Re: Re: Hep C & Cirrhosis Stages

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I am a little confused. Where are the fibrosis stages?

Subject: Re: Hep C & Cirrhosis StagesTo: HepatitisCSupportGroupForDummies Date: Monday, March 1, 2010, 6:49 PM

greta info im end stage liver disease on the tranplant list and next up for a liver my meld is no 20 and all of th einfo you posted was very informative! !!!!!!!!! !! thank you robbi>> Hepatitis has four stages > (Stage 1, Stage > 2, Stage 3, Stage 4). > The last stage of HEPATITIS (the 4th stage of > hepatitis).. ....is cirrhosis. > > THEN----Cirrhosis has three > stages. > (Stage A, Stage B, Stage C.) > > In other words-----You > could look at it like this. Here's the order that the stages would go: > > Stage> 1 Hepatitis- is not

cirrhosis > > Stage 2 Hepatitis- is not > cirrhosis > > Stage 3 Hepatitis- is not cirrhosis yet > > Stage 4> Hepatitis- is the beginning of cirrhosis > > Stage A Cirrhosis- is > compensated Cirrhosis (liver is still doing it's job) > > Stage B > Cirrhosis- is the start of decompensated cirrhosis ("decompensated" > means that complications like ascites,> encephalopathy, varices, are beginning to happen) > > Stage C > Cirrhosis- is decompensated, end stage cirrhosis > > A person has to> be at least Stage B or Stage C cirrhosis, to get "evaluated" for the > liver transplant waiting list. > > In other words------ > > Here's> two very important things to keep in mind: > > Hepatitis has 4 > stages (stage 1, stage 2, stage 3, stage 4).......the

4th stage of > hepatitis is "cirrhosis". Many people refer to stage 4 hepatitis as "end> stage". (But you need to keep in mind that stage 4 hepatitis is just > the BEGINNING of cirrhosis) > > THEN > > Cirrhosis has 3 stages > (stage A, stage B, stage C) > > stage A cirrhosis = compensated > cirrhosis > stage B cirrhosis = beginning to decompensate > stage C > cirrhosis = decompensated cirrhosis (end stage cirrhosis) > > > Stage> A cirrhosis (compensated cirrhosis) means that the liver is still doing> enough of it's job.....to keep you relatively well. No> "complications" happening. > > Stage B cirrhosis (beginning of > decompensation) means that "complications" are beginning to appear. > Examples of "complications" are ascites, or varices, or encephalopathy. > >

Stage> C cirrhosis (decompensated cirrhosis) means that the liver is not able > to do it's job......."complica tions" (ascites, varices, encephalopathy)> are worsening. > > Doctors use a CTP Scorecard to determine what > stage of cirrhosis that a person is in. The CTP Score is based on 5 > questions (and gives you a point value for each of your answers). > CTP> scores range from 5 to 15. > A person must have at least a CTP score > of 7 or higher, in order to get referred to a liver transplant center > for an Evaluation. > > The evaluation is a series of tests and > interviews, to see if a person is a good candidate for transplant. > > If> a person passes their Evaluation, they are placed on the liver > transplant waiting list. > > > Once a person is on the> Waiting List......another scoring

system is used (MELD score). The MELD> Score is for donor liver allocationCirrhosis> > The problem with the gene pool? No lifeguards!>

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Lots more where that came from - I have files on top of files on top of files . . . Subject: Re: Hep C & Cirrhosis StagesTo: HepatitisCSupportGroupForDummies Date: Monday, March 1, 2010, 9:49 PM

greta info im end stage liver disease on the tranplant list and next up for a liver my meld is no 20 and all of th einfo you posted was very informative! !!!!!!!!! !! thank you robbi

>

> Hepatitis has four stages

> (Stage 1, Stage

> 2, Stage 3, Stage 4).

> The last stage of HEPATITIS (the 4th stage of

> hepatitis).. ....is cirrhosis.

>

> THEN----Cirrhosis has three

> stages.

> (Stage A, Stage B, Stage C.)

>

> In other words-----You

> could look at it like this. Here's the order that the stages would go:

>

> Stage

> 1 Hepatitis- is not cirrhosis

>

> Stage 2 Hepatitis- is not

> cirrhosis

>

> Stage 3 Hepatitis- is not cirrhosis yet

>

> Stage 4

> Hepatitis- is the beginning of cirrhosis

>

> Stage A Cirrhosis- is

> compensated Cirrhosis (liver is still doing it's job)

>

> Stage B

> Cirrhosis- is the start of decompensated cirrhosis ("decompensated"

> means that complications like ascites,

> encephalopathy, varices, are beginning to happen)

>

> Stage C

> Cirrhosis- is decompensated, end stage cirrhosis

>

> A person has to

> be at least Stage B or Stage C cirrhosis, to get "evaluated" for the

> liver transplant waiting list.

>

> In other words------

>

> Here's

> two very important things to keep in mind:

>

> Hepatitis has 4

> stages (stage 1, stage 2, stage 3, stage 4).......the 4th stage of

> hepatitis is "cirrhosis". Many people refer to stage 4 hepatitis as "end

> stage". (But you need to keep in mind that stage 4 hepatitis is just

> the BEGINNING of cirrhosis)

>

> THEN

>

> Cirrhosis has 3 stages

> (stage A, stage B, stage C)

>

> stage A cirrhosis = compensated

> cirrhosis

> stage B cirrhosis = beginning to decompensate

> stage C

> cirrhosis = decompensated cirrhosis (end stage cirrhosis)

>

>

> Stage

> A cirrhosis (compensated cirrhosis) means that the liver is still doing

> enough of it's job.....to keep you relatively well. No

> "complications" happening.

>

> Stage B cirrhosis (beginning of

> decompensation) means that "complications" are beginning to appear.

> Examples of "complications" are ascites, or varices, or encephalopathy.

>

> Stage

> C cirrhosis (decompensated cirrhosis) means that the liver is not able

> to do it's job......."complica tions" (ascites, varices, encephalopathy)

> are worsening.

>

> Doctors use a CTP Scorecard to determine what

> stage of cirrhosis that a person is in. The CTP Score is based on 5

> questions (and gives you a point value for each of your answers).

> CTP

> scores range from 5 to 15.

> A person must have at least a CTP score

> of 7 or higher, in order to get referred to a liver transplant center

> for an Evaluation.

>

> The evaluation is a series of tests and

> interviews, to see if a person is a good candidate for transplant.

>

> If

> a person passes their Evaluation, they are placed on the liver

> transplant waiting list.

>

>

> Once a person is on the

> Waiting List......another scoring system is used (MELD score). The MELD

> Score is for donor liver allocationCirrhosis

>

> The problem with the gene pool? No lifeguards!

>

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T.Y.

From: robbim <robbimommy2@ yahoo.com>Subject: [HepatitisCSupportG roupForDummies] Re: Hep C & Cirrhosis StagesTo: HepatitisCSupportGr oupForDummies@ yahoogroups. comDate: Monday, March 1, 2010, 9:49 PM

greta info im end stage liver disease on the tranplant list and next up for a liver my meld is no 20 and all of th einfo you posted was very informative! !!!!!!!!! !! thank you robbi>> Hepatitis has four stages > (Stage 1, Stage > 2, Stage 3, Stage 4). > The last stage of HEPATITIS (the 4th stage of > hepatitis).. ....is cirrhosis. > > THEN----Cirrhosis has three > stages. > (Stage A, Stage B, Stage C.) > > In other words-----You > could look at it like this. Here's the order that the stages would go: > > Stage> 1 Hepatitis- is not cirrhosis > > Stage 2 Hepatitis- is not > cirrhosis > > Stage 3 Hepatitis- is not cirrhosis yet > > Stage 4> Hepatitis- is the

beginning of cirrhosis > > Stage A Cirrhosis- is > compensated Cirrhosis (liver is still doing it's job) > > Stage B > Cirrhosis- is the start of decompensated cirrhosis ("decompensated" > means that complications like ascites,> encephalopathy, varices, are beginning to happen) > > Stage C > Cirrhosis- is decompensated, end stage cirrhosis > > A person has to> be at least Stage B or Stage C cirrhosis, to get "evaluated" for the > liver transplant waiting list. > > In other words------ > > Here's> two very important things to keep in mind: > > Hepatitis has 4 > stages (stage 1, stage 2, stage 3, stage 4).......the 4th stage of > hepatitis is "cirrhosis". Many people refer to stage 4 hepatitis as "end> stage". (But you need to keep in mind that stage 4 hepatitis is just > the

BEGINNING of cirrhosis) > > THEN > > Cirrhosis has 3 stages > (stage A, stage B, stage C) > > stage A cirrhosis = compensated > cirrhosis > stage B cirrhosis = beginning to decompensate > stage C > cirrhosis = decompensated cirrhosis (end stage cirrhosis) > > > Stage> A cirrhosis (compensated cirrhosis) means that the liver is still doing> enough of it's job.....to keep you relatively well. No> "complications" happening. > > Stage B cirrhosis (beginning of > decompensation) means that "complications" are beginning to appear. > Examples of "complications" are ascites, or varices, or encephalopathy. > > Stage> C cirrhosis (decompensated cirrhosis) means that the liver is not able > to do it's job......."complica tions" (ascites, varices, encephalopathy)> are worsening.

> > Doctors use a CTP Scorecard to determine what > stage of cirrhosis that a person is in. The CTP Score is based on 5 > questions (and gives you a point value for each of your answers). > CTP> scores range from 5 to 15. > A person must have at least a CTP score > of 7 or higher, in order to get referred to a liver transplant center > for an Evaluation. > > The evaluation is a series of tests and > interviews, to see if a person is a good candidate for transplant. > > If> a person passes their Evaluation, they are placed on the liver > transplant waiting list. > > > Once a person is on the> Waiting List......another scoring system is used (MELD score). The MELD> Score is for donor liver allocationCirrhosis> > The problem with the gene pool? No

lifeguards!>