His ammonia levels are fine. They have checked them. The doctors are not sure what has caused all of this confusion. I just hope it is because his body has been thru alot and he will eventually...
We are still in the hospital, and Mels liver is doing good, but his mind is not. Most days he doesn't know who I am or anything else. He doesn't know when he has to go to the bathroom. Its like...
I only live about 30 mins from the hospital, but for some reason I can't make myself go home. I keep hoping he will finally realize who I am and where he is and I want to be here when that happens....
We are still in the hospital. It has now been 22 days since Mel's liver transplant and it has been rough. He was in ICU for 6 days and is now on the transplant floor. It has been one thing after...
Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. He is doing good, he is still in ICU but should go to a room today (and hopefully the chairs will be more comfortable than the ones in this waiting room)...
Have great news. My husband got a liver!!!! He was on the transplant list only 6 days when we got the call. This is one time that being on death's door really paid off. he was in the OR 8 hours on...
Thank you Penny for the good words. He is feeling pretty rough today, they drained 11 liters from his stomach yesterday and that along with the heart cath on Friday has really drained him. The...
Got a call from the transplant center today and they are going to put him on the list as soon as our insurance company sends them a letter of ok. I don't think there will be a problem with the...
The heart cath went good and the cardiologist is okaying him for the transplant. Now waiting for the transplant team to meet again and see if he will go on the list. He is going to the VA tomorrow to...
I am sitting in the waiting room at the heart cath lab waiting for my husband to have a heart cath. We are working on getting him on the transplant list. They are fast tracking getting him on the...
Thanks for the replies. He hasn't had anything to drink for quite some time and we are working with our private physician to get him to the Univ of KY transplant center for an evaluation. If they say...
His legs and feet are not swelling, they are just stiff and hurt. I massage them all the time. He seems to be getting worse by the day, sleeps more and his stomach is starting to swell again.....had...
/community/emoticons/confused.gif My husband has ESLD and is critically ill. He was in the VA last week and when we left, the doctor told us both that his only hope was a transplant and that I may...
He hasn't had anything to drink since December, but every day he seems to be gettin worse. He is on a beta blocker to try to stop the bleeding but he is still losing blood and I guess every month or...
Help!! My husband has cirrhosis and this week has started to sleep alot and when awake not very coherent. He was in the VA hospital last week where they took off 6 liters and gave him 2 pints of...
Thank you Connie. It is just so hard to see someone you love destroy himself. I always thought that the reason he doesn't go to the doctor because he doesn't want them to know he is still drinking. I...
I too am sorry to hear about your brother. My husband has ESLD and at times is very ill. He is jaundice and has excessive swelling in his stomach and has been vomiting and passing blood. He either...
Thanks for answering so fast. I get so depressed at times because we had a good life and now it is all gone. The alcohol and this horrible disease has taken it all away. He sleeps most of the time....
My husband is so sick. He has cirrosis and is drinking again. He sleeps most of the time now, usually sitting in a chair. He still tries to do things around the house, but of late he is having a very...