Guest guest Posted March 10, 2010 Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 - your mother is lucky to have you and your sibs to look out for her. Every case of cirrhosis is different. I hope your mother will change her mind about doing as much as she can to make it through this. You will learn a lot of information here to help you through this. Jan H > i am a vietnamese daughter taking care of her ailing 57 vietnamese mother > suffering from cirrhosis as a result of a blood transfusion she received > while giving birth to my 29 year lil bro. we live in louisiana anyone from > here and see doctors at Ochsner Hospital? my mom was diagnosed pre-katrina > but it seems now we are starting to see real symptoms of her failing liver > such as vomiting/urinating of blood and enlarged stomach due to fluid/blood? > how often can i expect to be taking her to the ER/hospital as a result of > this? my mother is not on any medications for her cirrhosis because the > doctors her stomach is too weak as a result of her vomiting after biopsy. i > want to know is it possible for my mom to keep working eventhough she is > tired and weak all the time? we need my mom to keep working cuz my father > has refused to work ever since he sold his shrimp boat 5 years ago.i have > alot of questions and hope some of yall can help answer them. > what kind of meds do you and your family members take to help ease the > pain/troubles associated with the disease? what foods do you eat or avoid? > my mom may be suffering diarrhea should i be getting her depends?if she is > no longer fit to work should i get a home health nurse to help take care of > her eventhough she is the mother of 6 and 4 of us still live with her along > with my father. my father is really no help if my mom is in the hospital my > dad would only spend like an hour with her the whole day cuz he hates how he > isnt allowed to smoke. it is really us children to look after her. i dont > wanna lose my mother to this disease but she refuses to get a transplant > what do i do? thank you all so much i am glad i found this group. > laura from louisiana > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Group Email: livercirrhosissupport > web address: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/livercirrhosissupport/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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