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My daughter is slowly dying

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@juliebryan72

Hi Tracy,

My daughter is 20 and having GI issues as well. She is missing part of her IVC, her spleen isn't functioning properly, her liver is malrotated, they think she has portal hypertension and she has varicies in her abdomen. She is having a GI emptying done this Friday and an endoscopy done next Wed. at PENN to see if she has esophageal varicies. We actually live in Warminster, PA so I will be calling Dr. Brody. She currently sees a Dr. Chan at PENN and we are not happy with her. She is scared that she is going to die. Any thing else you may suggest for us?

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Replies to "Hi Tracy, My daughter is 20 and having GI issues as well. She is missing part..."

Hello @juliebryan72 and welcome to Mayo Connect. I am so sorry to hear of your daughter's health issues. I can understand how concerned you must be. It sounds like there are a lot of unanswered questions right now. I see that she has a lot of possible diagnoses. I wish her all the best as she has more tests done in the next couple of weeks.

How long ago did her symptoms begin? Is she taking any medications to help with her symptoms?