Guest guest Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Hello, I'm new to all of this and kinda scared. My husband has been a heavy beer drinker for about 20 years. And was also told he had Hep B 15 years ago. Right before we were married he seen a doctor at that time and was given med. Back them we were young and did'nt know much about it. Thought the doctor's treated it. Over the years as with most men he never went to the doctor's only once for kidney stones. Now 15 years later, not really knowing where it started or when. His always been a big man so we didn't notice his bellying getting bigger. but about 6 weeks ago his feet and legs started swelling. So he stop drinking and we waited....swelling still didn't go down. Finally we located a doctor that would see him without us having insurance. The doctor ran some blood test that showed that he was malnution and Hep B positive. (still) so that means he had Chonic Hep B and we didn't know. Liver test come back low....we don't know what to ask about when it come to the blood test being done. The doctor started him on multi vit.-folic acid-B1 thiemin- protien drinks and water pill with potassem for a week and still the water retention was not coming down. Then he put him on an additional water pill. This one is working and he has lost about 20 pound in 3 weeks. His feet and leg are better but still a little sore. The doctor says we may have dodge a bullet this time. But still wants to do futher test such as CT, Biopsy,MRI we can't afford to have these test done and don't have insurance. If my husband stays away from the beer and takes care of himself. Will he keep getting better? Could this all be just a warning? Thank you for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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