Connie - he isn't an alcoholic, he never drank much and when he was told the Glucophage he took for his Diabetes was having an impact on his liver, he never really drank again - just a a glass of...
Thank you, A. Ziffle - I am definitely going to contact Salix. That is some much needed light in my little tunnel. What a great idea. I feel like if we can get the HE under better control everything...
Thank you, Natalie - when we got the diagnosis 6 weeks ago we were shocked. Dick's never been a big drinker, he probably got exposed to Hep C as a teenager through a transfusion, not that it matters...
Thank you! I will try and sneak in more Lactulose and ask about the Neomycin and Flagyl. Last night was pretty rough, he's more active at night and I realized binges on food. I have nothing bad in...
When my husband was in the MICU ten days ago, both his spleen and liver were enlarged. He had a bacterial infection that was from a stray cat that had been hanging around the house - it was an...
Thanks, DDMom and David - I noticed the hand-flapping today, I asked him to hold his hand up with his fingers spread and he just started flapping it. It's the first time I've really seen it, although...
I did the same thing today, read too much on the Internet and feel overwhelmed. I hope everyone here can catch their breath, and feel better... I run from feeling optimistic to incredibly sad, and...
N2D - welcome, I am new here too. Your brother's story is similar to my husband's. Hang in there, one thing I have learned in my short time dealing with this disease is that there are no definites -...
Thank you, David! I will ask, that would be so encouraging right now! And thank you for the chuckle re the lack of a helmet law in FL. My parents live there 8 months of the year, maybe we should...
Thanks Connie, I think we may qualify for Medicaid (I hope!) because our business hadn't started to really make money yet, and he has been sick for months which impacted our earnings - which...
Oh thank you, thank you all so much. Reading through these posts today really gave me a much better sense of this, and maybe even a little perspective... I'm not sure how long he's been on the...
Thank you, Connie - this is a great resource. I know I'll find it useful as I educate myself on Hep C/ESLD....
I'm reposting this from the general forum... Just feeling lost and sad I guess: Hi all, Sorry to have gone AWOL so soon after starting, but Hep C/ESLD - Cirrhosis hubby hit the skids in a big way. He...
I didn't realize there was a Care Givers Thread - I hope I didn't offend anyone, ESLD sufferers honestly have nothing but my empathy and compassion and I didn't mean to be insensitive or offensive,...
Hi all, Sorry to have gone AWOL so soon after starting, but Hep C/ESLD - Cirrhosis hubby hit the skids in a big way. He was released yesterday after more than a month in the hospital, one week of it...
Thank you also much, I can't tell you how comforting I have found this forum in just the few short days I've been dealing with all of this. I have more to add, but just very quickly - I missed his...
Thank Mer, My husband rarely drank as a matter of course, I've actually never seen him drink more than two glasses of wine at a sitting. I just meant that alcohol wasn't a contributing factor in his...
My husband went into the hospital last week in liver failure, with slight confusion, acute edema, ascites, low Albumin; no jaundice, no pain. He is an insulin dependent diabetic. He has been...