Hi guys, Mum passed away on the 11/06/2012 at 18:20. I want to thank all you guys who have supported me through this tough journey. I really appreciate it. I know its going to take a great deal of...
My mother in law goes to see mum everyday because I am working,she just called me now saying that she not responding to anyone and not even sipping any liquids and breathing gone very shallow. Doctor...
Hi Guys Feeling so down, depressed and worried. From Friday mum is not doing well at all.Doctor said that the infection has become stagnant although her antibiotics are finished the cellulitis is...
Hi guys sorry for the late reply.Well mum is still in the hospital and I spoke to the doctor.He said that mum has an infection on her left leg called cellulitis.Cellulitis causes a very high fever as...
Doctors dont know why she get the shake just yet David. Carol, they stopped all meds just giving her some injections that i dont even know the names of the injections given but will check with...
Thanks MamaLama for your support. Yes I am not in the US actually I am from South Africa. Yes all we can do is pray and hope for the best as we all know god knows best. The only thing that i am...
Thanks for your reply. Will await replies from other members. Thanks again...
Have not posted in a while. Mum has been sober for the past year now but from April this year she has been in and out of hospital with HE. about 2 weeks ago was having problems to breathe and had...
Good day everyoneJust needed to know if anybody knows what are the steps before having a liver biopsy. My mum has been for a ultrasound of the heart today and just wondering if this has anything to...
Thanks Girl. Really appreiate it.Got a 5 year old daughter and she sees everything and wants to whats happening. I have a sister and brother but they dont come around that often.Its my husband, my...
Thank you for your reply Sadwife.Sorry to here about your husband. Really dont know how to get some sense into these people. Mum is on lactulose and water pills that controls her ammonia levels and...
/community/emoticons/shakehead.gif Well its been a long time. Mum has fell of the wagon on a numerous of occassions. Started to have nose bleeds and hand tremors. Urine is very dark but the new...
Just wanted to know whether anybody has also suffered from hair loss. Mums hair has been falling out quiet a bit recently.Anybody knows why?...
Can a person remember what they we doing whilst they had an episode of H.E.?. Has anybody suffered frm hiccups all the time. Mum has been good for a couple of weeks now but asof yesterday did not...
I live in South Africa -Connie...
Hi there Connie,lacson is the same as lactulose this is what its called in S.A.She does have both but the varices have not acted up recently.Sorry about the spelling, will definately check the...
/community/emoticons/turn.gif Mum has been doing very well from her last vist to hospital.A endoscope was done for her on the 14/01/2011.Doctors have found that she oeshagtis and gastric ulcers.She...
Hi everybody.Hope everybody is well in Healing well.Mum has been having fever spells of and on now days as well as tending to feeling cold most of the time.As you guys know mum has ESLD and doctors...
Sorry for your loss.Be strong and hang in there.I always say god never gives you something you cant handle.God bless and take it easy.My prayers and thoughts are with you and your family....
Thank you so much for your replies. Hep 93, mum has been sober for over 6 months now and going strong. Just wanted to know if anybody has taken lactolose and has not worked?...
Thank you so much.Just needed to know if anyone else went through it.I lost my dad last year due to pancreatic cancer.It was hard seeing him just fade away.The pain he endured was too much for him.My...
Hi there.Thank you so much for your replies.The thing is she was doing so well and now its almost back to square one.Will definitely get the ensure this afternoon for her.She does not going to the ER...
Good day to all.Mum has been good until yesterday.After work got home and saw mum was not herself asked her how she feeling and she started to cry.She says that she does not know why but she just...
mum not eligable for transplant or pacemaker.what happens next with regards to her symptoms...
She is also jaundiced maye this is the cause for the high fever.Everyday her backache has been getting worse.Going to take her to our Gp tomorrow and see whats happening....
doctor also says mum has ccf a heart condition...
Hi everybody.I am new to this forum.What i need to know what is ccf as my mum is diagnosed with ccf...
My heart goes out to you and your family. Be strong and just hang in there.As we say that god knows best....
Mum has been hospitalised abut 3 times from the last time i updated.She has been out from last week Thursday and seems to be very reserved and quiet.Not eating as well as she used,very jaundiced and...
/community/emoticons/turn.gif /community/emoticons/turn.gif /community/emoticons/turn.gif Hi there.Asof yesterday mum took a turn for the better.She almost back to her normal self.Swelling has gone...
Hi there Amy.Dont know how she became blocked but she was in and out of hospital.Swelling has gone down a bit as she taking her water tabs.She was not looking good these past few days i thought i was...
Thanks guys for your replies.mum still the same.refusing to take any meds.if we force it down she is spitting it out.did not wake up from 2pm wednesday to now friday 7am.only gets up to go to the loo...
She also got this heavy breathing and she kind of wheezing as well....
Mum has been discharged from hospital yesterday.Not doing well at all.Has not eaten anything from yesterday.Eyes are absolutely yellow,severe itching,severe edema and ascites and now her whole body...
Sorry guys for not updating. Well mum was admitted on 23/09/2010.they put in a catheter to remove the urine.took out the catheter on 25/09/2010.going to the toilet however they are giving her...
okay she is on her way to the er.will keep you guys updated as we go along...
hi its been 17 hours and still she has not urinated...
/community/emoticons/cry.gif mum has been very swollen from her tummy to her toes.she has been taking her water tabs but she has not been to the toilet for the past 9 hours....
thank you so much for your reply.will try these out.much appreciated...
My mum is 56 year old and has esld.I am getting information about esld from the heptatis column however i would like to know about water retention.My mum also has a heart condition.She has been...
good morning and thank you so much for the info.she has not been drained as yet.she has been to the er yesterday and the doctor increased her furosemide to 2 tablets*2 times a day.she fell yesterday...
/community/emoticons/confused.gif hi there. my mum has become very swollen from her tummy to her toes.what i need to know what happens if she does receive not paracentesis.doctors have given her...
thanks hep93.will surely check with the gi doc and let you know.have just checked on the internet and it does have nasty side effects. thank you...
/community/emoticons/shakehead.gif um was admitted in hospital from friday. /community/emoticons/tongue.gif was released yesterday.they gave her a blood transfusion so she doing a little better...
will do.thanks again for the support...
No she not seeing an hepalogist.she is on a goverment plan and goes to a government hospital.however there are always surgeons from the surgical side that visits her.i will check on these creams and...
hi there.mum been to our gp and he says the fluid retention has improved but i cant see it .shes not as yellow as before though but her body continues to itch.she was at the doctors office when she...
my mum has increased palpatations as well as she cant see when she gets this pain in her chest and she begins to feel hot and she sweats.have taken her to our gp and her says that its just angina and...
I HAVE READ ABOUT IT NOW AND IT MAKES SENSE NOW.SHE WENT TODAY FOR ONE OF HER CHECK UPS AT THE GP SO WAITING TO GO HOME AND CHECK THE REPORT ON HOW SHE IS DOING.WILL ADVISE YOU TOMORROW ON THE...
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I CANT REALLY TALK TO THE OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS COS I AM SCARED THEY WILL SAY THAT I WANT THE WORST TO HAPPEN HOWEVER I HAVE READ ABOUT ESLD AND I HAVE TO BE STRAIGHT ON THIS...