ascites

[deeder]

My husband has Hep c.  He is on the transplant list.  He has had bleeding of his varicess (spelling)in Feb of 04.  He is in the hospital now with Ascites.  I think he may also have Encephalopathy.  He is very confused and not comprehending very much mentally.  Can someone give me some info, like will the confusion go away after they "tap" him?  Thanks so much.

[7295eileen]

i have hep c & cirrhosis (stage 4) been thru interferon/riboviron which was successful for 2 mos. this was 6 yrs ago. been fairly healthy, considering! now i have a 7mm spot on my liver and am scheduled for a CAT scan any info as what comes next?

[LvdByGod]

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please let us know how he is...we care here...our prayers are with you!!!



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http://boards.health.msn.com/message.asp?message_id=5254829

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http://www.livingdonorsonline.org/

http://www-med.stanford.edu/shs/txp/livertxp/livingdonation.html

http://www.mssm.edu/rmti/liverdonor.shtml

http://www.unos.org/resources/meldPeldCalculator.asp

http://www.gastrohep.com/trial.asp

[GreatBird]

Hi. Since no one else has stepped up to answer this, I'm going to try even though I'm not very knowledgeable about hepatitis that has advanced as it has with your husband.

What causes the encephalopathy is amonia, which comes from protein. People with advanced cirrhosis need to strictly limit their protein and watch what source it comes from (animal protein is the worst, I believe). I have no idea if handling the ascites will take care of that, but I think not. There are medications that they give people (lactulose?) that help.

You might try doing a search on the internet. There seems to be a lot of information about cirrhosis and ascites. Also, now would be a good time to get information from his doctors.