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Liver Transplant (Expert Forum)
Liver damage due to tylenol overdose
Answered by
Thomas D Schiano, MD - Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Liver Transplantation, Hepatology
The Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York - NY
Questions posted in the Liver Transplant . Forum are answered by medical professionals from The Mount Sinai Medical Center.
Liver damage due to tylenol overdose
by Bad_Luck_Gut, Jul 24, 2008 12:48PM
A friend of mine overdosed on tylenol the other day. They say her emyzemes are up over 7,000 as of last night. The day before it wa at 3200. They say she needs a liver transplant or she will die. She is refusing the transplant because she's psychotic and believes that her ex is going to kill her, there are many people after her and she doesn't want to give him the satisfaction. Sad sad situation. They can't treat the craziness because those medications will have side effects that will cause more damage. My question is .......if she does not accept a liver transplant, how much time does she have? I'd appreciate an honest answer...Thanks....
Doctor's Answer
by Thomas D Schiano, MD, Jul 25, 2008 07:10PM
, Jul 25, 2008 07:10PM
tylenol overdoses can be treated medically. as long as she receiving the antidote NAC and she doesn't have renal failure she might recover without the need for a tranplant.
