[Esteban]

In other news my wife had a Cologuard test more than a month ago and the results came back positive, so a colonoscopy was scheduled, which she had done yesterday. They found 4 polyps, ulcerative colitis, and diverticulosis. Her doctor said the polyps looked benign but routine biopsies will be done to tell for sure, and he will treat the UC and diverticulosis. So the Cologuard did it's job.

It's been exciting to say the least at our house in recent days. Lol

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by MaxVO2

****Fibrosis of the liver and pancreatitis are sometimes/very often related to lifestyle factors.

There are genetic pre-dispositions to them as well but often they are commonly seen in overweight/obese people (BMI, or Body Mass Index over 30, bodyfat over 25% for men measured with DEXA or Impedance, etc.. ), excessive alcohol consumption, over eating consistently to the point the liver develops fatty deposits (NASH - non-alcoholic steatohepatitis) over time, etc..

There are also some medications that can exacerbate the problem in addition to other factors metabolically (high triglycerides, high cholesterol, blood sugar issues, etc..), or physical issues like bile duct obstructions, heart disease, etc.. It's a complicated issue but needs to be taken seriously as it is potentially fatal even though the person feels relatively fine, until they do not.

A good liver workup and biopsy will confirm the diagnosis and a specialist will make the determination as to cause, prognosis, and optimal treatment that will perhaps require significant lifestyle changes (losing weight, exercising vigorously and in a developmentally appropriate manner, greatly limiting or eliminating alcohol, taking medications, etc..)

The good news is for mild to even somewhat moderate (Batts-Ludwig scale, or Metavir Scale) liver fibrosis - it is very treatable and can be partly to largely reversed with proper treatment and aggressive lifestyle factor changes that your health care provider(s) will inform you of.

Hopefully, things work out well and the condition is treatable and reversible for you.

I am not overweight, don't drink in excess, exercise with weights 3 times a week, walk 3 miles most every night and eat pretty good; lots of vegetables, lean meat, nuts and fruits. I do eat out occasionally, but not excessively.

Not sure what's going on but hopefully they'll (specialists) get to the bottom of this.

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by Esteban

In other news my wife had a Cologuard test more than a month ago and the results came back positive, so a colonoscopy was scheduled, which she had done yesterday. They found 4 polyps, ulcerative colitis, and diverticulosis. Her doctor said the polyps looked benign but routine biopsies will be done to tell for sure, and he will treat the UC and diverticulosis. So the Cologuard did it's job.

It's been exciting to say the least at our house in recent days. Lol

I did the Cologuard trip early last year and it came back positive. So, chugged
the colon blow and did the dreaded colonoscopy. Doc removed 2 benign polyps
and evacuated 2 diverticuli (sp?). Good outcome, although I went through a
couple of months of apprehension before the procedure could be performed.

Cologuard is known to give false positives. Cantalope is at or near the top of
the list in causing false positives. At the time, I was eating cantalope every
morning, so… ��

Other good news is that the doc said at my age I will not have to any more
colonoscopies.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

I did the Cologuard trip early last year and it came back positive. So, chugged
the colon blow and did the dreaded colonoscopy. Doc removed 2 benign polyps
and evacuated 2 diverticuli (sp?). Good outcome, although I went through a
couple of months of apprehension before the procedure could be performed.

Cologuard is known to give false positives. Cantalope is at or near the top of
the list in causing false positives. At the time, I was eating cantalope every
morning, so… ��

We were concerned but thought the results might be a false positive. My wife (and me) were upset about the Cologuard test results and thought her doctor was putting her through this worry and stress for nothing. Turned out to be a blessing in disguise. A colonoscopy can save lives. And thanks to her doctor for suggesting Cologuard.

[Lady Jane]

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

Then a year ago my lab report indicated blood sugar close to the top of the normal zone. Also, my liver enzymes had topped out just above the normal
zone.

Not much time between having a meal and taking the test ?

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Not much time between having a meal and taking the test ?

12 hour fast.