new here and scared

Hi, Emma, and welcome to the forum.  Quitting drinking is the primary thing your husband needs to do if he wants to stabilize his liver condition.  He probably has cirrhosis from his alcoholism.  Is he detoxing at home or in a facility?

You need to read the information in the folder entitled Hepatitis Resources at the top of the page.  It's about liver disease in general, not just hepatitis.  Also read some of the posts here.  We also have a thread just for caregivers (Caregivers Sharing) where you can get a lot of information and support.

Nothing the doctors can do will do any good if your husband continues drinking.  Also, he would not be eligible for a transplant evaluation until he has 6 months (or a certain number of meetings) at AA, and it must be documented.

There are a lot of posters here going through the same thing with their loved ones, and many of them are in the Caregivers thread.  So be sure to check it out.

Hugs,

Connie

Emma, I'm glad to hear he is detoxing.  They would do it with Librium at a detox facility, too.  He is showing a huge effort by doing it at home.  When he comes off the tranquilizer you can expect that he may have trouble sleeping and be very shaky.  It's good that he has a chemical dependency program in place.  He needs to go.  Everyone is nervous, shaky, weak in the beginning.  But he will meet others going through the same thing and he will be given the tools to remain sober.  It's crucial that he do this.  For more information, look for Alcoholics Anonymous online.

Hugs,

Connie