Looking for support
6 months ago my mother got sick. All blood tests were fine but she was retaining fluid in her abdominal area. They did a mri and discovered stage 4 cirrhosis of the liver. She has never been a drinker and they came to the conclusion it was Fatty liver disease.
Her first GI doctor gave her a MELD score of 15 back in May. She changed her diet, Quit smoking but things got worse fast. She was having Paracentesis every few weeks. But unfortunately wasn't happy with the albium after. This caused her ammonia and potassium to skyrocket and stressed her kidneys so bad she spent 10 days in the hospital and is now on dialysis 3 days a week in hopes to fix the kidneys. Her MELD score is now at 26 and is being introduced with liver transplant team.
She's home now but really weak, tired and now needs a walker to get around.
Has anyone else had a parent or loved one go through this? Or even yourself at this stage? What were the outcomes? Sending love to all the folks that have to deal with this.