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When I was in the local hospital with an HE episode someone from palliative care came by and gave me her card. Would palliative care have been appropriate for me? Not knowing much about it I thought it was a step before hospice and did not feel I needed that. I was functioning quite well when I did not have an HE episode and those were kept at bay quite well with lactulose and xifaxan.
JK
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Hi @contentandwell I think one of the easiest ways to think about this is to remember palliative care provides for comfort, etc. and is not curative care. Not sure if this helps, but it was a help to me when trying to sort out all the jargon!
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Hi JK, @contentandwell
Palliative care is for anyone, at any stage, of a serious illness. They help coordinate care and help the patient achieve as much comfort as possible. Unlike hospice care, you don't have to be in the latter stage of a disease. Here is an article from Mayo's website, http://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/general-internal-medicine/palliative-care-minnesota/overview.
Teresa