02-24-2014, 02:49 PM
Updates on my father's health since others are posting:
The ascites has mostly subsided due to the low sodium diet. Their dietitian told him to eat 100 grams of protein per day, but he may have shown some confusion over the weekend after eating a large meal. That was my mom being crazy apparently.
He has also been getting headaches and the doctor told him to use tylenol. Acetaminophen won't cause further damage provided he doesn't drink alcohol and stays under the recommended dose of 2000mg. As of this weekend, he also had stomach pains. He's getting more tests done on Wednesday, so I'll know more next week.
For the medically inclined, he had a MELD of 25 on the 13th and 22 last week. He had a MELD in the low 40s when he was admitted to the hospital in mid January.
The ascites has mostly subsided due to the low sodium diet. Their dietitian told him to eat 100 grams of protein per day, but he may have shown some confusion over the weekend after eating a large meal. That was my mom being crazy apparently.
He has also been getting headaches and the doctor told him to use tylenol. Acetaminophen won't cause further damage provided he doesn't drink alcohol and stays under the recommended dose of 2000mg. As of this weekend, he also had stomach pains. He's getting more tests done on Wednesday, so I'll know more next week.
For the medically inclined, he had a MELD of 25 on the 13th and 22 last week. He had a MELD in the low 40s when he was admitted to the hospital in mid January.