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> My husband received a blood transfusion today, 2 pints, because he was low on

blood. But he hasn't been bleeding externally,and there has been none in his

stool. I do not understand how you just get low on blood. Is there something i

am missing?

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> Google, here i come.

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If your husband is on the SOC then it will be because of the ribriviron.  It

will cause the  red blood cells to become depleted.

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Low hemoglobin

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> My husband received a blood transfusion today, 2 pints, because he was low on

blood. But he hasn't been bleeding externally,and there has been none in his

stool. I do not understand how you just get low on blood. Is there something i

am missing?

>

> Google, here i come.

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> Kim

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Im not sure i am familiar with SOC. what does it stand for? I might be more

familiar with it by another name.

Kim

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> > My husband received a blood transfusion today, 2 pints, because he was low

on blood. But he hasn't been bleeding externally,and there has been none in his

stool. I do not understand how you just get low on blood. Is there something i

am missing?

> >

> > Google, here i come.

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Actually Kim - SOC stands for Standard of Care; but, it is related to Hep C

treatment.

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Im not sure i am familiar with SOC. what does it stand for? I might be more

familiar with it by another name.

Kim

> >

> > My husband received a blood transfusion today, 2 pints, because he was low

on blood. But he hasn't been bleeding externally,and there has been none in his

stool. I do not understand how you just get low on blood. Is there something i

am missing?

> >

> > Google, here i come.

> >

> > Kim

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Kim, I am being treated for anemia. Sometimes it isn't a matter of

losing blood, but rather of not making enough of it. My red blood

cells are irregularly shaped, an indication that I don't have enough

blood to make them round. They just float around in the blood stream,

and get pulled out of shape I believe. Jan

> My husband received a blood transfusion today, 2 pints, because he was low on

blood.  But he hasn't been bleeding externally,and there has been none in his

stool.  I do not understand how you just get low on blood.  Is there something i

am missing?

>

> Google, here i come.

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> Kim

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Dear Kim, My loved one was always a couple of quarts low in the last year of her

life. Taking her the the ER was a guarantee that they would admit her, because

her hematocrit was always low. It is technically called anemia. Low red blood

cell count. The reason was speculated by the hepatologist that she was leaking

from collateral veins in her stomach and esophagus. They always did EDG scopes

on her to place little rubber bands around the ones they could see in her

esophagus, but  her stomach was another story. Apparently it is much harder to

get to them past he duodenum.  The theory goes something like this:

The portal vein system is clogged up by scar tissue in the liver, so the blood

builds up pressure in the veins of the gastro tract. This is why people get

varicose veins on the belly button, called a caput medusae. They are called

varicies and can be present in the esophagus, stomach, rectum, and even the

umbelicle, wich is re-cannalized, or reopened up because of this abnormal high

blood pressure. It is called " portal hypertension " and is the reason for

ascites, and encephalopathy, and enlarged spleens, hepato renal syndrome type a

and most of the other complications in cirrhosis.

I am really sorry for what you are going through at  UTMB. It is not your

faulty at all. If your husband had been taken in to the transplant program, he

wouldn't be subjected to this attitude at all. I found this out totally by

accident. Ardis was a general patient at DHMC in Denver,Denver health medical

center, which is the large teaching hospital in Denver, Colorado.. The doctors

work at both DHMC and UCHSC, and University of Colorado health sciences center

interchangeably. Dhmc is a terrible place, while CU is wonderful. Still, the 8th

floor at CU is better than all the rest, because you go from 12 doctors to one.

A hepatologist. The are sweet, and do not make mistakes at all.

I want other reading this to get this point. When you or your loved one are

evaluated for a transplant, even if you arent going to get a transplant, or have

doubts, or whatever, they will be treated differently in the transplant floor

and clinic than the regular clinics and floors. It is a fact. I had the same

problem as you do Kim, with 12 different doctors treating Ardis. They didnt all

know what they were doiong for her, one of them was so so happy that her edma

was all gone, and ordered her medication changed. I pulled up her gown and

showed the doctor that the edema had settled in her butt and hips. She weighed

90 lbs and had a butt like J-LO, and the doctor gasped, and changed her meds

back, and even increased them! Ardis and I were howling we laughed so hard when

the doctor left the room. She had such a look of shock, and was mortified to

over look such an obvious  thing.

My heart goes out to you Kim. You are doing the best you

can.                  Love, Bobby

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Sent: Friday, March 2, 2012 12:22 PM

Subject: Low on Blood?

 

My husband received a blood transfusion today, 2 pints, because he was low on

blood. But he hasn't been bleeding externally,and there has been none in his

stool. I do not understand how you just get low on blood. Is there something i

am missing?

Google, here i come.

Kim

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I had an appointment with my hemotologist last Thursday, guy in charge

of trying to fix my anemia. When I asked if it could be related to

the liver cirrhosis and kidney failure, he said, Your cirrhosis isn't

that bad. I guess I had forgotten to tell him my cirrhosis state is

not reflected in my blood work. When I told him that I had two

biopsies showing I was in end stage liver disease, he said but that

means you are dying. And I don't look as if I am dying. I had to

inform him about compensated and uncompensated cirrhosis. Now he

thinks my anemia may be caused by varices constantly leaking and is

going to get my gastro to do an endoscopy. I tried to explain that it

can also cause bleeding in other areas such as the rectum and asked

about a colonoscopy which I usually have at the same time, but

couldn't educate him that much. I have had minor bleeding through the

belly button, but lasted such a short time and of such a small volume,

I have never said anything to any of my doctors. Jan

> Dear Kim, My loved one was always a couple of quarts low in the last year of

her life. Taking her the the ER was a guarantee that they would admit her,

because her hematocrit was always low. It is technically called anemia. Low red

blood cell count. The reason was speculated by the hepatologist that she was

leaking from collateral veins in her stomach and esophagus. They always did EDG

scopes on her to place little rubber bands around the ones they could see in her

esophagus, but  her stomach was another story. Apparently it is much harder to

get to them past he duodenum.  The theory goes something like this:

>

>

> The portal vein system is clogged up by scar tissue in the liver, so the blood

builds up pressure in the veins of the gastro tract. This is why people get

varicose veins on the belly button, called a caput medusae. They are called

varicies and can be present in the esophagus, stomach, rectum, and even the

umbelicle, wich is re-cannalized, or reopened up because of this abnormal high

blood pressure. It is called " portal hypertension " and is the reason for

ascites, and encephalopathy, and enlarged spleens, hepato renal syndrome type a

and most of the other complications in cirrhosis.

>

>

> I am really sorry for what you are going through at  UTMB. It is not your

faulty at all. If your husband had been taken in to the transplant program, he

wouldn't be subjected to this attitude at all. I found this out totally by

accident. Ardis was a general patient at DHMC in Denver,Denver health medical

center, which is the large teaching hospital in Denver, Colorado.. The doctors

work at both DHMC and UCHSC, and University of Colorado health sciences center

interchangeably. Dhmc is a terrible place, while CU is wonderful. Still, the 8th

floor at CU is better than all the rest, because you go from 12 doctors to one.

A hepatologist. The are sweet, and do not make mistakes at all.

>

> I want other reading this to get this point. When you or your loved one are

evaluated for a transplant, even if you arent going to get a transplant, or have

doubts, or whatever, they will be treated differently in the transplant floor

and clinic than the regular clinics and floors. It is a fact. I had the same

problem as you do Kim, with 12 different doctors treating Ardis. They didnt all

know what they were doiong for her, one of them was so so happy that her edma

was all gone, and ordered her medication changed. I pulled up her gown and

showed the doctor that the edema had settled in her butt and hips. She weighed

90 lbs and had a butt like J-LO, and the doctor gasped, and changed her meds

back, and even increased them! Ardis and I were howling we laughed so hard when

the doctor left the room. She had such a look of shock, and was mortified to

over look such an obvious  thing.

> My heart goes out to you Kim. You are doing the best you can.                 

Love, Bobby

>

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> To: livercirrhosissupport

> Sent: Friday, March 2, 2012 12:22 PM

> Subject: Low on Blood?

>

>

>

> My husband received a blood transfusion today, 2 pints, because he was low on

blood.  But he hasn't been bleeding externally,and there has been none in his

stool.  I do not understand how you just get low on blood.  Is there something i

am missing?

>

> Google, here i come.

>

> Kim

>

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It is that kind of medical personnel that have killed me by not looking at my

complaints as a whole.

I was at ER a few weeks ago and the Triage Nurse told me that low platelets

don't cause bleeding, low RBC do! My platelets are 89!

> > Dear Kim, My loved one was always a couple of quarts low in the last year of

her life. Taking her the the ER was a guarantee that they would admit her,

because her hematocrit was always low. It is technically called anemia. Low red

blood cell count. The reason was speculated by the hepatologist that she was

leaking from collateral veins in her stomach and esophagus. They always did EDG

scopes on her to place little rubber bands around the ones they could see in her

esophagus, but  her stomach was another story. Apparently it is much harder to

get to them past he duodenum.  The theory goes something like this:

> >

> >

> > The portal vein system is clogged up by scar tissue in the liver, so the

blood builds up pressure in the veins of the gastro tract. This is why people

get varicose veins on the belly button, called a caput medusae. They are called

varicies and can be present in the esophagus, stomach, rectum, and even the

umbelicle, wich is re-cannalized, or reopened up because of this abnormal high

blood pressure. It is called " portal hypertension " and is the reason for

ascites, and encephalopathy, and enlarged spleens, hepato renal syndrome type a

and most of the other complications in cirrhosis.

> >

> >

> > I am really sorry for what you are going through at  UTMB. It is not your

faulty at all. If your husband had been taken in to the transplant program, he

wouldn't be subjected to this attitude at all. I found this out totally by

accident. Ardis was a general patient at DHMC in Denver,Denver health medical

center, which is the large teaching hospital in Denver, Colorado.. The doctors

work at both DHMC and UCHSC, and University of Colorado health sciences center

interchangeably. Dhmc is a terrible place, while CU is wonderful. Still, the 8th

floor at CU is better than all the rest, because you go from 12 doctors to one.

A hepatologist. The are sweet, and do not make mistakes at all.

> >

> > I want other reading this to get this point. When you or your loved one are

evaluated for a transplant, even if you arent going to get a transplant, or have

doubts, or whatever, they will be treated differently in the transplant floor

and clinic than the regular clinics and floors. It is a fact. I had the same

problem as you do Kim, with 12 different doctors treating Ardis. They didnt all

know what they were doiong for her, one of them was so so happy that her edma

was all gone, and ordered her medication changed. I pulled up her gown and

showed the doctor that the edema had settled in her butt and hips. She weighed

90 lbs and had a butt like J-LO, and the doctor gasped, and changed her meds

back, and even increased them! Ardis and I were howling we laughed so hard when

the doctor left the room. She had such a look of shock, and was mortified to

over look such an obvious  thing.

> > My heart goes out to you Kim. You are doing the best you

can.                  Love, Bobby

> >

> >

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> > My husband received a blood transfusion today, 2 pints, because he was low

on blood.  But he hasn't been bleeding externally,and there has been none in his

stool.  I do not understand how you just get low on blood.  Is there something i

am missing?

> >

> > Google, here i come.

> >

> > Kim

> >

> >

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Jan I think you need to do a search on portal hypertension and take the info in

to your doctor. Sounds like submucosal hemorrhages in your colon to me. (I am

no doctor of course.)

Jackie

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> My husband received a blood transfusion today, 2 pints, because he was low

on blood. But he hasn't been bleeding externally,and there has been none in his

stool. I do not understand how you just get low on blood. Is there something i

am missing?

>

> Google, here i come.

>

> Kim

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I figured I would wait and fight that battle with my gastro who knows

more about it. So many people around me complain about being sent

from one doctor to another, why can't I just have one doctor do

everything for me sort of thing. I try to explain to them that there

is so much knowledge out there today that no one doctor could know it

all.

As for hemorrages, I had both a colonoscopy and an endoscopy about 2

years ago after I started being anemic, and the only thing which

showed up was h pylari in my stomach. Had eaten holes in my stomach

and I was bleeding in the cavity between the inner and out part of my

stomach. After it was cleared up, my anemia didn't really change. I

just wish my hemo would do a bone marrow to rule out a problem there.

He was going to, and that is why my neph sent me to him in the first

place. Of course I don't want a problem to show up, but this way we

don't know. They said it would be 6 seconds of excruciating pain. I

can stand 6 seconds of anything if it moves me on by finding or

eliminating things. Jan

On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 3:04 PM, son

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> Jan I think you need to do a search on portal hypertension and take the info

in to your doctor.  Sounds like submucosal hemorrhages in your colon to me.  (I

am no doctor of course.)

> Jackie

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>  > My husband received a blood transfusion today, 2 pints, because he was low

on blood.  But he hasn't been bleeding externally,and there has been none in his

stool.  I do not understand how you just get low on blood.  Is there something i

am missing?

>  >

>  > Google, here i come.

>  >

>  > Kim

>  >

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Jan

A fellow that I know here, has gone over 15 yrs now with the ESLD diagnosis. 

End stage is just a term for - your liver is not in good shape and has too much

cirrhosis.  But, like is the case with Hep C, if you get rid of the virus,

there is a big chance that eventually you will not have to worry about it. 

Even though I was likely in early stage of ESLD, apparently the damage wasn't

too much to do the liver resection.

Mmm I actually wanted to ask the surgeon how much good liver was left.  But,

since he had a bedside manner of a goat, I knew I wouldn't get the answer

anyway.

________________________________

 

I had an appointment with my hemotologist last Thursday, guy in charge

of trying to fix my anemia. When I asked if it could be related to

the liver cirrhosis and kidney failure, he said, Your cirrhosis isn't

that bad. I guess I had forgotten to tell him my cirrhosis state is

not reflected in my blood work. When I told him that I had two

biopsies showing I was in end stage liver disease, he said but that

means you are dying. And I don't look as if I am dying. I had to

inform him about compensated and uncompensated cirrhosis. Now he

thinks my anemia may be caused by varices constantly leaking and is

going to get my gastro to do an endoscopy. I tried to explain that it

can also cause bleeding in other areas such as the rectum and asked

about a colonoscopy which I usually have at the same time, but

couldn't educate him that much. I have had minor bleeding through the

belly button, but lasted such a short time and of such a small volume,

I have never said anything to any of my doctors. Jan

> Dear Kim, My loved one was always a couple of quarts low in the last year of

her life. Taking her the the ER was a guarantee that they would admit her,

because her hematocrit was always low. It is technically called anemia. Low red

blood cell count. The reason was speculated by the hepatologist that she was

leaking from collateral veins in her stomach and esophagus. They always did EDG

scopes on her to place little rubber bands around the ones they could see in her

esophagus, but  her stomach was another story. Apparently it is much harder to

get to them past he duodenum.  The theory goes something like this:

>

>

> The portal vein system is clogged up by scar tissue in the liver, so the blood

builds up pressure in the veins of the gastro tract. This is why people get

varicose veins on the belly button, called a caput medusae. They are called

varicies and can be present in the esophagus, stomach, rectum, and even the

umbelicle, wich is re-cannalized, or reopened up because of this abnormal high

blood pressure. It is called " portal hypertension " and is the reason for

ascites, and encephalopathy, and enlarged spleens, hepato renal syndrome type a

and most of the other complications in cirrhosis.

>

>

> I am really sorry for what you are going through at  UTMB. It is not your

faulty at all. If your husband had been taken in to the transplant program, he

wouldn't be subjected to this attitude at all. I found this out totally by

accident. Ardis was a general patient at DHMC in Denver,Denver health medical

center, which is the large teaching hospital in Denver, Colorado.. The doctors

work at both DHMC and UCHSC, and University of Colorado health sciences center

interchangeably. Dhmc is a terrible place, while CU is wonderful. Still, the 8th

floor at CU is better than all the rest, because you go from 12 doctors to one.

A hepatologist. The are sweet, and do not make mistakes at all.

>

> I want other reading this to get this point. When you or your loved one are

evaluated for a transplant, even if you arent going to get a transplant, or have

doubts, or whatever, they will be treated differently in the transplant floor

and clinic than the regular clinics and floors. It is a fact. I had the same

problem as you do Kim, with 12 different doctors treating Ardis. They didnt all

know what they were doiong for her, one of them was so so happy that her edma

was all gone, and ordered her medication changed. I pulled up her gown and

showed the doctor that the edema had settled in her butt and hips. She weighed

90 lbs and had a butt like J-LO, and the doctor gasped, and changed her meds

back, and even increased them! Ardis and I were howling we laughed so hard when

the doctor left the room. She had such a look of shock, and was mortified to

over look such an obvious  thing.

> My heart goes out to you Kim. You are doing the best you

can.                  Love, Bobby

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> ________________________________

>  

> To: livercirrhosissupport

> Sent: Friday, March 2, 2012 12:22 PM

> Subject: Low on Blood?

>

>

>

> My husband received a blood transfusion today, 2 pints, because he was low on

blood.  But he hasn't been bleeding externally,and there has been none in his

stool.  I do not understand how you just get low on blood.  Is there something

i am missing?

>

> Google, here i come.

>

> Kim

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A goat, huh. Never seen a goat by a bed so can't imagine that. Was

he kicking and trying to eat your clothes? lol I am going into my

14th year. I think. Would have to see the records to be sure. Jan

> Jan

>

> A fellow that I know here, has gone over 15 yrs now with the ESLD diagnosis. 

End stage is just a term for - your liver is not in good shape and has too much

cirrhosis.  But, like is the case with Hep C, if you get rid of the virus, there

is a big chance that eventually you will not have to worry about it.  Even

though I was likely in early stage of ESLD, apparently the damage wasn't too

much to do the liver resection.

>

> Mmm I actually wanted to ask the surgeon how much good liver was left.  But,

since he had a bedside manner of a goat, I knew I wouldn't get the answer

anyway.

>

>

>

> ________________________________

>

>

>

>

> I had an appointment with my hemotologist last Thursday, guy in charge

> of trying to fix my anemia.  When I asked if it could be related to

> the liver cirrhosis and kidney failure, he said, Your cirrhosis isn't

> that bad.  I guess I had forgotten to tell him my cirrhosis state is

> not reflected in my blood work.  When I told him that I had two

> biopsies showing I was in end stage liver disease, he said but that

> means you are dying.  And I don't look as if I am dying.  I had to

> inform him about compensated and uncompensated cirrhosis.  Now he

> thinks my anemia may be caused by varices constantly leaking and is

> going to get my gastro to do an endoscopy.  I tried to explain that it

> can also cause bleeding in other areas such as the rectum and asked

> about a colonoscopy which I usually have at the same time, but

> couldn't educate him that much.  I have had minor bleeding through the

> belly button, but lasted such a short time and of such a small volume,

> I have never said anything to any of my doctors.  Jan

>

>

>> Dear Kim, My loved one was always a couple of quarts low in the last year of

her life. Taking her the the ER was a guarantee that they would admit her,

because her hematocrit was always low. It is technically called anemia. Low red

blood cell count. The reason was speculated by the hepatologist that she was

leaking from collateral veins in her stomach and esophagus. They always did EDG

scopes on her to place little rubber bands around the ones they could see in her

esophagus, but  her stomach was another story. Apparently it is much harder to

get to them past he duodenum.  The theory goes something like this:

>>

>>

>> The portal vein system is clogged up by scar tissue in the liver, so the

blood builds up pressure in the veins of the gastro tract. This is why people

get varicose veins on the belly button, called a caput medusae. They are called

varicies and can be present in the esophagus, stomach, rectum, and even the

umbelicle, wich is re-cannalized, or reopened up because of this abnormal high

blood pressure. It is called " portal hypertension " and is the reason for

ascites, and encephalopathy, and enlarged spleens, hepato renal syndrome type a

and most of the other complications in cirrhosis.

>>

>>

>> I am really sorry for what you are going through at  UTMB. It is not your

faulty at all. If your husband had been taken in to the transplant program, he

wouldn't be subjected to this attitude at all. I found this out totally by

accident. Ardis was a general patient at DHMC in Denver,Denver health medical

center, which is the large teaching hospital in Denver, Colorado.. The doctors

work at both DHMC and UCHSC, and University of Colorado health sciences center

interchangeably. Dhmc is a terrible place, while CU is wonderful. Still, the 8th

floor at CU is better than all the rest, because you go from 12 doctors to one.

A hepatologist. The are sweet, and do not make mistakes at all.

>>

>> I want other reading this to get this point. When you or your loved one are

evaluated for a transplant, even if you arent going to get a transplant, or have

doubts, or whatever, they will be treated differently in the transplant floor

and clinic than the regular clinics and floors. It is a fact. I had the same

problem as you do Kim, with 12 different doctors treating Ardis. They didnt all

know what they were doiong for her, one of them was so so happy that her edma

was all gone, and ordered her medication changed. I pulled up her gown and

showed the doctor that the edema had settled in her butt and hips. She weighed

90 lbs and had a butt like J-LO, and the doctor gasped, and changed her meds

back, and even increased them! Ardis and I were howling we laughed so hard when

the doctor left the room. She had such a look of shock, and was mortified to

over look such an obvious  thing.

>> My heart goes out to you Kim. You are doing the best you

can.                  Love, Bobby

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> ________________________________

>>  

>> To: livercirrhosissupport

>> Sent: Friday, March 2, 2012 12:22 PM

>> Subject: Low on Blood?

>>

>>

>>

>> My husband received a blood transfusion today, 2 pints, because he was low on

blood.  But he hasn't been bleeding externally,and there has been none in his

stool.  I do not understand how you just get low on blood.  Is there something i

am missing?

>>

>> Google, here i come.

>>

>> Kim

>>

>>

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I agree, a goat? Did he head butt alot?! I hate when they do that!

> >> Dear Kim, My loved one was always a couple of quarts low in the last year

of her life. Taking her the the ER was a guarantee that they would admit her,

because her hematocrit was always low. It is technically called anemia. Low red

blood cell count. The reason was speculated by the hepatologist that she was

leaking from collateral veins in her stomach and esophagus. They always did EDG

scopes on her to place little rubber bands around the ones they could see in her

esophagus, but  her stomach was another story. Apparently it is much harder to

get to them past he duodenum.  The theory goes something like this:

> >>

> >>

> >> The portal vein system is clogged up by scar tissue in the liver, so the

blood builds up pressure in the veins of the gastro tract. This is why people

get varicose veins on the belly button, called a caput medusae. They are called

varicies and can be present in the esophagus, stomach, rectum, and even the

umbelicle, wich is re-cannalized, or reopened up because of this abnormal high

blood pressure. It is called " portal hypertension " and is the reason for

ascites, and encephalopathy, and enlarged spleens, hepato renal syndrome type a

and most of the other complications in cirrhosis.

> >>

> >>

> >> I am really sorry for what you are going through at  UTMB. It is not your

faulty at all. If your husband had been taken in to the transplant program, he

wouldn't be subjected to this attitude at all. I found this out totally by

accident. Ardis was a general patient at DHMC in Denver,Denver health medical

center, which is the large teaching hospital in Denver, Colorado.. The doctors

work at both DHMC and UCHSC, and University of Colorado health sciences center

interchangeably. Dhmc is a terrible place, while CU is wonderful. Still, the 8th

floor at CU is better than all the rest, because you go from 12 doctors to one.

A hepatologist. The are sweet, and do not make mistakes at all.

> >>

> >> I want other reading this to get this point. When you or your loved one are

evaluated for a transplant, even if you arent going to get a transplant, or have

doubts, or whatever, they will be treated differently in the transplant floor

and clinic than the regular clinics and floors. It is a fact. I had the same

problem as you do Kim, with 12 different doctors treating Ardis. They didnt all

know what they were doiong for her, one of them was so so happy that her edma

was all gone, and ordered her medication changed. I pulled up her gown and

showed the doctor that the edema had settled in her butt and hips. She weighed

90 lbs and had a butt like J-LO, and the doctor gasped, and changed her meds

back, and even increased them! Ardis and I were howling we laughed so hard when

the doctor left the room. She had such a look of shock, and was mortified to

over look such an obvious  thing.

> >> My heart goes out to you Kim. You are doing the best you

can.                  Love, Bobby

> >>

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> >>

> >> ________________________________

> >>  

> >> To: livercirrhosissupport

> >> Sent: Friday, March 2, 2012 12:22 PM

> >> Subject: Low on Blood?

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> My husband received a blood transfusion today, 2 pints, because he was low

on blood.  But he hasn't been bleeding externally,and there has been none in his

stool.  I do not understand how you just get low on blood.  Is there something i

am missing?

> >>

> >> Google, here i come.

> >>

> >> Kim

> >>

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