Guest guest Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Well. I had a lot of symptoms at first that i completely ignored. I will get to them, but first I started to have right upper quad pain last June 17th. I had played drums in a country band down at a LO DO sports bar for an after the Rockies base ball game performance and I tied one on pretty good, and the next morning, I start having pain. The pain felt as if I had run too fast, and got a cramp, or like a brick had been stuffed up in there. The doctor sent me for an ultrasound, and it was excrusciating for the tech to roll the wand around on that area. Then by September, I started to have left upper quad pain, and this was even worse, and covers a bigger area. Then I was admitted to the hospital with severe chest pain. No fun. treadmill test. oooh. I had a slight jaundice appearance in the cunjunctiva of my eyes, but not the whites. I had elevated ast and alt and GGT, as well as elevated bilirubin, and ammonia, and low BUN and abnormal BUN/CREAT ratio. I brought the labs to my doctors attention, but she was convinced i had gallbladder disease. While taking out the gallbladder, the surgeon noted " macronodular cirrhosis " and took a biopsy. If any folks out there are having a biopsy,PLEASE ask, no DEMAND a needle biopsy. A wedge biopsy has a lot of fibrosis in it as a rule. The small signs I ignored were bleeding issues. I had been having hard to control nose bleeds, as well as severely bleeding hemorrhoids for two years. Rumply fingernails, as well as a ghostly white appearance. Bright red palms with white spots. I have also had mental confusion, visual disturbances, nausea (ooooh) weakness, shortness of breath, headaches, dizziness, and sleep disturbance, (day / night reversal). Hello > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My name is Elsy and my aunt was diagnosed a little over a year ago with > > Cirrhosis. Doctor's have told her that her disease is level 4. Can > > anyone please explain to me how bad level 4 is? Everytime I ask a > > doctor to explain to me how bad is level 4, they just say it's bad and > > that she needs a liver transplant. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <!-- > > #ygrp-mkp{ > border:1px solid #d8d8d8;font- family:Arial; margin:14px 0px;padding: 0px 14px;} > #ygrp-mkp hr{ > border:1px solid #d8d8d8;} > #ygrp-mkp #hd{ > color:#628c2a; font-size: 85%;font- weight:bold; line- height:122%; margin:10px 0px;} > #ygrp-mkp #ads{ > margin-bottom: 10px;} > #ygrp-mkp .ad{ > padding:0 0;} > #ygrp-mkp .ad a{ > color:#0000ff; text-decoration: none;} > --> > > > > <!-- > > #ygrp-sponsor #ygrp-lc{ > font-family: Arial;} > #ygrp-sponsor #ygrp-lc #hd{ > margin:10px 0px;font-weight: bold;font- size:78%; line-height: 122%;} > #ygrp-sponsor #ygrp-lc .ad{ > margin-bottom: 10px;padding: 0 0;} > --> > > > > <!-- > > #ygrp-mlmsg {font-size:13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;} > #ygrp-mlmsg table {font-size:inherit; font:100% ;} > #ygrp-mlmsg select, input, textarea {font:99% arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;} > #ygrp-mlmsg pre, code {font:115% monospace;} > #ygrp-mlmsg * {line-height: 1.22em;} > #ygrp-text{ > font-family: Georgia; > } > #ygrp-text p{ > margin:0 0 1em 0;} > #ygrp-tpmsgs{ > font-family: Arial; > clear:both;} > #ygrp-vitnav{ > padding-top: 10px;font- family:Verdana; font-size: 77%;margin: 0;} > #ygrp-vitnav a{ > padding:0 1px;} > #ygrp-actbar{ > clear:both;margin: 25px 0;white-space: nowrap;color: #666;text- align:right; } > #ygrp-actbar .left{ > float:left;white- space:nowrap; } > .bld{font-weight: bold;} > #ygrp-grft{ > font-family: Verdana;font- size:77%; padding:15px 0;} > #ygrp-ft{ > font-family: verdana;font- size:77%; border-top: 1px solid #666; > padding:5px 0; > } > #ygrp-mlmsg #logo{ > padding-bottom: 10px;} > > #ygrp-vital{ > background-color: #e0ecee;margin- bottom:20px; padding:2px 0 8px 8px;} > #ygrp-vital #vithd{ > font-size:77% ;font-family: Verdana;font- weight:bold; color:#333; text- transform:uppercase ;} > #ygrp-vital ul{ > padding:0;margin: 2px 0;} > #ygrp-vital ul li{ > list-style-type: none;clear: both;border: 1px solid #e0ecee; > } > #ygrp-vital ul li .ct{ > font-weight: bold;color: #ff7900;float: right;width: 2em;text- align:right; padding-right: .5em;} > #ygrp-vital ul li .cat{ > font-weight: bold;} > #ygrp-vital a{ > text-decoration: none;} > > #ygrp-vital a:hover{ > text-decoration: underline; } > > #ygrp-sponsor #hd{ > color:#999;font- size:77%; } > #ygrp-sponsor #ov{ > padding:6px 13px;background- color:#e0ecee; margin-bottom: 20px;} > #ygrp-sponsor #ov ul{ > padding:0 0 0 8px;margin:0; } > #ygrp-sponsor #ov li{ > list-style-type: square;padding: 6px 0;font-size: 77%;} > #ygrp-sponsor #ov li a{ > text-decoration: none;font- size:130% ;} > #ygrp-sponsor #nc{ > background-color: #eee;margin- bottom:20px; padding:0 8px;} > #ygrp-sponsor .ad{ > padding:8px 0;} > #ygrp-sponsor .ad #hd1{ > font-family: Arial;font- weight:bold; color:#628c2a; font- size:100%;line- height:122% ;} > #ygrp-sponsor .ad a{ > text-decoration: none;} > #ygrp-sponsor .ad a:hover{ > text-decoration: underline; } > #ygrp-sponsor .ad p{ > margin:0;} > o{font-size: 0;} > .MsoNormal{ > margin:0 0 0 0;} > #ygrp-text tt{ > font-size:120% ;} > blockquote{margin: 0 0 0 4px;} > .replbq{margin: 4;} > --> > > > > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ __ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 What do rumply fingernails look like? Are there ridges on them? Colleen Bob Aragon wrote: Well. I had a lot of symptoms at first that i completely ignored. I will get to them, but first I started to have right upper quad pain last June 17th. I had played drums in a country band down at a LO DO sports bar for an after the Rockies base ball game performance and I tied one on pretty good, and the next morning, I start having pain. The pain felt as if I had run too fast, and got a cramp, or like a brick had been stuffed up in there. The doctor sent me for an ultrasound, and it was excrusciating for the tech to roll the wand around on that area. Then by September, I started to have left upper quad pain, and this was even worse, and covers a bigger area. Then I was admitted to the hospital with severe chest pain. No fun. treadmill test. oooh. I had a slight jaundice appearance in the cunjunctiva of my eyes, but not the whites. I had elevated ast and alt and GGT, as well as elevated bilirubin, and ammonia, and low BUN and abnormal BUN/CREAT ratio. I brought the labs to my doctors attention, but she was convinced i had gallbladder disease. While taking out the gallbladder, the surgeon noted " macronodular cirrhosis " and took a biopsy. If any folks out there are having a biopsy,PLEASE ask, no DEMAND a needle biopsy. A wedge biopsy has a lot of fibrosis in it as a rule. The small signs I ignored were bleeding issues. I had been having hard to control nose bleeds, as well as severely bleeding hemorrhoids for two years. Rumply fingernails, as well as a ghostly white appearance. Bright red palms with white spots. I have also had mental confusion, visual disturbances, nausea (ooooh) weakness, shortness of breath, headaches, dizziness, and sleep disturbance, (day / night reversal). Hello > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My name is Elsy and my aunt was diagnosed a little over a year ago with > > Cirrhosis. Doctor's have told her that her disease is level 4. Can > > anyone please explain to me how bad level 4 is? Everytime I ask a > > doctor to explain to me how bad is level 4, they just say it's bad and > > that she needs a liver transplant. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > #ygrp-mkp{ > border:1px solid #d8d8d8;font- family:Arial; margin:14px 0px;padding: 0px 14px;} > #ygrp-mkp hr{ > border:1px solid #d8d8d8;} > #ygrp-mkp #hd{ > color:#628c2a; font-size: 85%;font- weight:bold; line- height:122%; margin:10px 0px;} > #ygrp-mkp #ads{ > margin-bottom: 10px;} > #ygrp-mkp .ad{ > padding:0 0;} > #ygrp-mkp .ad a{ > color:#0000ff; text-decoration: none;} > --> > > > > > > #ygrp-sponsor #ygrp-lc{ > font-family: Arial;} > #ygrp-sponsor #ygrp-lc #hd{ > margin:10px 0px;font-weight: bold;font- size:78%; line-height: 122%;} > #ygrp-sponsor #ygrp-lc .ad{ > margin-bottom: 10px;padding: 0 0;} > --> > > > > > > #ygrp-mlmsg {font-size:13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;} > #ygrp-mlmsg table {font-size:inherit; font:100% ;} > #ygrp-mlmsg select, input, textarea {font:99% arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;} > #ygrp-mlmsg pre, code {font:115% monospace;} > #ygrp-mlmsg * {line-height: 1.22em;} > #ygrp-text{ > font-family: Georgia; > } > #ygrp-text p{ > margin:0 0 1em 0;} > #ygrp-tpmsgs{ > font-family: Arial; > clear:both;} > #ygrp-vitnav{ > padding-top: 10px;font- family:Verdana; font-size: 77%;margin: 0;} > #ygrp-vitnav a{ > padding:0 1px;} > #ygrp-actbar{ > clear:both;margin: 25px 0;white-space: nowrap;color: #666;text- align:right; } > #ygrp-actbar .left{ > float:left;white- space:nowrap; } > .bld{font-weight: bold;} > #ygrp-grft{ > font-family: Verdana;font- size:77%; padding:15px 0;} > #ygrp-ft{ > font-family: verdana;font- size:77%; border-top: 1px solid #666; > padding:5px 0; > } > #ygrp-mlmsg #logo{ > padding-bottom: 10px;} > > #ygrp-vital{ > background-color: #e0ecee;margin- bottom:20px; padding:2px 0 8px 8px;} > #ygrp-vital #vithd{ > font-size:77% ;font-family: Verdana;font- weight:bold; color:#333; text- transform:uppercase ;} > #ygrp-vital ul{ > padding:0;margin: 2px 0;} > #ygrp-vital ul li{ > list-style-type: none;clear: both;border: 1px solid #e0ecee; > } > #ygrp-vital ul li .ct{ > font-weight: bold;color: #ff7900;float: right;width: 2em;text- align:right; padding-right: .5em;} > #ygrp-vital ul li .cat{ > font-weight: bold;} > #ygrp-vital a{ > text-decoration: none;} > > #ygrp-vital a:hover{ > text-decoration: underline; } > > #ygrp-sponsor #hd{ > color:#999;font- size:77%; } > #ygrp-sponsor #ov{ > padding:6px 13px;background- color:#e0ecee; margin-bottom: 20px;} > #ygrp-sponsor #ov ul{ > padding:0 0 0 8px;margin:0; } > #ygrp-sponsor #ov li{ > list-style-type: square;padding: 6px 0;font-size: 77%;} > #ygrp-sponsor #ov li a{ > text-decoration: none;font- size:130% ;} > #ygrp-sponsor #nc{ > background-color: #eee;margin- bottom:20px; padding:0 8px;} > #ygrp-sponsor .ad{ > padding:8px 0;} > #ygrp-sponsor .ad #hd1{ > font-family: Arial;font- weight:bold; color:#628c2a; font- size:100%;line- height:122% ;} > #ygrp-sponsor .ad a{ > text-decoration: none;} > #ygrp-sponsor .ad a:hover{ > text-decoration: underline; } > #ygrp-sponsor .ad p{ > margin:0;} > o{font-size: 0;} > .MsoNormal{ > margin:0 0 0 0;} > #ygrp-text tt{ > font-size:120% ;} > blockquote{margin: 0 0 0 4px;} > .replbq{margin: 4;} > --> > > > > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ __ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Ridges , yes. Hello > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My name is Elsy and my aunt was diagnosed a little over a year ago with > > Cirrhosis. Doctor's have told her that her disease is level 4. Can > > anyone please explain to me how bad level 4 is? Everytime I ask a > > doctor to explain to me how bad is level 4, they just say it's bad and > > that she needs a liver transplant. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > #ygrp-mkp{ > border:1px solid #d8d8d8;font- family:Arial; margin:14px 0px;padding: 0px 14px;} > #ygrp-mkp hr{ > border:1px solid #d8d8d8;} > #ygrp-mkp #hd{ > color:#628c2a; font-size: 85%;font- weight:bold; line- height:122%; margin:10px 0px;} > #ygrp-mkp #ads{ > margin-bottom: 10px;} > #ygrp-mkp .ad{ > padding:0 0;} > #ygrp-mkp .ad a{ > color:#0000ff; text-decoration: none;} > --> > > > > > > #ygrp-sponsor #ygrp-lc{ > font-family: Arial;} > #ygrp-sponsor #ygrp-lc #hd{ > margin:10px 0px;font-weight: bold;font- size:78%; line-height: 122%;} > #ygrp-sponsor #ygrp-lc .ad{ > margin-bottom: 10px;padding: 0 0;} > --> > > > > > > #ygrp-mlmsg {font-size:13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;} > #ygrp-mlmsg table {font-size:inherit; font:100% ;} > #ygrp-mlmsg select, input, textarea {font:99% arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;} > #ygrp-mlmsg pre, code {font:115% monospace;} > #ygrp-mlmsg * {line-height: 1.22em;} > #ygrp-text{ > font-family: Georgia; > } > #ygrp-text p{ > margin:0 0 1em 0;} > #ygrp-tpmsgs{ > font-family: Arial; > clear:both;} > #ygrp-vitnav{ > padding-top: 10px;font- family:Verdana; font-size: 77%;margin: 0;} > #ygrp-vitnav a{ > padding:0 1px;} > #ygrp-actbar{ > clear:both;margin: 25px 0;white-space: nowrap;color: #666;text- align:right; } > #ygrp-actbar .left{ > float:left;white- space:nowrap; } > .bld{font-weight: bold;} > #ygrp-grft{ > font-family: Verdana;font- size:77%; padding:15px 0;} > #ygrp-ft{ > font-family: verdana;font- size:77%; border-top: 1px solid #666; > padding:5px 0; > } > #ygrp-mlmsg #logo{ > padding-bottom: 10px;} > > #ygrp-vital{ > background-color: #e0ecee;margin- bottom:20px; padding:2px 0 8px 8px;} > #ygrp-vital #vithd{ > font-size:77% ;font-family: Verdana;font- weight:bold; color:#333; text- transform:uppercase ;} > #ygrp-vital ul{ > padding:0;margin: 2px 0;} > #ygrp-vital ul li{ > list-style-type: none;clear: both;border: 1px solid #e0ecee; > } > #ygrp-vital ul li .ct{ > font-weight: bold;color: #ff7900;float: right;width: 2em;text- align:right; padding-right: .5em;} > #ygrp-vital ul li .cat{ > font-weight: bold;} > #ygrp-vital a{ > text-decoration: none;} > > #ygrp-vital a:hover{ > text-decoration: underline; } > > #ygrp-sponsor #hd{ > color:#999;font- size:77%; } > #ygrp-sponsor #ov{ > padding:6px 13px;background- color:#e0ecee; margin-bottom: 20px;} > #ygrp-sponsor #ov ul{ > padding:0 0 0 8px;margin:0; } > #ygrp-sponsor #ov li{ > list-style-type: square;padding: 6px 0;font-size: 77%;} > #ygrp-sponsor #ov li a{ > text-decoration: none;font- size:130% ;} > #ygrp-sponsor #nc{ > background-color: #eee;margin- bottom:20px; padding:0 8px;} > #ygrp-sponsor .ad{ > padding:8px 0;} > #ygrp-sponsor .ad #hd1{ > font-family: Arial;font- weight:bold; color:#628c2a; font- size:100%;line- height:122% ;} > #ygrp-sponsor .ad a{ > text-decoration: none;} > #ygrp-sponsor .ad a:hover{ > text-decoration: underline; } > #ygrp-sponsor .ad p{ > margin:0;} > o{font-size: 0;} > .MsoNormal{ > margin:0 0 0 0;} > #ygrp-text tt{ > font-size:120% ;} > blockquote{margin: 0 0 0 4px;} > .replbq{margin: 4;} > --> > > > > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ __ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 I have that too on three of my fingers. I asked the doctor about it the other day, because I told him that a lot of people in this group had them.. He said it was really interesting that I asked. He has one too! Anyway he says there are a lot of things that could cause that such as circulation but he also believes they are looking at them as an indication of liver disease..Thought it was interesting too, because it something most people dont like to talk about.. Debra > > > > > > > > > > Hi, Elsy. I am so sorry about your aunt. Do you know the cause of > > > > her cirrhosis? I am Bobby a 43 year old man with the same thing. Mine > > > > is from alcohol abuse. I am a recovering alcoholic. I hope the > > > > doctors can get your aunt on the transplant list as soon as possible. > > > > Good luck, and you came to the right place if nothing more than to > > > > learn more about this disease, not to mention all the really > > > > wonderful friends you will find here. > > > > > Hello > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My name is Elsy and my aunt was diagnosed a little over > > > > a year ago with > > > > > > > > > > Cirrhosis. Doctor's have told her that her disease is level 4. > > > > Can > > > > > > > > > > anyone please explain to me how bad level 4 is? Everytime I ask a > > > > > > > > > > doctor to explain to me how bad is level 4, they just say it's bad > > > > and > > > > > > > > > > that she needs a liver transplant. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > #ygrp-mkp{ > > > > > border:1px solid #d8d8d8;font- family:Arial; margin:14px > > > > 0px;padding: 0px 14px;} > > > > > #ygrp-mkp hr{ > > > > > border:1px solid #d8d8d8;} > > > > > #ygrp-mkp #hd{ > > > > > color:#628c2a; font-size: 85%;font- weight:bold; line- > > > > height:122%; margin:10px 0px;} > > > > > #ygrp-mkp #ads{ > > > > > margin-bottom: 10px;} > > > > > #ygrp-mkp .ad{ > > > > > padding:0 0;} > > > > > #ygrp-mkp .ad a{ > > > > > color:#0000ff; text-decoration: none;} > > > > > --> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > #ygrp-sponsor #ygrp-lc{ > > > > > font-family: Arial;} > > > > > #ygrp-sponsor #ygrp-lc #hd{ > > > > > margin:10px 0px;font-weight: bold;font- size:78%; line-height: 122%;} > > > > > #ygrp-sponsor #ygrp-lc .ad{ > > > > > margin-bottom: 10px;padding: 0 0;} > > > > > --> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > #ygrp-mlmsg {font-size:13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, > > > > sans-serif;} > > > > > #ygrp-mlmsg table {font-size:inherit; font:100% ;} > > > > > #ygrp-mlmsg select, input, textarea {font:99% arial, helvetica, > > > > clean, sans-serif;} > > > > > #ygrp-mlmsg pre, code {font:115% monospace;} > > > > > #ygrp-mlmsg * {line-height: 1.22em;} > > > > > #ygrp-text{ > > > > > font-family: Georgia; > > > > > } > > > > > #ygrp-text p{ > > > > > margin:0 0 1em 0;} > > > > > #ygrp-tpmsgs{ > > > > > font-family: Arial; > > > > > clear:both;} > > > > > #ygrp-vitnav{ > > > > > padding-top: 10px;font- family:Verdana; font-size: 77%;margin: 0;} > > > > > #ygrp-vitnav a{ > > > > > padding:0 1px;} > > > > > #ygrp-actbar{ > > > > > clear:both;margin: 25px 0;white-space: nowrap;color: #666;text- > > > > align:right; } > > > > > #ygrp-actbar .left{ > > > > > float:left;white- space:nowrap; } > > > > > .bld{font-weight: bold;} > > > > > #ygrp-grft{ > > > > > font-family: Verdana;font- size:77%; padding:15px 0;} > > > > > #ygrp-ft{ > > > > > font-family: verdana;font- size:77%; border-top: 1px solid #666; > > > > > padding:5px 0; > > > > > } > > > > > #ygrp-mlmsg #logo{ > > > > > padding-bottom: 10px;} > > > > > > > > > > #ygrp-vital{ > > > > > background-color: #e0ecee;margin- bottom:20px; padding:2px 0 8px 8px;} > > > > > #ygrp-vital #vithd{ > > > > > font-size:77% ;font-family: Verdana;font- weight:bold; color:#333; text- > > > > transform:uppercase ;} > > > > > #ygrp-vital ul{ > > > > > padding:0;margin: 2px 0;} > > > > > #ygrp-vital ul li{ > > > > > list-style-type: none;clear: both;border: 1px solid #e0ecee; > > > > > } > > > > > #ygrp-vital ul li .ct{ > > > > > font-weight: bold;color: #ff7900;float: right;width: 2em;text- > > > > align:right; padding-right: .5em;} > > > > > #ygrp-vital ul li .cat{ > > > > > font-weight: bold;} > > > > > #ygrp-vital a{ > > > > > text-decoration: none;} > > > > > > > > > > #ygrp-vital a:hover{ > > > > > text-decoration: underline; } > > > > > > > > > > #ygrp-sponsor #hd{ > > > > > color:#999;font- size:77%; } > > > > > #ygrp-sponsor #ov{ > > > > > padding:6px 13px;background- color:#e0ecee; margin-bottom: 20px;} > > > > > #ygrp-sponsor #ov ul{ > > > > > padding:0 0 0 8px;margin:0; } > > > > > #ygrp-sponsor #ov li{ > > > > > list-style-type: square;padding: 6px 0;font-size: 77%;} > > > > > #ygrp-sponsor #ov li a{ > > > > > text-decoration: none;font- size:130% ;} > > > > > #ygrp-sponsor #nc{ > > > > > background-color: #eee;margin- bottom:20px; padding:0 8px;} > > > > > #ygrp-sponsor .ad{ > > > > > padding:8px 0;} > > > > > #ygrp-sponsor .ad #hd1{ > > > > > font-family: Arial;font- weight:bold; color:#628c2a; font- > > > > size:100%;line- height:122% ;} > > > > > #ygrp-sponsor .ad a{ > > > > > text-decoration: none;} > > > > > #ygrp-sponsor .ad a:hover{ > > > > > text-decoration: underline; } > > > > > #ygrp-sponsor .ad p{ > > > > > margin:0;} > > > > > o{font-size: 0;} > > > > > .MsoNormal{ > > > > > margin:0 0 0 0;} > > > > > #ygrp-text tt{ > > > > > font-size:120% ;} > > > > > blockquote{margin: 0 0 0 4px;} > > > > > .replbq{margin: 4;} > > > > > --> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ __ > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 Hello All-I'm new to the group. Here's my story. Three years ago, my husband was diagnosed with Hep C, he immediatley quit drinking. He wasn't an alcoholic, but a weekend warrior and he was quite overweight. He was told that he would most likely develop cirrhosis within 5-20 years. Well, this June, he was diagnosed with cirrhosis, only 2.5 yrs later. I believe that he already had the cirrhosis when they did the biopsy 2.5 years ago and the doctor had to go in three times because the pieces fragmented. Regardless, now he is on disability because at least 4 days a week he sleeps most of the day and has no energy. His blood levels are gradually getting worse. We have relatives who are willing to be tested to see if they can do a live transplant but we are told that he is not sick enough yet. I understand that there has to be limits, but I don't understand why they wouldn't want to do major surgery when someone is still healthy enough to recover quickly. All my husband wanted to do is be able to retire from the job where he has already worked for 35 years. Boy can life throw things at you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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