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Community Conversation => Transsexual talk => Female to male transsexual talk (FTM) => Topic started by: geek on March 20, 2012, 11:42:49 AM

Title: La-la-livar!
Post by: geek on March 20, 2012, 11:42:49 AM
Ok so what options do we have if our liver starts going bad? My lipids were "slightly elevated" on my test pre t and I have an ultrasound in the morning and a bloodiest Thursday, stressing my doc is going to take me off hormones, I can't go back to what it was, is there a non liver killing back up option if my body hates me?


Dunno if any of you have ever go e through that?

I don't think I'd have done lots of damage in a little over a month, but I'm more curious about the future, and just in general
Title: Re: La-la-livar!
Post by: geek on March 20, 2012, 11:43:59 AM
*blood test


- my phone ->-bleeped-<-s itself on this site  >:(
Title: Re: La-la-livar!
Post by: Lee on March 20, 2012, 02:28:00 PM
What form of testosterone were you taking?
Title: Re: La-la-livar!
Post by: geek on March 20, 2012, 03:41:40 PM
Currently primoteston shots to the bum

Title: Re: La-la-livar!
Post by: Kreuzfidel on March 20, 2012, 10:16:14 PM
Elevated lipids usually means you have cholesterol issues, not liver damage.
Title: Re: La-la-livar!
Post by: geek on March 21, 2012, 03:02:44 AM
Ultrasound showed fatty liver and gallstones :/

Least I'll still be able to have HRT

But I'm gonna pass on the surgery for GS til it's required
Title: Re: La-la-livar!
Post by: Kreuzfidel on March 21, 2012, 07:34:41 AM
Well the good news is that the gallstones and fatty liver are treatable - but your doctor will need to work out what's causing your fatty liver.  I would imagine with that under control, HRT shouldn't be much of concern.  With active liver concerns, though, your doctor may want to put you on a low dose of T.  I don't know what other medical issues you have, so I can't predict if your doctor will consider T to be exacerbative or not.
Title: Re: La-la-livar!
Post by: geek on March 21, 2012, 08:06:50 AM
Thanks Kruezfidel  :)

Yeah happy it's all treatable, my lipids were slightly elevated BEFORE I started t, so I'm not as worried now :) was more curious about what options are there for people IF their livers go to ->-bleeped-<-.

FL is from being obese >_< but again, already doing something about that :) so pretty relieved :)