Liver Failure and cirrhosis death, anyone go through this?

[Mary Z]

If you have lost a friend or close relative to liver failure and cirhosis, please share with me the amount of time they had in "end stage". We are trying to get some idea of what to expect....I have posted on the liver forum...but decided to ask here as well. Thank you all for your time!
Mary Z

[jinx125]

I realize your loss was two years ago, I feel very sad for your family. I lost my son 10 months ago he had liver disease he was 26. The last two years of my son's life he pushed me away, so I did not know he was ill. I was informed he died the day afterwards by his wife. I am having a hard time making closure. I admit reading all these experiences on this site your nephew died quickly. I know your lives will never be the same. Please know my heart goes out to you & your nephews family.

[Bojoe73]

I'm so sorry about your mom. I just lost my 60 yr. old husband . Nine years ago by accident they found out he had hep. b and Cirrohsis from the hep.
As the years went by he was having less strength would sleep more.
   No one explained to us the course of this horrible desease. The last year came all the problems. His stomach had asities which had to be drained 3 times. His legs and feet were swollen. We took him to our local hospital. His  liver dr. Had him transferred to Ma General. They did nothing but give us false hope that he might be put on the transplant list. In the mean time he was suffering from hepatic encepolopthy. That was a heart ache in it self.
      To make a long story short we had him brought home on a Friday with hospice on Friday. I slept on the couch in the living room with him in a hospital bed next to me.  During the night I was giving him morphine.
The next morning he was very agitated. I had the hospice nurse come she gave him something for his anxiety . She told us to call who ever to say goodbye. Which we were all with him our four grown children some grandchildren my brother and his wife. He slipped away at 10:55 am 8/23/14.
   I miss him terribly. 9/12/14 we would have been married 41 years.
    On 9/23/14 our daughter had her baby boy. Joe's soul is going on through
Little Maverick Joseph. Well that's what I was told. I know he is watching us.
God bless you and give you the strength to take care of your mom. Get hospice they are great really.

[MatinKagadi]

My father died on 4th sept 2014 due to pneumonia. He was treated last month for hepatitis and had liver cirrhosis. He was admitted to hospital on 1st Aug 2014 due to IC bleed (brain hemorrhage ).. Cause was hypertension and high blood pressure. While getting treated for brain swelling and paralysis, doctors found that he also had jaundice and liver cirrhosis.. but he got the wrong treatment for cirrhosis.. He has been given needless transfusions. His INR was 1.24 and platelates count were stabilized to 80000 so there was no need of giving him unnecessary plasma but doctors fed him with almost around 36 bags of blood plasma..Study suggest because of the high mortality associated with pneumonia in cirrhotic patients, it is important for development of pneumonia to be avoided in these patients. I went through research article http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/13/25 It clearly says plasma-based blood products increase transfusion-associated acute lung injury, which affects lung clearance and patients receiving these blood products are prone to develop pneumonia; red blood cell transfusions also increase the rate of pneumonia. In order to prevent cirrhotic patients from developing pneumonia, it is critical to avoid needless transfusions and to prevent influenza infections. My dad died bcoz of pneumonia which was developed by those doctors treating him. They ignored my complains about my dad's cough and swallowing problems which i was doing since he was admitted to medicine ICU (8days) for liver cirrhosis treatment at http://www.wanlesshospital.org/. In the end he died bcoz of pneumonia which could have been avoided by those doctors treating him.

[mikey1943]

So very True & VERY IMPORTANT  !!!  So Many  People Don't  Have it & Don't  Think of it  Until  it's TOO  Late !!  Mikey

[jillhepc]

what do you mean there was a black person?  please explain.

[bowana55]

I notice the question "Why?" comes up a lot so I'll tell you why I still want to drink even though I recently found that my Liver has issues. I'm 49 and have a wife and two daughters. I love them deeply but I have a history of depression. Right now, I do not enjoy life. I have no fun and nothing interests me any more. Drinking is fun for me; I'm a happy drunk. I enjoy life more when I drink. I stopped drinking mainly because  of my liver count but am getting depressed again and really want to start drinking again. That's it.