Guest guest Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 I am so happy to hear that he has so much liver function left.Did the doctor do a needle biopsy? If so, I hope he is feeling alright.I wish for the very best. It is doubtful that you have any pain specialists in your area, so Tramadol will have to do. I isn't non toxic, since it is synthetic, and non opiate related, but this makes it readily available for regular doctors to prescribe. Since Fred has so much functioning liver left, it should be able to handle it. It is really ironic and quite a problem for most people with cirrhosis who are in pain that most legal over the counter pain relievers are out of the question for them. That leaves only pure poppy-derived analgesics, which are the target of the DEA, and regulations that are hard to meet for most doctors. I do hope the CT scan can shed some light. Sincerely, Bobby ________________________________ To: livercirrhosissupport Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 12:57 PM Subject: my Fred  The doctor ordered tramadol for pain and is scheduling Fred for a cat scan to see what is causing this pain. Did blood work too. He did tell us that Fred has plenty of good liver tissue to sustain life for a good while, so the trip was worth it just to hear that. We had not been told that before. Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 Thank you Bobby. Our doctor is a proponant of Obamacare and agrees that the elderly should not have any expensive care. (so we don't really know how much good liver he has. That is the clinker in all this. ) He did say that our GI doc has much knowledge about the liver and suggested we go there if we wish. We are rather in limbo now, waiting for the cat scan. Fred has a lot going for him: good blood work, good coloring (not jaundiced) normal body functions except for constipation. And that latter is a big problem. If others have that problem what has been best for treating it? Jackie my Fred The doctor ordered tramadol for pain and is scheduling Fred for a cat scan to see what is causing this pain. Did blood work too. He did tell us that Fred has plenty of good liver tissue to sustain life for a good while, so the trip was worth it just to hear that. We had not been told that before. Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 jackie that is good that fred has good tissue .ias he taking any antidepressants? if so they told me i could absolutely not take tramadol.they me lactulose for my bowel movements you might check on that. good luck  new friend bev,tx To: livercirrhosissupport Sent: Friday, September 9, 2011 12:00 PM Subject: Re: my Fred  Thank you Bobby. Our doctor is a proponant of Obamacare and agrees that the elderly should not have any expensive care. (so we don't really know how much good liver he has. That is the clinker in all this. ) He did say that our GI doc has much knowledge about the liver and suggested we go there if we wish. We are rather in limbo now, waiting for the cat scan. Fred has a lot going for him: good blood work, good coloring (not jaundiced) normal body functions except for constipation. And that latter is a big problem. If others have that problem what has been best for treating it? Jackie my Fred The doctor ordered tramadol for pain and is scheduling Fred for a cat scan to see what is causing this pain. Did blood work too. He did tell us that Fred has plenty of good liver tissue to sustain life for a good while, so the trip was worth it just to hear that. We had not been told that before. Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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