Guest guest Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 joseph.gwynn wrote: > 4. How long will the stints help for?? She has not eaten since > Thursday?? Will the varices subside on there own after the surgery as > they are saying that is the way to treat them?? > I'm not sure what procedure you're referring to here, but it sounds most like a TIPS (Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt) where a stent is inserted in the liver to divert some of the blood flow that is causing the high blood pressure in the portal vein. It's that high blood pressure that causes the varices. So if all goes as planned, it should indeed cause the varices to go away, or at least stop them from forming and enlarging. They discussed doing this for me when I had a variceal bleed, but they decided to manage it through banding instead. There are some potential problems with the TIPS procedure: The stent can get blocked and stop doing it's job.... if that happens the varices will probably come back. Also, since some blood is essentially bypassing the liver and not being filtered by it, some liver disease symptoms (like hepatic encephalopathy) can be made worse. Neither of these are guaranteed though, just things to watch for. So I guess bottom line is that TIPS (if that is indeed what they did) should do what they said unless something goes wrong with it. Hopefully that helps! I know from my own experience that this can be very scary and worrying, but I'm sure it's even worse to have a child going through these things than it was for me to go through them myself! athan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 ph, I am sorry to hear about your daughters diagnose, but I am happy you found us. This site is quite helpful in order to find information you need and finding support we all need. I am not sure if there are people in Austin Tx, but there are some people of Texas in this group. One of them posts a lot and I am sure you will hear from her soon. Her adult son had his transplant at Baylor in Dallas. What you are describing sounds like banding varices. I don't have experience with that, but I am sure people will answer you soon about that as well. Please look at the website below for more information on that and many more PSC related subjects. http://www.psc-literature.org/ Regards, Chaim Boermeester, Israel From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of joseph.gwynn Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 18:08 To: Subject: Stints, Varices, Transplant Hospitals and Heptologists?? My 19 year old daughter has PSC and UC for the past 2 years...it took 11/2 years to daignose. She is having surgery today to have a stint put into? her liver?? Sorry this has all come very suddenly so I am not sure exactly what they are doing? She was doing fine and on Friday started to vomit blood. They discovered 2 varices in her stomach. Yesterday one of them burst, so today they are doing surgery, putting the stint in?? My questions are? 1. Does any one out there live in Austin Texas have PSC, it would sure help having someone around. 2. Also, if that someone lives in Austin we are looking for a good Gastro/haptologist in the area?? 3. Does anyone know what the best Transplant Hospital is in the South, someone said the Methodist Hospital in Houston?? 4. How long will the stints help for?? She has not eaten since Thursday?? Will the varices subside on there own after the surgery as they are saying that is the way to treat them?? Sorry for all the quetions but I am besides myself with worry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 ph, I am sorry to hear about your daughters diagnose, but I am happy you found us. This site is quite helpful in order to find information you need and finding support we all need. I am not sure if there are people in Austin Tx, but there are some people of Texas in this group. One of them posts a lot and I am sure you will hear from her soon. Her adult son had his transplant at Baylor in Dallas. What you are describing sounds like banding varices. I don't have experience with that, but I am sure people will answer you soon about that as well. Please look at the website below for more information on that and many more PSC related subjects. http://www.psc-literature.org/ Regards, Chaim Boermeester, Israel From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of joseph.gwynn Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 18:08 To: Subject: Stints, Varices, Transplant Hospitals and Heptologists?? My 19 year old daughter has PSC and UC for the past 2 years...it took 11/2 years to daignose. She is having surgery today to have a stint put into? her liver?? Sorry this has all come very suddenly so I am not sure exactly what they are doing? She was doing fine and on Friday started to vomit blood. They discovered 2 varices in her stomach. Yesterday one of them burst, so today they are doing surgery, putting the stint in?? My questions are? 1. Does any one out there live in Austin Texas have PSC, it would sure help having someone around. 2. Also, if that someone lives in Austin we are looking for a good Gastro/haptologist in the area?? 3. Does anyone know what the best Transplant Hospital is in the South, someone said the Methodist Hospital in Houston?? 4. How long will the stints help for?? She has not eaten since Thursday?? Will the varices subside on there own after the surgery as they are saying that is the way to treat them?? Sorry for all the quetions but I am besides myself with worry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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