The nurse practitioner who ordered the FibroScan put me in touch with a hepatologist at a hospital in Georgia. I’m so thankful for my California gastroenterologist, Dr. Davies, who had several phone calls with this nurse practitioner and the referred hepatologist to help explain my unique situation. The Hepatologist Refused to Perform a Liver Biopsy […]
My FibroScan Experience and Test Results
In November 2019, I had my first FibroScan. This noninvasive test is similar to an ultrasound because the technician passes a probe over your liver, pressing in between your ribs. How Does a FibroScan Work? At the end of the wand is a button that sends a pulse through your liver to check the elasticity […]