Cordovian, My brother started drinking at a very young age, probably around 13. By the time he was in his early 20's, he was already drinking a fifth a day some days. His drinking caused him to have...
I believe you, Cordovian. My brother was drinking three gallons of Vodka a week, which is about the same as your husband. The doctors said that drinking that much was impossible, but by brother and...
Mia, I hope Matt is able to hang in there and get on transplant list. I saw several liver recipients come through ICU when I was there with my brother. Doctors can work miracles these days. Keep...
Hi Everyone. My brother passed away December 3rd at 2:00 PM. Here is an account of his final days and final hours. Maybe it will help someone else. I told the doctors that if he had been able to see...
Thank you Pink Grandma. I actually just noticed this post. I really do appreciate your thoughts and prayers. How nice of you to think of us. As difficult as it is to watch my brother suffer so, it...
Thank you all for your comment, thoughts, and prayers. I really do appreciate your time and your knowledge. My brother has been pretty much the same since his episode of critically low blood pressure...
My brother was referred to a hepatologist within two weeks of his diagnosis. He had only quit drinking for two weeks when he was seen. Rather than assigning him a doctor, he is being seen by a nurse...
My brother's MELD score was only 15 when he when he was admitted to the Emergency Room with breathing problems stemming from a build up of fluids around his stomach area. He was admitted to ICU the...
I want to post an update on my brother. He was getting better over the last week. They were able to remove the breathing tube after tapping one lung to remove fluids. A CAT scan determined that the...
Parisdr, I'm so sorry to hear about your husband. I watched my Mother-in-law die from liver failure caused by breast cancer that had spread and my grandmother has Alzheimer's (I am her legal...
My brother started getting those rattling or popping sounds about three days before we finally got him to go to the Emergency room. He was put into Intensive care right away with an unknown lung...
Thank you Pink Grandma. I have been reading your posts on other threads, and you always have great advice. My brother is in his sixth day of ICU. He is still on the breathing machine. The doctors...
Thank you Connie and Butterflythree, for your replies. He and I filled out a Medical Power of Attorney and a Living Will, but we did not get them signed and witnessed before we had this emergency...
Thank you so much ESLD_stinks and Connie, for your opinions. I just don't know what to think about his situation and how determined he is to fight it. His diagnosis is still very new, so he was still...
My brother was sent to the emergency room by his primary physician on September 25th, 2008 because he could not get a blood pressure reading on him when he went to his scheduled primary appointment....