Hep B Cirrhosis and drinking wine

[brotherhep]

My brother has had cirrhosis for 5 years due to Hep B infection.  A history of varicies and ascites, but nothing too pronounced.  He had been sober for almost 15 years, but hit some very personal problems and has started drinking again.  He is drinking I think about a bottle of white wine a day.  He refuses to even talk about quitting.  I think he might be trying to kill himself.

He seems okay so far, but his stamina is bad.  After walking about a block or going up a flight of stairs he has to stop and catch his breath and says his heart is racing.  I am so worried.  I know he has bled in the last several months and refuses to go for a transfusion.

I guess my question is what can I expect.  He won't quit.  He is really stubborn.  But I want to get my self prepared for what might happen.  I know there are no hard answers out there, but if you could give me some indication of the progression or prognosis, it would help me to be able to be there for him.  Thank you so much.

[cajim]

Haven't Hep B&C given you enough of a handful?  Need Marijuana to further the torture?

[henryo99]

As I have both Hep B&C, I have given up Drinking years ago. I 'm sorry to be so politically incorrect for some people but I would consider that the better of two evils is to smoke Marijuana. I would be interested in any info. that may refute or vindicate my stance. I have a lot of anecdotal evidence which could be introduced to open up the forum

[zellyf]

As you already know, the path he is on is going nowhere good.  Drinking on a cirrhotic liver is beyond inadvisable.  I'm very sorry that you are the hapless victim in this.  You could try an intervention if you want to exhaust your possibilities but ultimately he is the captain of his fate.  

[SickwithYellowbelly101]

Start making funeral arrangements.