First Thing, Thank you!

[Guest guest]

I would like to say first off thank you all so much for responding to

me so quickly. I know you all know how I'm feeling and what my

situation is. Today has been abit of a rough day around here. My

mother was told today she had to go on a leave of absence from work.

This upset her greatly. She has her masters degree in nursing and is a

clinical manager for a home health company. See my mom knows what the

in-and-outs of this disease are. I'm just learning, I don't won't to

hound every second of the day asking, mom do you feel ok, have you

used the bathroom (she's on lactulose) she feels like a two year old

and I don't want to disrespect her in anyway or make her feel

embarassed for being abit confused. She isn't confused now, and now

that her bowel movements are regular she hasn't been in several

months. I feel and her labs support that what she is doing now as in

her laxative, milk thistle and her daily vitamins, seem to be helping

with her symptoms. Can cirrhosis be haulted, I know not cured but can

it be treated as to have it maintain the stage it's in? Her doctor

said that as well as she's doing now that if she were to be put on a

transplant list she would be so far at the bottom it would be the same

as not even being on it. Again thank you for helping me.

Pam

[Guest guest]

>

>Can cirrhosis be haulted, I know not cured but can

> it be treated as to have it maintain the stage it's in? Her doctor

> said that as well as she's doing now that if she were to be put on a

> transplant list she would be so far at the bottom it would be the same

> as not even being on it. Again thank you for helping me.

>

> Pam

>

Pam, that's great that her tests show that she's doing so well! Yes,

cirrhosis can be halted by eliminating anything that is currently

destroying liver cells. That includes getting rid of the hep c virus

and never ever drinking alcohol. Is your mom signed up for the hep c

treatment? My doctors have stressed to me that cirrhosis is not a

death sentence. If we can eliminate everything that's causing the

damage we can have a normal lifespan, so it's important to try to kill

the virus.

I'm glad that the lactolose is controlling her encephalothopy

(confusion). Sounds like she's pretty well informed and is doing what

she needs to do.

Any time you have questions we're here for you.