So sorry about sx. I just finished tx YAH!!!!!!!!!!! Luckily I didn't have nausea, I had about everything else.
Gook Luck hope you feel better
Thank You All. I spoke with my GI today and have an appt on Mon. Thay said if I get worse go back into the ER.
Very sorry bout mentioning ginger for your nausia as i DID NOTnotice that you said you were vomiting up blood,i just thought you were just having "normal" nausia problems which ginger is effective.Throwing up blood is serious business so going to doctor is a must .
As others have said, see your doctor. Do not take ginger root because it is a blood thinner,
Hello there, i'm also stage 4 and just finished treating, i agree with Willy on this 100%. My hepatologist would have sh!t if neither i or the ER doctor had not let him know this ASAP.
None of us is Doctors here and you need advice from your Treating GI or hepatologist.
Best to you.
cando
Attention; you need to either get with your gastro or hepatologist. The symptoms you are experiencing can be life threatening. Call them visit them page them stat. Make sure that they are in the loop about your condition. Don't think you can wing it and continue with advice from a message board.
What this sounds like is this;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esophageal_varices
People can bleed to death from these.
If you have another (the one in the ER?) doctor telling you that you may be decompensating that is yet another wake up call. While you are on wikipedia you can also look that one up.
Neither of these are good; both are super serious. You need a qualified and involved doctor to check you out again and make sure that you can "stay the course". You will need a lot of attention if you are treating while decompensating and (if it is varices) vomiting blood. I'm a little surprised that you are still treating.
Get hold of someone, and quickly. (I wonder if a second opinion is worthwhile?)
best,
Willy
Thank You, very helpful. I do have a GI doc, they did a test a few months back where they put the camera down your throat. There was something yet she said it was not that bad. The eating , anymore that is difficult. I will try what you sud. Thanks again. have a good Holiday. CJ
Hello! Wow, that sux...The idea behind treating when you are stage 4 (?grade) is, if you are able to ditch the hep c, the inflammation should decrease, allowing your liver to compensate better and longer. If your nausea is 24/7 then you can be prescribed a med patch (scopalamine, phenrgan, or zofran) that will release meds slowly into your system. Are you eating anything with your meds? My Hepatologist suggested to eat something with a fat/oil content (even if it was a small amount), as the riba is more readily absorbed when it mixes with something other than water...I'd have a cracker with peanut butter, or a spoon or two of ice cream if I didn't feel like eating. I wonder if your Dr was referring to esophageal varicies? They are like a hemorrhoid (distended and weakened vein) in the base of your esophagus caused by liver "congestion" (blood backing up from it being inflamed and the vessels narrowed). If this is the case, then if you haven't, you need to see a GI Dr and get them taken care of. People can bleed to death from the buggers if they are large enough....good luck, and I hope this was helpful...:) ~MM
Have you tried ginger root ?