What can you tell me about high ammonia levels?

[Guest guest]

I've read all of the symptoms, risks, etc online but one thing I can't find is

what is

considered high? And what is dangerously high?

My husband was readmitted to the hospital on Friday night, for the third time

this year.

He's had a fever since last Tuesday. Anyway, his nurse mentioned last night that

his

ammonia level was a little high. She said it was somewhere in the 100's (she

gave a

specific number but I don't remember it). That, to me, is one of the scariest

symptoms of

this horrible disease.

There are only a few minor tests that he still needs in order to be put on the

transplant

list. They are going to try to do them while he's in the hospital so they can

get him listed.

He needs to be listed NOW! He's getting sicker every day but still trying to do

the things

he's always been able to do. He says he HAS to go to work. He's afraid of losing

his job

and his insurance, which of course, especially under the circumstances, would be

tragic.

But honestly I don't see that happening. His boss and everyone in his department

have

been wonderful and very caring. His boss has even been to the hospital a few

times to see

him.

He gets really scared sometimes and has recently started talking about dying.

How can I

comfort him when honestly I'm scared to? The reality is, he's at a very good

transplant

center with a relatively short waiting list so chances are pretty good he'll get

a new liver

and be better than ever. But we all know that people DO die from this awful

disease. Right

now he's no where near critical but it does seem like he just keeps getting

sicker and

sicker. The really weird thing is, we just saw his hep in December and then his

levels were

so good, they said transplant wasn't even an option at this point and he just

wanted to

watch him. A month later he was hospitalized with a bile duct infection and it's

been down

hill ever since. How can things change so drastically in ONE month?

I wish no one had to suffer from this illness or watch their loved ones suffer

from it. I wish

you and your loved ones good health!