Hey folks, it's been a while since I've been on. I guess that's because my Mom has not been in the hospital for the past few months! However, she just had a severe HE bout which seems to be related...
Caregiver25 -- Glad to hear from you, though I am sorry to hear of your mom's condition. My Mom is still hanging in there with more bad days than good, however, her attitude is getting better. Since...
Serious -- I know that there is an antibiotic, rifaximin (I think) that has been given to my Mom to control ammonia levels since she can't tolerate the lactalose due to Crohn's and other digestive...
Thanks, Angie. I appreciate the encouragement. I will continue to find ways to guide and try to get to the next visit with hepatologist. In the meantime, a comment above triggers another question...
Does anyone know anyone who has both Crohn's Disease and Cirrhosis? My Mom contracted Hep-C 30 years ago through blood transfusion. The Hep-C has been eradicated, but not before doing irreversible...
Thanks, everyone. I really have been questioning whether I'm just Chicken Little. But you've all been through it, and it seems that I might just be putting some of the pieces together more quickly...
What exactly is a MELD score and why don't my Mom's doctors talk about that regularly? I've read a bit about it, and it seems really important, but it's not something that the professionals treating...
Have any of you had experience with ESLD patients and second hand smoke? I've come to the conclusion that, given the increasingly compromised condition of my Mom's liver and kidneys, she may in fact...
I'm new to this forum (see my intro a few days ago). Just figured out I should post "new topics" rather than "replies", so here it goes... My mom just spent three days in the hospital due to a month...
Connie -- so glad to get your note. I've certainly tried to learn about the disease by internet but most of my family doesn't like to talk about it. All of the symptoms in their mind (e.g.,...
Hi -- I am new to this forum. My mom (almost 70) contracted Hep C over 30 years ago thru blood transfusion. Probably more than 10 years ago she was diagnosed; she had a receptive gene-type and was...