autoimmune hepatitis

hi ali! sorry i missed you on sunday. thanks for the phone numbers. i have autoimmune hepatitis from my gbs. it’s not uncommon for an autoimmune disease to attack the liver. i was one of the lucky ones, i guess. i am on very high doses of cell cept. this is an anti rejection medicine they give transplant patients, so thier immune system will stop trying to reject the organ. it has some nasty side effects, such as skin cancer, lymphoma, upper digestive issues, etc. and due to one of them, i’m now scheduled for april 17th to have my gallblader removed and another liver biopsy. i am treated at a liver transplant center at einstein medical center in center city philly. i know i’m in good hands. my liver enzymes have been improving greatly, so maybe we can back down the dose a bit soon. i’m sure jerimy will be posting shortly. he’s my auto-hep. buddy. 😀
hope this gave you some info. about it.

xoxoxoxoxo
deb