thanks PG. Medicare won't even pay for any life-prolonging medications now that he's in Hospice. For example he was on Cellcept for his liver transplant. Since his liver rejecting is the least of his...
Thanks Mer. Dad is in hospice, so he's not on lactulose any longer. And he never took it even when he wasn't. He's on morphine and Adavan, so I know some of it is contributed to that. And he gets it...
My father is CLEARLY in stage 3, based on the post in here with the stages. He's confused a good bit of time, and even though he may know who you are, he has NO idea what day it is most of the time,...
ESLDneen, I'm so sorry to hear you are suffering from these diseases. I wish you the best of luck. The only suggestion i have is about diet. A high carb, low protein, vegitarian diet is the most...
They started my dad on Lorazepam (Ativan) at the very beginning of the month. His encephilopothy symptoms seem to be getting worse. Only I can't tell, and nobody else knows either, if this is from...
THanks guys! I must have caught just a slight bit of it, little sniffle and a couple sneezes. I'm good, the kids still have barking nasty coughs, so they won't be going to see grandpa. But I did...
I hate this time of year. The kids and I all have colds, which means that none of us can visit my dad. I don't want him catching a cold and ending up with pneumonia. :( We have precious little time...
JustLookin, I'm terribly sorry about your brother. As for his prognosis, it's totally up to him and his body. My father ended up in the ICU with esophogeal varicies and was given a 5% chance of...
JoAnn, you are very welcome! Like I said, we use the Walmart version. I tired it last week when I went to buy him some more Aveeno. I was afraid he wouldn't find as much relief, but he has. We also...
My father has the itchy skin and the sores all over him. He's been on benadryl injections for ages. Well, we found something that really works. Aveeno makes a colloidal oatmeal bath that is FANTASTIC...
Wayne, I wanted to say welcome. When my father was Dxed in 2001, it didn't take long at all to get on disability. All of his meds, his transplant, everything were covered. And continue to be so. My...
Hep and Butterfly...glad things are going well for you guys. Continued prayers for you all!...
Hello everyone, sorry it's been a while since I've been back. We had family come out from CA to visit dad and say their goodbyes. He's doing ok, all things considered. The swelling in his face and...
Grandma, thank you for your post. Hospice is the same here in VA, but you can extend it in 6mos increments. He was originally assigned a hospice nurse back in July or Aug. We moved him into the...
Hep, Thank you. No we never discussed a second transplant. He was in FL at the time, and I am in VA, so I don't know if his doctor mentioned it. I believe we were all of the opinion that he had...
My 55yr old father is suffering from ESLD. He has Hep C, and is a five year transplant survivor. He was Dxed nearly 8yrs ago when he landed in the ICU with esophogeal varicies, and nearly died then....