Appointment With Hepatologist Today

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My appointment with the hepatologist went well. My new liver is doing great,

but I am having problems keeping my red blood cell counts up during this

treatment. My hepatologist said my hemoglobin sucks...his exact words...lol. I

might have to get two shots a week of Procrit instead of just the one I'm

getting now. I forgot to ask him about folic acid. I should have written it

down. My hepatologist said I'm weird because I am gaining weight on this

treatment. He said most people lose weight on it. Not me. Some of it must be

my under active thyroid. He said I should start eating a diabetic diet. My

blood sugar is fine, but it would help me lose weight, I guess, and it will

prevent getting a fatty liver, which he is a little worried about now because of

my weight. I've never been this heavy before in my life, except before my

transplant when I was filled with ascites fluid and edema. I don't have that

problem anymore. He doesn't expect me to do much excercise while on the

treatment, but he thinks I will lose all the weight once the treatment is over.

Penny