Hello All: I am still here and so is hubby. When he was released from the hospital the dr's told us a couple of days to a couple of weeks well here it is almost 6 weeks later just goes to show you...
So things are not going well, I brought my husband home today under hospice care. His disease has progressed to far to do anything for him as his body is not producing much urine. The kidney doctor...
Hi everyone! Just thought I would give you an update. I finally got hubby to the right place. He is now in Henry Ford Hospital. Oh it is so nice to finally get some answers. He is in Kidney failure...
Hi TW: Rest assured you are not alone. Listen to what the people on here are saying and do the best you can. I am going through the same thing except my husband has not seen a liver specialist yet we...
he is only aloud to have 1 liter of fluid a day....he is having trouble urinating it is better for him to sit down and sometimes he cant go at all...
what are the symptoms that he would have if his kidney's are working right?...
he is on the diuretics a magnesium pill Prilosec and a multi vitamin which he is currently out of it has been added to the grocery list. I got up about 7:30am this morning and he asked me to close...
Ok I have a question? Can you still have HE if your ammonia levels are not that high. When they tested his ammonia level the other day it was only 36???...
Thank you everyone for your advise. The light bulb went off this morning glad it wasn't last night because otherwise I would have been up all night thinking about it. Anyway my light bulb is that I...
Thanks for your posts Ziff and David. I don't think now I could be wrong maybe with some time but I don't think that my hubby will ever get a transplant I know without it he will die I just don't...
Oh and just remembered something else I wanted to ask....I read somewhere on here about albumin given after large fluid being taken out and I was also told that having a paracentsis done that they...
Hi everyone. Well I went with my hubby to have his paracentesis today and they took out 8.6 liters. I got to watch the whole thing. Towards the end it was like they were pressing on his side to get...
Yes I have read Scared's thread and yes we are very similar. So I have been worried about his ammonia levels as he is very slow moving and in his thinking he doesn't seem to be confused but he gets a...
Ok I have a question. My husband has scheduled a paracentesis for tomorrow morning? He is soo weak and he cant sleep but the idiot (sorry for you male members out there) took himself to breakfast...
Ziff: No he has not been drinking he hasn't had a drink since Feb 4th. Where do you find a Hepatologist? How do I know when he needs a transplant?...
Hello I am still new to all of this so bare with me. In February my husband was diagnosed with Cirrhosis due to alcohol. He was in the hospital for 3 days he was full of fluid not only in his belly...