End stages of Hep. C?????

[Zoey05]

I just recieved a frantic phone call from my mother (she has had hep C for 20 years, 15 years untreated and she is in the end stages of Hep.C) And she is scared because she says she feels like she is losing her mind, she said she forgets everything!! She said that she has to write things down in order to remember. Well I bet this is a little scarraed but im very upset!! About 4 years ago i told to a women who lost her husband to this and she told me right before he dided he lost his memory and then his mind and he died shortly after! I dont know what to say im just ask all of you to please respond to this and tell me what you all know about the final stages of Hep. C.

[Forseegood]

Hi, just wanted to point out to you that none of us are doctors, and none of us can really pinpoint what exactly is going on with your Mom without a whole lot of info, and then we would just be analyzing these things from our own experience, etc...and not as professional experts...did you mention if your mother had alcohol or any problems like that? Forgot...

As far as who exactly knows what a person's timetable is for dying, only the universe, etc...knows that, certainly not any one of us here, not even the doctors always know that one for sure...

My younger sister was almost pronounced dead, and was only given days to live with a 10% chance of pulling through...went into liver failure and kidney failure, was incubated for close to a month, spent 3 more months in the hospital...and that was almost 4 years ago now, just talked to her yesterday and she's walking almost 2 miles a day...course she still has health problems, but I wouldn't bet what her timetable is...

Not to say everyone will have this experience, but I just know from this experience that there is always hope...

There is a woman on another board I speak with every so often, everything went wrong with her, kidneys, the whole shot, I was almost certain she wasn't long for this world, her liver transplant kept giving her trouble, etc...She just posted yesterday that everything seems to be getting much, much better, she's feeling much better, etc...and has resumed close to a normal life with great expectations...

So remember don't give up hope, find out what's going on with her, talk to her doctors, etc...best of luck to you...

Here is a support group for cirrhosis with a lot of info, and there is another liver failure support group from the Janis and Friends site if I'm not mistaken....

http://groups.msn.com/CirrhosisSupportGroup

[Zoey05]

she has Chirossis of the liver, everything that can go bad with the diease has happened to her. She isnt able to have the interferon shotd due to be too weak for them.... she has a liver specialist as well.... i just know this woman who told me years ago about her husband who had dies from Hep. C she said at the end, he lost his memory and he lost his mind (one night she woke up tp a scratching noice and it was her husband scratching the closet door!! The he died shorlty after)She will die fron this, she knows it I ust want to know if anyone knows if this sounds like the "end". My mother is only 40 years old!!!! She has had hep C for about 20 years now (it went untreated for 15 years -she didnt know she had it-

P.S. I have been here before i love this site!!

[jmjm530]

(Natto) is sticky and has strong smell and taste. Natto is a good source of protein...
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Interesting. I used that protein line a lot in my younger days, but never had it referred to as Natto.

But seriously, thanks for the heads up. Whoops.

-- Jim

[Forseegood]

wow! Jim! youre treadin in Goofy waters now!!!! PC police gonna be after yous now!!! ha ha! Have a great weekend everybody, gonna go walk the pooch! (do I take it you natta gonna try natto?)

[jmjm530]

For says; gonna go walk the pooch!
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No comment. Have a great weekend. And yes, I'm already researching Natto at this Japanese food site: http://www.links.net/vita/trip/japan/food/natto/

"Natto resembles bits of hardened fox feces anchored in snot..."


Yummy.

[can-do-man]

says........"Natto resembles bits of hardened fox feces anchored in snot..."

I think me would rather spend and hour in the ladys department trying on creame.