Maybe this is the right place for me now

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-14-2003
Maybe this is the right place for me now
1
Fri, 06-16-2006 - 3:21pm

My DH is very ill and I FINALLY got him to see the doc about a week ago.

He has been jaundiced, isn't eating, has lost a lot of weight but has a huge swollen belly, his legs, ankles and feet are swollen. He isn't eating and is STILL drinking WAY too much. He's sleeping tons, missing work (this was news to me just yesterday - he is leaving the house but apparently never making it to work) and seems to be 'slow'.. he doesn't answer me when I talk to him, or when he does answer it takes him a few minutes.

He told me the dr dx'd 'liver damage' and they did chest xray, abdominal u/s, and now want to do an MRI and CT scan... but DH will not sign the release for the dr. office to discuss any of this with me. They put him on a potassium supplement, 2 different diuretics, and librium.

Is he dying? what kind of 'damage' could this possibly be? does he have cirrhosis (likely) or cancer? and will he die from this?

He won't talk to me about it and has forbid me to talk to family or friends about it either. We have 4 young children, and our only insurance is through his job, which he is being laid off of on June 30. I'm desperate for answers and I can't make him see the doc to get these tests done!!

Any suggestions, and as much reality as possible, please.

Thanks

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-22-2003
Sun, 06-18-2006 - 4:09am

Your hubby sounds seriously ill yes, very seriously.

Judy

cl-ivhjude