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An alcoholic family member has the symptoms listed below. Me wondered whether a medical professional or someone with knowledge about cirrhosis can determine how far along this case. hepatopulmonary spider ascites gynecomastia asterixis extreme fatigue syndrome vascular muscle weakness to the point of not being able to walk

I had to answer this question because Ringo is so poorly in his responses. had cirrhosis and a liver transplant and I'm doing very well today. No, a person with cirrhosis does not die 3-4 days after getting ascites. That's ridiculous. It is a sign that the liver is not functioning well and usually can be controlled with medication. I ascites and the doctors told me I could live 5-7 years before needing a transplant. Much depends on what stage of cirrhosis is a member of his family at this time. There are four stages. Your relative should stop drinking now and forever. Alcohol only the cause of their liver disease to progress much faster. It may or may not need a transplantation. They have to go to a hepatologist who can evaluate them to see exactly how advanced the disease could be. If they need a transplant, all centers transplantation require at least 6 months of abstinence verified before it is considered that possibly the list for a transplant. What a long hard road to get well again for an alcoholic, but there are many success stories out there that have got their life back together and are happy and healthy today. The alcoholic is not only to stop drinking and fighting with his addiction to alcohol, but they also have to deal with a diseased cirrhotic liver. It will not be easy. When an alcoholic stops stop drinking and liver poisoning, then the process of the disease with cirrhosis may be slowed much time that liver failure is not on the stage final. If your family has used to get because of all the accumulated fluid in the abdomen often as every week or two, then that probably means that they were in the later stage of liver failure. Even in that case you can make a TIPS procedure to help that, but a transplant probably be needed soon.

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