things is going on. Better to know. Repeat

bloodwork is also a good idea with this scenario.

Aubrey

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