Biopsy Results

[Dorelia]

Hi All

I'm back with good news, i supposed!
Received my bx results today, the Necroinflammatory Scores are too detailed with most "absent" so i'll just list the significant few and need some expert here to advise, as follows:
1. Mild portal inflammation and mild focal hepatocyte necrosis (Modified HAI score 2/18)
- does this mean simply mild inflammation Grade 1?
2. Zone 1 intra-lobular fibrous septae - Stage 1
 - Fibrosis, right?
3. Steatosis - Mild
 - Will this be need to be monitored as in being cautious on my fats intake?
 
Thanks to all.

[banarep]

From what I can gather yes to 1 and 2.

as for question 3,  lowering your intake of fat can help, but not much.  as the liver is damaged, it tries to protect itself by adding a layer of fat around it.

[alice]

Dorelia, HCV patients, especially Genotype 3, tend to have higher rates of fatty liver (steatosis). The virus sort of "hijacks" our metabolism and a greater amount of fat will be deposited within and around the liver where the virus uses the fat to reproduce. I used to have steatosis but I lost a lot of weight and the fatty liver went away, even tho I did not clear the virus during tx. While I was losing weight, I avoided all meat, and stuck with low/nonfat organic dairy (yogurt). I was even vegan for awhile.

I am quite sure this helped reduce the inflammation my liver.  I believe excess sugar is also every easily converted to fat and stored in the liver, as well. I was diabetic, too. I tend to view hepatitis C as a metabolic disorder and, with this view, eating as best as we possibly can makes the most sense.
alice

[Dorelia]

Thanks to Banarep n Alice!

Alice is right about having fatty liver and being overweight.  I love sugar stuffs but I am skinny [44 kg]! Neither do i eat red meat or seafood.
I'll probably just watch my food intake, eat a liver-friendly diet and supplements to protect and prevent damage to my liver.

Thanks again!

[banarep]

good plan.