the last tests are better, but still low albumin. she has been given albumin twice a day for almost 10 days by a picc catheter placed in her arm. Her creatinine is still high, is it dangerous to give her diuretics? The doctor want to star them again.
Yes, she was tested for HEP B and was negative.
I also attached the initial tests and doctor notes in september, I still don’t understand why she is so bad with the albumin…
sept,2019Doccopy.pdf

she is also Hypothyroid, her 30.36 and the normal value is ulU/ml (0.35 – 4.94). taking 200 mg of Levothyroxine has not helped… can this be because of cirrosis?

Hi, my mom just started to gain weight (fluid retention) and her creatinin is 1.93, her albumin is 1.73 and urea nitrogen is very high (51.07). she has ascitis and retention in arm and legs. doctor stoped torasemid 5 mg (In my country is called Britomar)
she is now with a piccolo’s catheter to give her Albumin.
I’m writing just because I need to tell it, I’m so sd, I don’t know how bad are the kidneys with these results…
I’m so sad!

Hi, some more questions! sorry for asking so many questions!

1. any site with a list of high protein food?
2. my mother is around half of the treatment, when (if it happens) does the liver can start to heal and the cirrosis get better (if it does)
3. she is just on Epclusa, treatment for 24 months, as I read, when you have cirrosis, doctors prescribe another medicine at the same time… why ?
4. can lymphatic drainage massage help her liquid retention?
5. can Epclusa give extreme tiredness for all the treatment or can it just be her liver not working well?

Thanks son much, I’m depressed because I felt so sad the I asked the doctor if her symptoms (fluid retention, tiredness) could get better, and he told me NOOO. he was so rude!, and it was in front of my mom.
Dr James, some questions
1. reading about cirrhosis, I found some articles about stem cells, can this help a liver with cirrhosis?
2. any site with ideas of nutrition to help increase the albumin level?
3. The biopsy says that the cirrhosis is in early stage, how can she get the album low, and fluid retention? Do you think it can be that the liver is fighting the hepatitis and since the radioembolization was done 2 months ago, this can be a part of the reason?

sorry if my english is not that well, I’m not from the States.

AGAIN, THANKS SO SO SO MUCH!!!!