Cirrhosis -Liver Failure?

[LongBall52]

Has anyone had a relative die from above?
Were they still drinking around or near the time of death? or Had they quit for a some period and still died?

Yeah, I've read a little from google. But nothing compares to first hand accounts.

[chico2663]

My uncle died of it. Also had a cousin die at 37 of it. Not pretty sight.

[chico2663]

this is what you will loo


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[Fidel_CashFlow]

Jesus fukking Christ
Did you have to find the scariest
picture of it ?

[gauchojake]

It’s terrible to watch. That picture is honestly pretty tame.

[Fidel_CashFlow]

Idk man... that guy has a look to him
like he needs a F'n drink
My ass finna start skydiving more
if my shit lookin like that
Look like got that slime from Nickelodeon
in my gosh damned eyeball? No thanks

[chico2663]

Jesus fukking Christ
Did you have to find the scariest
picture of it ?

it is a pic of deceased cousin.

[gauchojake]

This Indian guy I knew looked like the skin tone of Homer Simpson. It was the trippiest shit.

[hehfest]

I don't know about you fellas, but I've got this bottle of dry red wine, I had a small glass, and it almost knocked me on my ass. Now, I could give Vitterd 2 free punches and not fall over, but this wine..........wow.

[chico2663]

dry red wine? vodka please.

[Fidel_CashFlow]

Damn sorry bro
Bow long your cuz live after that pic

[chico2663]

3 weeks

[LongBall52]

3 weeks

What was his main drink of choice and about how much a day?

[chico2663]

Kessler anytime of the day. He was a musician. Alcoholism runs in the family. Comes from the coal mines of Manchester, ky. My dad kept his thermos at work filled with Canadian Windsor.

[JoeCool20]

I don't drink daily, but when I do drink, I binge drink like a college student,

and then because I haven't touched a sip for days before I have a terrible hangover,

and my liver hurts for days afterward. Now I KNOW there are people fifty times worse than that who

drink liquor and also drink daily. But still, sometimes I wonder how bad I'm doing my body.

[LongBall52]

Alcoholism is hard to deal with. I guess I still fall in the "binge drinking" group. But the binges are longer and longer. My gall bladder was removed 2.5 years ago. I stopped for awhile, but oh well..... (AA just doesn't work for me)

[LongBall52]

dry red wine? vodka please.

speaking of vodka, while I'm not a fan; my x boss was. He could it straight from the bottle. What is your brand preference and how do you mix it if at all?

[pologq]

my dad had some liver problems. scarring of 25 percent of his liver. some cirrhosis but not full cirrhosis thankfully. the diagnosis was because he was very heavy all his life and then was taking a methylated prescription drug for 3 years for his RA. they monitored his Liver Enzymes but should have ordered imaging testing sooner.

he ended up losing a lot of weight from it. he had a yellowish tint as well when it got bad. that is when he finally was ordered an ultrasound. my dad was dieting at the time so the weight loss was not realized as a sign ssdly.

now he is 248 and doing as best as he can. takes diff medicine for RA that is less effective but at least his liver is stable at 75% function. he never was a drinker but had weighed close to 420 at his highest at 5'11.

[chico2663]

speaking of vodka, while I'm not a fan; my x boss was. He could it straight from the bottle. What is your brand preference and how do you mix it if at all?

if i plan on drinking all night it is skyy vodka with twist or cranberry. or if better club it is absolute and cranberry.

[chico2663]

my dad had some liver problems. scarring of 25 percent of his liver. some cirrhosis but not full cirrhosis thankfully. the diagnosis was because he was very heavy all his life and then was taking a methylated prescription drug for 3 years for his RA. they monitored his Liver Enzymes but should have ordered imaging testing sooner.

he ended up losing a lot of weight from it. he had a yellowish tint as well when it got bad. that is when he finally was ordered an ultrasound. my dad was dieting at the time so the weight loss was not realized as a sign ssdly.

now he is 248 and doing as best as he can. takes diff medicine for RA that is less effective but at least his liver is stable at 75% function. he never was a drinker but had weighed close to 420 at his highest at 5'11.

i know a guy that never drank in his life and died of cirrhosis. Not sure how many have eaten skiline but he ate ski line chili every day. The grease in it killed his kidneys.

[LongBall52]

i know a guy that never drank in his life and died of cirrhosis. Not sure how many have eaten skiline but he ate ski line chili every day. The grease in it killed his kidneys.

So the liver problems from that greesy food killed his kidneys, but the cirrhosis didn't kill him...
I drank whiskey heavily for years, but now only have a tastes for beer/ale... HEAVY consumption and am gaining weight, even with walking 3-4 days a week.

[LongBall52]

if i plan on drinking all night it is skyy vodka with twist or cranberry. or if better club it is absolute and cranberry.

I like your use of the word "plan" on drinking. From my AA days.. a sip is too much and a case is too little. just a saying that i remember.

[BigdaddyQH]

My brother died from it and did not drink. 10% of the people who die from Cirrhohis are not considered to be mild to heavy drinkers.

[LongBall52]

My brother died from it and did not drink. 10% of the people who die from Cirrhohis are not considered to be mild to heavy drinkers.

I'm sad to read this... My doctor told me ( the last time I saw him before the virus), that my blood work showed some fatty liver.. I had been sober for 23 days prior to the bloodwork. But my eating habits were crazy.
Did your brother watch his diet or is it something different . Good Bless

[LongBall52]

my dad had some liver problems. scarring of 25 percent of his liver. some cirrhosis but not full cirrhosis thankfully. the diagnosis was because he was very heavy all his life and then was taking a methylated prescription drug for 3 years for his RA. they monitored his Liver Enzymes but should have ordered imaging testing sooner.

he ended up losing a lot of weight from it. he had a yellowish tint as well when it got bad. that is when he finally was ordered an ultrasound. my dad was dieting at the time so the weight loss was not realized as a sign ssdly.

now he is 248 and doing as best as he can. takes diff medicine for RA that is less effective but at least his liver is stable at 75% function. he never was a drinker but had weighed close to 420 at his highest at 5'11.

Was/Is your Dad a big drinker? Your post is great information. Thanks

[stevek173]

I really fear this. Used to binge drink so hard, could put back a bottle and a half of vodka in a night. 30 beers. Just disgusting.

These days I don't touch the hard stuff but have a few beers. Every once in awhile I'll binge 6-15 beers and I can feel it for a couple days. Hate being an alky, it runs in my family. Nothing wrong with my parents at all but it did kill a grandmother of mine.

[Kindred]

I have two parents that got that, my mother over a decade ago stopped drinking. She has poor health but still alive...

Milk Thistle is over the counter herb that detoxifies the liver, think she also takes something called SAM-E that supposedly helps but the milk thistle is necessary if you have liver problems. Good luck

[LongBall52]

I really fear this. Used to binge drink so hard, could put back a bottle and a half of vodka in a night. 30 beers. Just disgusting.

These days I don't touch the hard stuff but have a few beers. Every once in awhile I'll binge 6-15 beers and I can feel it for a couple days. Hate being an alky, it runs in my family. Nothing wrong with my parents at all but it did kill a grandmother of mine.

Sound so much like my situation... Thanks for sharing

[stake1]

Brutal disease. Can lead to other organ failure, and a very painful death

[pologq]

Was/Is your Dad a big drinker? Your post is great information. Thanks

not at all. he was a big eater though and heavy for a lot of years (the 420 high as i mentioned). big italian guy like in the movies. then the methylated medicine did not help. his values slowly crept up. if he had a different doctor as his primary care, i think the ultrasound would have been ordered sooner when maybe the liver could have reversed the damage. it is hard to pinpoint when the fatty liver started but i got upset both with his primary care and RA doctor at the time. i always recommend you ask about all your blood work and understand your numbers.


the good news he is 248 now and lowest he has been in like 35 years and diets well and such. the bad news is his liver has scarring and if the 75% remaining ever starts to go we will have some major problems. that remaining 75% has to work hard and that could lead to problems down the line.


sorry, i forgot to check this thread until today.

[LongBall52]

not at all. he was a big eater though and heavy for a lot of years (the 420 high as i mentioned). big italian guy like in the movies. then the methylated medicine did not help. his values slowly crept up. if he had a different doctor as his primary care, i think the ultrasound would have been ordered sooner when maybe the liver could have reversed the damage. it is hard to pinpoint when the fatty liver started but i got upset both with his primary care and RA doctor at the time. i always recommend you ask about all your blood work and understand your numbers.


the good news he is 248 now and lowest he has been in like 35 years and diets well and such. the bad news is his liver has scarring and if the 75% remaining ever starts to go we will have some major problems. that remaining 75% has to work hard and that could lead to problems down the line.


sorry, i forgot to check this thread until today.

Thanks much! good luck to your dad..Loosing weight is what all the docs suggest.

[LongBall52]

Brutal disease. Can lead to other organ failure, and a very painful death

Leading to other organ organ failure seems to be what i read the most. I want to stay sober..Just for today.

[pologq]

Thanks much! good luck to your dad..Loosing weight is what all the docs suggest.

thanks longball. any questions i am here.

as for the weight, part of it started when he lost weight cause of the cirrhosis. this was at the time he had a slight yellowish tint. that happened very fast. like one day he was still white and then next day yellowish tint. looking back, there was probably a 6 week window when i should have said more about the change in weight. my dad kept saying he was dieting so the weight loss was "normal". it was not normal weight loss. maybe the liver would only be 10% effected.

[JoeCool20]

Thanks much! good luck to your dad..Loosing weight is what all the docs suggest.

Yeah man, try to figure out WHY you want to drink all the time? Is it habit? Boredom? Did something bad happen that you drink so you can forget about it while you are torn up?

[LongBall52]

Yeah man, try to figure out WHY you want to drink all the time? Is it habit? Boredom? Did something bad happen that you drink so you can forget about it while you are torn up?

The why comes into my brain via various thoughts...It's usually from something that aggravates over which I have no control. Habit-boredom also plays a smaller role. The fact that i can not have a couple of drinks is the real troubling part. I march to a one man band.