hi natasha you did a very good thing caring for anna. you are in my thoughts. mandy...
Hi Natalie I am very sad for you. Can she not have a morphine driver, we had one for my dad who died very peacefully without any interference from procedures or administration of drugs. This was set...
Hello Sadwife, I totally sympathise with you. My sister continues to drink 750mls of whiskey a day and three pints of cider a day. Six weeks ago her hepatologist told me that he really didn't believe...
Hi Natty Sounds like thrush which flourishes in skin folds, It is caused by candida albicans and can get very smelly and very sore. Bathing is the best way of controlling it. Ihave seen it msny times...
Hi nc My sister has recurrent nosebleeds about 3 times a week. She has esld and continues to drink. Her clotting factors are low. Mandy...
Hello Bibi My sister is also nearing the end of esld. I spoke to her consultant last week as my main concern is the she doesn't suffer pain and he told me that that they would fit her with a morphine...
Thankyou Connie for your support. I have been to my sisters today and have been very frank with her. I have said that my priority is to ensure that she receives the best care possible, but that it is...
my subject was supposed to be refractory ascites etc. sorry. sister3...
Hello everyone. I shamefully havent posted for ages but have tried to look in when I can. I very much admire you Connie for your stoicism and attitude throughout your pre transplant evaluation. Phil...
Dear Mrs Tomo I am Sad for you and hope that you know he is no longer suffering. A small comfort but something nonetheless. Thoughts are with you. Sister3...
Hi Connie I am so impressed with your stamina and resolve. Listening to your ordeals I realise that even if my sister could get a transplant she doesnt want to live badly enough. You do so keep...
Natasha, has ur husband seen anyone other than the GP? You can request that ur GP writes an urgent direct referral to the consultant. They can do this and bypass the choose and book system which to...
Hi Cindy0001 my sisters hair has been falling out a lot recently so much so that we have had to get the plumber to come twice to unblock the shower drain! I dont know why but my feeling is the lack...
Dear Krista I am Very sad for u and u will be in my thoughts. mandy...
Connie, am so pleased for you that there are no mestastises. wrong spelling i know!!! now u have some options. You are a brave and knowledgable woman to be admired. I will keep u in my thoughts....
Dear Wife of drinker-natasha I am also from england and i have read your posts. Bloody.....girl can u can't half talk for an english girl!!!!! Anyway I have followed your posts and my heart goes out...
Hi connie, you will be in my thoughts and good luck. mandy...
Hi everyone I have not posted for yonks but am reading through everyones post etc. I want to ask all of you your advise. To surmise;phil sister 42years old hepc positive, ex heroin addict shared...
Yes You are all right. I am sorry if I sounded grumpy. I am sure I would fight tooth and nail for Phils sobriety if it could save her life. My thoughts are with those of you who must be battling...
Hi everyone Phil is home from the hospital. We are glad to have her back with us. I think that all has hit home with her now because in the last ten days she has grieved for a life that she will...
Dear Elen I read your post and although i am using a different forum because of my sister you post struck a chord with me. Three years ago my mother died from lung cancer and because of economical...
Thank you sandi....
Thankfully phil is still in the hospital so thankfully she cannot get her hands on any alcohol. She is not due to be discharged until weds or thurs. We will keep trying to convince her not to drink...
Thank you for all your replies. Sorry not to clarify but Phil is not on the transplant list. Unfortunately, she did not tell us about esld and the hepc until 6 months ago, by which time the liver...
Well Phil is back in hospital since Monday. Admitted with gross ascites oedema severe brethlessness and almost unable to walk. Steph and I finally got to speak to her consultant and he said that...
I am not very good at this. I read all your messages and feel very inadequate. However I am English and we are emotionally retentive!! I so wish I could let go as you all do. Let me try to be...
Hi I have not posted anything for a while but snatch a moment here and there. Sister Phil is back in hospital. This is the third admission in five weeks. Her ascites is getting to be a problem. Here...
thank you pink grandma for your advice. I will speak to her doctors this week and put forward your suggestion. thank you all for your replies. sister3...
Hi again. Have just come of the phone after talking to my sister. She has been in hospital for a drain for the ascites. She is attending a different hospital from before and they refuse to drain her...
thankyou hep 93 for answering my post. i am still getting used to answering peoples comments so i hope i am doing this right. yesterday we had the locAL GP arrange for my sister to be admitted to the...
hello everyone from the UK. I have been reading a lot of your postings and communication for several weeks now. I am one of three sisters and my elder sister and I discovered in August of this year...