Hi Wes
Yes a common complaint from treatment.It can also be a symptom of portal vein hypertension when ammonia created by bowel bacteria is not filtered out of your blood and affects your brain.
Some folks gt relief with certain antibiotics.
Not saying what the cause of yours may be but just some information for you
See: Hepatic encephalopathy at
http://www.medicinenet.com/cirrhosis/page2.htm

I did se Hepatic Encephalopathy. Scary. My liver last biopsy was 100% functional though. I am trending toward tx or bugs in my brain.

Hi Wes,
I don't have HE - hepatic encephalopathy - but I do have brain fog. I've learned to accept it. Can be scary, embarrassing, frustrating so now I just laff it off - raise my eyebrows & say - someday you too will be old.

Portal vein hypertension can be assessed with an endoscopy to check for varicies ..the first sign of the symptom. a1napa had one done a few weeks ago ans said it was a piece of cake.
I may ask for one..good to know!

and yes my liver function is good but a Bx is for liver fibrosis stage not function.

I was going to respond to this post but then I just kind of blanked out and then i was just resting my head on my hands.
I don't know how long I was doing that.

In 5th week of triple tx, and I've had 2-3 days where even simple tasks like remembering my PIN or putting a coherent thought together are difficult.

I would see a DR, just to be safe. Maybe right away.

Is this the first time this has happened?

Oh no, not at all.

Wes, I was just a bit concerned as I saw you bumped up the other thread about the brain issues.

I guess I always assume the worst. Right before my mom had a mild stroke, she was very confused and unable to answer a simple question.

I had brain fog throughout tx, and still have memory lapses. It sucks as I prided myself in remembering stupid things. What helps me, is reading, Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy.

You really need to discuss this with a doctor. Other things can also cause brain farts. That's a technical term that your doctor might not know. But let a doctor rule out any other issues.

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I'm not talking about intelligence, mine is fine (I can beat Mastermind in four moves every time), I'm talking about brain fog that comes and goes. Like that class I was in, I was doing fine answering questions and I could focus on the instructor. But, when the brain fog hit, I was out of it. And for you bros and sisters who want me to go to the DR. about it, they never find anything because it is from the hep c which they know nothing about. Now they say there are no symptoms. I beg to differ. I have had unexplainable medical problems for years. Right now, they know very little but it looks like things are turning around.

With you, Wes.
I don't have any discernible, treatable issues. No atherosclerotic plaque, no hypertension, no tumors.
I don't expect myself to be on top of my game like I was at 35 or 40. I'm 60. I'm allowed some brain fog with or without hcv.
If I told my drs, they'd laff & say '"what???"

It is so nice to talk to someone who understands. When I first went to my doc about this, all I could really give her for a chief complaint was fatigue. Also told her I had ASS - aquired stupidity syndrome. It was difficult to explain - but I think you guys get it . Insidious, intermittant loss of mental acuity. I was particularly bothered by once simple spatial issues which had become impossible. Memory loss and word seeking are constant companions. I am worried because these symptoms were worse than any of the others were for me (pre diagnosis) and everybody just blew them off. I know that I'll get a lot back after treatment, but i sure hope that it's a whole lot because I would not be safe in a work setting like this.

I had the brain fog for almost a month. It was horrible.
I then saw a doc and had biopsy, ultrasound, all labs.
My iiver has some fatty tissue, but otherwise looks good.
I am geno 3a.

It went away on it's own - the brain fog, that is. But I was careful
and rested a lot.

This is a bizarre disease that does strange things and then you will fell okay again....
I did try tx, but at week 10 had too many complications to go on.

The people here are great and have helpe me tremendously!!
Hugs to you.......W e are in this together...