Carolyn -- Desperately needs answers

[Guest guest]

OK, folks, I know it's the weekend but I'm hoping , Aubrey and/or

Barb can shed a bit of light here.

After 8 days in Club Med, I'm losing ground quickly and the drs. are

stumped.

Symptoms -- Fever staying between 101 and 102; upper-mid gastric pain,

spreading to right upper quadrant and boring through unmercifully to

the back; nausea continuing to worsen. This feels absolutely

identical to how I felt right before they removed my gall bladder in

1994, but there's no gall bladder now.

Pain level hit a perfect 10 tonight, utterly excruciating. I'm getting

demerol & phenergan shot every 4 hours; also Lovonox (heperin)

injectiom once a day.

MRCP -- showed large diffuse thrombosis in distal portal vein.

Nothing else of note.

EDG -- showed 5 esophageal varices (large ones; didn't band)

LABS -- WBC is 6.3 (my usual is 3.5)

Platelets 105

Glucose 115 (highest ever)

Amylase 14

Lipase 15

BUN 3

Creatinine .7

Protein 5.8

Albumin 2.4

Potassium 3.4

Bilirubin 1.1 (was 2.3 when I came in)

SGPT 19

SGOT 24

ANYBODY!!!! Please give me hints. They were talking yesterday about

discharging me when I'm sicker than I waas a week ago! And yes, I do

have a copy of the " Unsafe Discharge Rant! "

Many thanks to all,

Carolyn B. in SC