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How, when, where do you start the liver transplant process?
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@shacquie my husband had cirrhosis of the liver. Aceites is fluid in the stomach. The liver is not dispersing water and other fluids into the kidneys or other organs. When that happens she needs to get a paracentisis. It removes the fluid. Fluid is bad because it can get to the lungs or heart. Is your mom’s stomach big? If it is, thats aceites. Ask the Dr if she can travel. The emergency at the hospital should be able to tell you. My husband rode with me to San Antonio. It’s 2 1/2 hours from where we live. He was really sick. I wish ya’ll the best. I’m not trying to scare you and everyone is different. My husband was diagnosed with it 3 years ago. He had gotten Hep C, fatty liver and alcohol liver.
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@woodstock1959 we can drive. No doctors say much here. I can take her to mayo clinic 6 hours away. Shes a tiny lady and her belly just swelled up the size of a volley ball last week. The lactulose has helped bring it down a bit about half the size but no completely and it seems to have bloated a bit more since yesterday. But she's not delirious or confused like she was anymore. We are both very sleepy, im exhausted so I cant tell if she's overly sleepy in a danger zone or just tired from the stress of this.