I went to my doctor, she ran some blood tests, then called me and told me to
go immediately to the hospital. Well, after a month, I'm out. Basically, I
drank my liver into failure. My husband told me I was getting sick, but I
just wouldn't listen. Now I'm sick all the time, I itch everywhere, nobody
will consider me for a transplant because of my history of alcohol abuse -
at least not for another few months without drinking... and I have
definitely had my last drop of alcohol. Anyway, that's the story.
The questions are: Is there anything I can do about this insane itching?
greyhackles - 24 Nov 2006 02:41 GMT
>I went to my doctor, she ran some blood tests, then called me and told me to
>go immediately to the hospital. Well, after a month, I'm out. Basically, I
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>The questions are: Is there anything I can do about this insane itching?
This is clearly something you should discuss with a primary care physician.
Pruritus due to liver disease can be difficult to treat, but an antihistamine
such as Benadryl (aka (diphenhydramine) is often prescribed, and as far as I
can tell, has no contraindications related to liver disease.
You might find this article helpful...
http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/factsheets_pdf/pruritus.pdf
Cheers
/greyhackles