Re: Re: regenerating nodules

[Guest guest]

It is true.  The only problem is the type of liver you get when it regenerates.

It is not known exactly why the hepatocytes come out scarred long after the

original damage has stopped. When they discover this, then liver disease will

become obsolete. You see, your liver is constantly regenerating. It is made up

of lobules which are as big as a BB.  One weekend  of heavy drinking can

actually destroy enough of your liver to cause alcoholic hepatitis, and a lot of

people actually die from this. Then on Monday morning, the liver starts to heal,

to re grow dead cells, and regenerate. Over time, scar tissue starts to form.

When the scar tissue is enough to completely cover the individual lobules, it

joins the lobules, and creates a web around each one, and they no longer touch

each other. Since the liver is always regenerating, they enlarge, from BB size

to pea size,  then marble size and then to golf ball size, and that is when

there is very little circulation between what used to be connected tissue. It is

separated by heavy scar

tissue. Some people are very unlucky, and their liver begins to malfunction,

and they get very very sick and die right away. Other people have very strong

livers, and even a few golf ball sized lobules can do the job of a whole liver,

(20% is all you need) but there are still complications from the lobules not

connecting together, mainly high blood pressure in the liver and lack of

filtering. The high pressure leads to ascites, varicies, and the lack of

filtering raises the nitric oxide in the blood stream, causing blood vessels to

enlarge, and the spleen,and leads to hepatorenal syndrome and hepatopulmonary

syndrome.  All the while the liver keeps on regenerating, just not the way we

want it too. I believe that science will discover the cure very very shortly.

Love, Bobby

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To: " livercirrhosissupport "

<livercirrhosissupport >

Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 10:30 PM

Subject: Re: Re: new member saying hello

 

Bev, Fran and Bobby

I heard somewhere that our livers will regenerate itself totally in 8 yrs!! 

So, my great and wonderful mind says to me, just the other day - if that is the

case, then damage done by my drinking would be twice gone, since I have stayed

sober for so long.  I gotta ponder that one over!

Gloria

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fran,

i am not an expert but the liver is an organ that can regenerate nif not

completely damaged.my brother offered to donate part of his to me when i first

got sick but the dr said i have to much damage.also they do not do living liver

donor tp here in tx .it is also a very serious procedures.it takes alot of

decision making on both parties..

hope this helps.

 

bev,tx

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From: f_fwb <no_reply >

To: livercirrhosissupport

Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 9:55 PM

Subject: Re: new member saying hello

 

I'm new to the world of cirrhosis, and I'll prove it with this question. How can

a living person donate their liver?

Fran

>

> Hello everyone!

> I'm a new member to this group and thought I would introduce myself. I am a

single mom (dog mom) with two furkids (maltese), live in the Seattle area and

work at Microsoft. That basically sums up my life - work and my dogs. I

joined this support group to learn more about liver disease, transplants and of

course find support from others who understand the challenges of health issues

specifically liver issues.

>

> My sister has Autoimmune hepatitis and Autoimmune cholangitis. We are getting

closer to transplant time based on her scores and general health. She has been

diagnosed and ill for a long time; however, we are getting down to the wire, as

they say. We hope to move forward with a live liver transplant and have the

donor lined up and confirmed. This is my younger sister and the donor is my

brother who is a couple of years older than I am.

>

> As with anyone you love it is challenging to watch someone struggle as you

stand by watching helplessly. My sister is single so she is working to make

sure she has insurance and take care of herself. My parents are elderly and

unable to care for my sister but luckily my elder sister lives nearby. I'm not

living in the same state so I'm not much help.

> There's a short intro. I'd love to hear from anyone who has the same illness

or their loved one is experiencing something similar.

> Thank you!

> .

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I should have said that the scar tissue separates, not joins the liver lobules.

Bobby

 

________________________________

To: " livercirrhosissupport "

<livercirrhosissupport >

Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 11:48 PM

Subject: Re: Re: regenerating nodules

 

It is true.  The only problem is the type of liver you get when it regenerates.

It is not known exactly why the hepatocytes come out scarred long after the

original damage has stopped. When they discover this, then liver disease will

become obsolete. You see, your liver is constantly regenerating. It is made up

of lobules which are as big as a BB.  One weekend  of heavy drinking can

actually destroy enough of your liver to cause alcoholic hepatitis, and a lot of

people actually die from this. Then on Monday morning, the liver starts to heal,

to re grow dead cells, and regenerate. Over time, scar tissue starts to form.

When the scar tissue is enough to completely cover the individual lobules, it

joins the lobules, and creates a web around each one, and they no longer touch

each other. Since the liver is always regenerating, they enlarge, from BB size

to pea size,  then marble size and then to golf ball size, and that is when

there is very little circulation between what used to be connected tissue. It is

separated by heavy scar

tissue. Some people are very unlucky, and their liver begins to malfunction, and

they get very very sick and die right away. Other people have very strong

livers, and even a few golf ball sized lobules can do the job of a whole liver,

(20% is all you need) but there are still complications from the lobules not

connecting together, mainly high blood pressure in the liver and lack of

filtering. The high pressure leads to ascites, varicies, and the lack of

filtering raises the nitric oxide in the blood stream, causing blood vessels to

enlarge, and the spleen,and leads to hepatorenal syndrome and hepatopulmonary

syndrome.  All the while the liver keeps on regenerating, just not the way we

want it too. I believe that science will discover the cure very very shortly.

Love, Bobby

________________________________

To: " livercirrhosissupport "

<livercirrhosissupport >

Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 10:30 PM

Subject: Re: Re: new member saying hello

 

Bev, Fran and Bobby

I heard somewhere that our livers will regenerate itself totally in 8 yrs!! 

So, my great and wonderful mind says to me, just the other day - if that is the

case, then damage done by my drinking would be twice gone, since I have stayed

sober for so long.  I gotta ponder that one over!

Gloria

________________________________

 

fran,

i am not an expert but the liver is an organ that can regenerate nif not

completely damaged.my brother offered to donate part of his to me when i first

got sick but the dr said i have to much damage.also they do not do living liver

donor tp here in tx .it is also a very serious procedures.it takes alot of

decision making on both parties..

hope this helps.

 

bev,tx

________________________________

From: f_fwb <no_reply >

To: livercirrhosissupport

Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 9:55 PM

Subject: Re: new member saying hello

 

I'm new to the world of cirrhosis, and I'll prove it with this question. How can

a living person donate their liver?

Fran

>

> Hello everyone!

> I'm a new member to this group and thought I would introduce myself. I am a

single mom (dog mom) with two furkids (maltese), live in the Seattle area and

work at Microsoft. That basically sums up my life - work and my dogs. I

joined this support group to learn more about liver disease, transplants and of

course find support from others who understand the challenges of health issues

specifically liver issues.

>

> My sister has Autoimmune hepatitis and Autoimmune cholangitis. We are getting

closer to transplant time based on her scores and general health. She has been

diagnosed and ill for a long time; however, we are getting down to the wire, as

they say. We hope to move forward with a live liver transplant and have the

donor lined up and confirmed. This is my younger sister and the donor is my

brother who is a couple of years older than I am.

>

> As with anyone you love it is challenging to watch someone struggle as you

stand by watching helplessly. My sister is single so she is working to make

sure she has insurance and take care of herself. My parents are elderly and

unable to care for my sister but luckily my elder sister lives nearby. I'm not

living in the same state so I'm not much help.

> There's a short intro. I'd love to hear from anyone who has the same illness

or their loved one is experiencing something similar.

> Thank you!

> .

>

>

>

>

>

>