What Should I Expect?

[teyah545]

My mother has had Hep C for years. A year and half she was diagnosed with beginning stages of cirrhosis. Now she has the blotchy skin, confusion, high levels of ammonia. At first I thought she had early on set of dementia. The her dr. told her Wednesday that  she had hepatic encephalopathy. What should I be expecting the next step to be?  

[nan535]

Sorry the webinar is not available any longer.

Here is a link to HE
http://he123.liverfoundation.org/resources/alf-he-materials/

Nan

[nan535]

Please take the time to watch this webinar. It will be worth your while.

http://hepc.liverfoundation.org/resources/webinars/treatment-options-and-the-patient-experience/

Here is another webinar on Hepatic Encephalopathy:
http://he123.liverfoundation.org/resources/webinars/diagnosing-and-treating-he/

You should consider posting on the Hep C Community and/or the Cirrhosis of the Liver Community.

Nan

[Ritakaye27]

I have done interferon/ribavirin treatment twice. Liver specialist advised against the 2009 round. Before that was 2005. the 2005 caused damage. every new MD I see tells me how much progress has been made with treatments. even though liver specialist says 2005 caused too much internal damage to do anymore. The best I can tell, hep c for approx. 30/35 years. many side effects. no medical help. They all push a 3rd round of treatment which I can npt physically or mentally handle again. Guess, I am through witk treatments. just take whatever comes my way. only god knows. Good luck. I jope treatment helps everyone else.

[teyah545]

She has tried three different types of treatment. She has went through chemo twice. The doctors told her in 2010 that there was not much else they could do for her. The last round of shots that I was giving her was working, but she could not take the blood builders to build back up her blood so they had to stop.

[dontworry_behappy1]

Is there some reason your mother hasn't treated her Hep C?  I did.  I think you could get better info if you posted this in Cirrhosis of the liver form.

Give it a try... Best to You