Cirrhosis And Palmar Erythema Posted: 06-18-05 11:53am
Hi
new to the site, and feeling quite worried
about my health. I went to see my doctor
a couple of months ago, because I had
noticed that over time I had developed
very red palms. I investigated this on
the internet, and the only diagnosis I
could come up with was 'palmar erythema',
and as i'm not pregnant the only cause
seemed to be chronic liver disease.
My doctor did some liver function tests,
and felt under my rib cage. The blood
results came back as normal, and the
doctor said he could not even feel my
liver, and therefore I was worrying about
liver damage unnecessarily (i did not ask
him about my hands just told him I was
worried about my health due to long term
alcohol abuse).
I carried on drinking quite heavily, but
could not get rid of the feeling that the
dr may be wrong.
I have now stopped drinking and smoking,
and whilst I feel better, I do feel quite
tired all the time, and my hands are as
bad as ever. I wondered if anyone else
had experienced palmar erythema, and
whether it cleared up over time? Anyone
know of any remedies etc?
Also, if I do have cirrhosis, can I live a
long time as long as I take good care of
my health?
