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Other causes of failed PEth test for alcohol abuse?

Mental Health | Last Active: Nov 6 9:09pm | Replies (446)

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@melanie6598

I don’t know how to work this site, but I need someone’s advice. My husband just got told tonight that he has to be deferred from the liver transplant list due to a positive peth test. This was even after we had an out of state lab run his blood work and he had a negative and then Vanderbilt ran it again and it was negative. They are saying that they cannot trust labcorp bc it is not the standard of theirs. My husband has been sober since June 2019 and has had negative tests this entire time. Before and after this false positive which was at 23 and the test states on the bottom that all circumstances must be considered. The transplant coordinator at Vanderbilt said we do not take case by case basis bc everyone is the same in our standards. They gave my husband until January to live, but now they say he has to test three months in a row for negative peth. We have sent them every article we could find. They just signed my husband’s death warrant. I told them when they finally figure this out, my husband will be dead. Please advise and give me the name of someone. They are only accepting “peer reviewed “ facts bc they cannot go by us layman. Please post or send me a private message, only serious please bc I am at my wits end. We live in Alabama and went to Vanderbilt bc they were supposed to be the top in transplants

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Hi @melanie6598, I recommend that you also post your question to the Transplants group here: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/transplants/

I'm confident that the members in the PEth group here will give you great advice and documentation regarding the PEth test results. There may also be some members in the Transplants group who share a similar situation.

Can you please clarify, Melanie? Did you talk to the transplant coordinator or perhaps a transplant social worker at Vanderbilt? They may be able to help you navigate this tough path.